diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor.h b/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
index 6702193754..37e4ab3958 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
@@ -715,7 +715,6 @@ private:
 
 		void set_show_lines (bool);
 		void set_selected (bool);
-		void canvas_height_set (double);
 		void setup_lines ();
 
 		void set_name (const std::string&);
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_canvas.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_canvas.cc
index aa13b21955..699eca653e 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_canvas.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_canvas.cc
@@ -296,10 +296,6 @@ Editor::track_canvas_viewport_size_allocated ()
 
 	if (height_changed) {
 
-		for (LocationMarkerMap::iterator i = location_markers.begin(); i != location_markers.end(); ++i) {
-			i->second->canvas_height_set (_visible_canvas_height);
-		}
-
 		vertical_adjustment.set_page_size (_visible_canvas_height);
 		if ((vertical_adjustment.get_value() + _visible_canvas_height) >= vertical_adjustment.get_upper()) {
 			/*
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_markers.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_markers.cc
index 29864da13d..643bb77876 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_markers.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_markers.cc
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ Editor::add_new_location_internal (Location* location)
 		select_new_marker = false;
 	}
 
-	lam->canvas_height_set (_visible_canvas_height);
 	lam->set_show_lines (_show_marker_lines);
 
 	/* Add these markers to the appropriate sorted marker lists, which will render
@@ -581,15 +580,6 @@ Editor::LocationMarkers::show()
 	}
 }
 
-void
-Editor::LocationMarkers::canvas_height_set (double h)
-{
-	start->canvas_height_set (h);
-	if (end) {
-		end->canvas_height_set (h);
-	}
-}
-
 void
 Editor::LocationMarkers::set_name (const string& str)
 {
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/marker.cc b/gtk2_ardour/marker.cc
index 69a84024e4..41840b7145 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/marker.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/marker.cc
@@ -386,13 +386,6 @@ ArdourMarker::setup_line ()
 	}
 }
 
-void
-ArdourMarker::canvas_height_set (double h)
-{
-	_canvas_height = h;
-	setup_line ();
-}
-
 ArdourCanvas::Item&
 ArdourMarker::the_item() const
 {
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/marker.h b/gtk2_ardour/marker.h
index f714f47827..54c1534521 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/marker.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/marker.h
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ public:
 
 	void set_selected (bool);
 	void set_show_line (bool);
-	void canvas_height_set (double);
 
 	void set_position (samplepos_t);
 	void set_name (const std::string&);
@@ -127,7 +126,6 @@ protected:
 	bool         _selected;
 	bool         _shown;
 	bool         _line_shown;
-	double       _canvas_height;
 	uint32_t     _color;
 	uint32_t     _points_color;
 	double       _left_label_limit; ///< the number of pixels available to the left of this marker for a label