diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editing_context.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editing_context.cc
index f53eabd25c..f119a877cc 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editing_context.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editing_context.cc
@@ -1754,16 +1754,12 @@ EditingContext::snap_relative_time_to_relative_time (timepos_t const & origin, t
 void
 EditingContext::start_local_tempo_map (std::shared_ptr<TempoMap> map)
 {
-	EC_LOCAL_TEMPO_SCOPE;
-
 	_local_tempo_map = map;
 }
 
 void
 EditingContext::end_local_tempo_map ()
 {
-	EC_LOCAL_TEMPO_SCOPE;
-
 	_local_tempo_map.reset ();
 	Temporal::TempoMap::fetch ();
 }
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editing_context.h b/gtk2_ardour/editing_context.h
index 30028dcc68..f438993922 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editing_context.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editing_context.h
@@ -837,7 +837,6 @@ class EditingContext : public ARDOUR::SessionHandlePtr, public AxisViewProvider,
 	void ensure_local_tempo_scope () const {
 		if (_local_tempo_map) {
 			Temporal::TempoMap::set (_local_tempo_map);
-			_local_tempo_map.reset ();
 		}
 	}
 };