diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/panner_ui.cc b/gtk2_ardour/panner_ui.cc
index e40a66fdec..7c7b0558f2 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/panner_ui.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/panner_ui.cc
@@ -419,8 +419,7 @@ PannerUI::build_pan_menu ()
 
 	if (_send_mode) {
 		items.push_back (SeparatorElem());
-		// XXX change string after string-freeze XXX -> "Link to route panner"
-		items.push_back (CheckMenuElem (_("Link panner controls"), sigc::mem_fun(*this, &PannerUI::pan_bypass_toggle)));
+		items.push_back (CheckMenuElem (_("Link to route panner"), sigc::mem_fun(*this, &PannerUI::pan_bypass_toggle)));
 		send_link_menu_item = static_cast<Gtk::CheckMenuItem*> (&items.back());
 		send_link_menu_item->set_active (_panshell->is_linked_to_route ());
 		send_link_menu_item->signal_toggled().connect (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &PannerUI::pan_link_toggle));