diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus.in b/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus.in
index 4efc3fac15..63e7fc1317 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus.in
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus.in
@@ -474,9 +474,6 @@
 	 <menuitem action='selectall'/>
 	 <menuitem action='deselectall'/>
 	  <separator/>
-	 <menuitem action='activate'/>
-	 <menuitem action='deactivate'/>
-	  <separator/>
 	 <menuitem action='activate_all'/>
 	 <menuitem action='deactivate_all'/>
 	  <separator/>
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/processor_box.cc b/gtk2_ardour/processor_box.cc
index 4755b828b5..3c72eb5d01 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/processor_box.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/processor_box.cc
@@ -1560,12 +1560,6 @@ ProcessorBox::register_actions ()
 
 	/* activation */
 
-	act = ActionManager::register_action (popup_act_grp, X_("activate"), _("Activate"),
-			sigc::ptr_fun (ProcessorBox::rb_activate));
-	ActionManager::plugin_selection_sensitive_actions.push_back(act);
-	act = ActionManager::register_action (popup_act_grp, X_("deactivate"), _("Deactivate"),
-			sigc::ptr_fun (ProcessorBox::rb_deactivate));
-
 	ActionManager::plugin_selection_sensitive_actions.push_back(act);
 	ActionManager::register_action (popup_act_grp, X_("activate_all"), _("Activate all"),
 			sigc::ptr_fun (ProcessorBox::rb_activate_all));
@@ -1726,28 +1720,6 @@ ProcessorBox::rb_deselect_all ()
 	_current_processor_box->deselect_all_processors ();
 }
 
-
-void
-ProcessorBox::rb_activate ()
-{
-	if (_current_processor_box == 0) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	_current_processor_box->for_selected_processors (&ProcessorBox::activate_processor);
-}
-
-void
-ProcessorBox::rb_deactivate ()
-{
-	if (_current_processor_box == 0) {
-		return;
-	}
-	_current_processor_box->for_selected_processors (&ProcessorBox::deactivate_processor);
-}
-
-
-
 void
 ProcessorBox::rb_activate_all ()
 {
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/processor_box.h b/gtk2_ardour/processor_box.h
index 8509d42825..6fa11339ff 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/processor_box.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/processor_box.h
@@ -261,8 +261,6 @@ class ProcessorBox : public Gtk::HBox, public PluginInterestedObject
 	static void rb_select_all ();
 	static void rb_deselect_all ();
 	static void rb_activate_all ();
-	static void rb_deactivate ();
-	static void rb_activate ();
 	static void rb_deactivate_all ();
 	static void rb_ab_plugins ();
 	static void rb_edit ();