diff --git a/libs/ardour/plugin_insert.cc b/libs/ardour/plugin_insert.cc
index 156f7b02a0..599a929dea 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/plugin_insert.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/plugin_insert.cc
@@ -1046,8 +1046,6 @@ PluginInsert::set_state(const XMLNode& node, int version)
 
 		if ((*niter)->name() == plugin->state_node_name()) {
 
-			plugin->set_state (**niter, version);
-
 			for (Plugins::iterator i = _plugins.begin(); i != _plugins.end(); ++i) {
 				(*i)->set_state (**niter, version);
 			}