diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h
index 8bd5e577e1..3cee38372b 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h
@@ -655,7 +655,6 @@ class ARDOUR_UI : public Gtkmm2ext::UI
 	void toggle_send_midi_feedback ();
 	void toggle_use_mmc ();
 	void toggle_send_mmc ();
-	void toggle_use_midi_control();
 	void toggle_send_mtc ();
 
 	void toggle_use_osc ();
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc
index 24a36f1e03..7ecbb0d01b 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc
@@ -394,8 +394,6 @@ ARDOUR_UI::install_actions ()
 	ActionManager::session_sensitive_actions.push_back (act);
 	act = ActionManager::register_toggle_action (option_actions, X_("SendMIDIfeedback"), _("Send MIDI feedback"), mem_fun (*this, &ARDOUR_UI::toggle_send_midi_feedback));
 	ActionManager::session_sensitive_actions.push_back (act);
-	act = ActionManager::register_toggle_action (option_actions, X_("UseMIDIcontrol"), _("Use MIDI control"), mem_fun (*this, &ARDOUR_UI::toggle_use_midi_control));
-	ActionManager::session_sensitive_actions.push_back (act);
 
 	act = ActionManager::register_toggle_action (option_actions, X_("UseOSC"), _("Use OSC"), mem_fun (*this, &ARDOUR_UI::toggle_use_osc));
 #ifndef HAVE_LIBLO
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_options.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_options.cc
index c7db8f4ec6..9565c46e40 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_options.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_options.cc
@@ -69,12 +69,6 @@ ARDOUR_UI::toggle_use_osc ()
 	ActionManager::toggle_config_state ("options", "UseOSC", &Configuration::set_use_osc, &Configuration::get_use_osc);
 }
 
-void
-ARDOUR_UI::toggle_use_midi_control ()
-{
-	ActionManager::toggle_config_state ("options", "UseMIDIcontrol", &Configuration::set_midi_control, &Configuration::get_midi_control);
-}
-
 void
 ARDOUR_UI::toggle_send_midi_feedback ()
 {
@@ -867,8 +861,6 @@ ARDOUR_UI::parameter_changed (const char* parameter_name)
 		ActionManager::map_some_state ("options", "UseMMC", &Configuration::get_mmc_control);
 	} else if (PARAM_IS ("midi-feedback")) {
 		ActionManager::map_some_state ("options", "SendMIDIfeedback", &Configuration::get_midi_feedback);
-	} else if (PARAM_IS ("midi-control")) {
-		ActionManager::map_some_state ("options", "UseMIDIcontrol", &Configuration::get_midi_control);
 	} else if (PARAM_IS ("do-not-record-plugins")) {
 		ActionManager::map_some_state ("options", "DoNotRunPluginsWhileRecording", &Configuration::get_do_not_record_plugins);
 	} else if (PARAM_IS ("latched-record-enable")) {
diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/configuration_vars.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/configuration_vars.h
index 674a9232b5..4f0bae1208 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/configuration_vars.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/configuration_vars.h
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, send_mtc, "send-mtc", false)
 CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, send_mmc, "send-mmc", false)
 CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, mmc_control, "mmc-control", false)
 CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, midi_feedback, "midi-feedback", false)
-CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, midi_control, "midi-control", false)
 CONFIG_VARIABLE (uint8_t, mmc_device_id, "mmc-device-id", 0)
 
 /* control surfaces */