diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h
index 30fe54da1e..fe4cdb1095 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h
@@ -505,7 +505,6 @@ private:
 	void repack_transport_hbox ();
 	void update_clock_visibility ();
 	void toggle_follow_edits ();
-	void toggle_triggers ();
 
 	void set_transport_controllable_state (const XMLNode&);
 	XMLNode& get_transport_controllable_state ();
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui2.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui2.cc
index 44b3bcb278..74730f7b5d 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui2.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui2.cc
@@ -972,13 +972,6 @@ ARDOUR_UI::toggle_follow_edits ()
 	UIConfiguration::instance().set_follow_edits (tact->get_active ());
 }
 
-void
-ARDOUR_UI::toggle_triggers ()
-{
-	RefPtr<ToggleAction> tact = ActionManager::get_toggle_action (X_("Common"), X_("toggle-triggers"));
-	Config->set_enable_triggers (tact->get_active ());
-}
-
 void
 ARDOUR_UI::update_title ()
 {
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc
index 792965378b..afca8edce8 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc
@@ -497,9 +497,6 @@ ARDOUR_UI::install_actions ()
 	ActionManager::session_sensitive_actions.push_back (act);
 	ActionManager::transport_sensitive_actions.push_back (act);
 
-	act = ActionManager::register_toggle_action (common_actions, X_("toggle-triggers"), _("Enable Triggers Drom"), sigc::mem_fun (*this, &ARDOUR_UI::toggle_triggers));
-	ActionManager::session_sensitive_actions.push_back (act);
-
 	act = ActionManager::register_toggle_action (main_actions, X_("ToggleLatencyCompensation"), _("Disable Latency Compensation"), sigc::mem_fun(*this, &ARDOUR_UI::toggle_latency_switch));
 	ActionManager::session_sensitive_actions.push_back (act);
 
diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/rc_configuration_vars.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/rc_configuration_vars.h
index 97ad0c4c0c..6b8f13c58c 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/rc_configuration_vars.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/rc_configuration_vars.h
@@ -186,9 +186,6 @@ CONFIG_VARIABLE (MeterType, meter_type_master, "meter-type-master", MeterK14)
 CONFIG_VARIABLE (MeterType, meter_type_track, "meter-type-track", MeterPeak)
 CONFIG_VARIABLE (MeterType, meter_type_bus, "meter-type-bus", MeterPeak)
 
-/* triggers */
-CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, enable_triggers, "enable-triggers", false)
-
 /* miscellany */
 
 CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, try_autostart_engine, "try-autostart-engine", true)