diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
index 95a11e752a..d03805ba5a 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#include <algorithm>
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <cmath>
 #include <string>
@@ -4940,7 +4939,7 @@ Editor::cut_copy_regions (CutCopyOp op, RegionSelection& rs)
 		Ripple (std::shared_ptr<Playlist> pl, timepos_t const & pos, timecnt_t const & len) : playlist (pl), position (pos), length (len) {}
 	};
 
-	std::vector<Ripple> ripple_list;
+	std::list<Ripple> ripple_list;
 
 	for (RegionSelection::iterator x = rs.begin(); x != rs.end(); ) {
 
@@ -4991,7 +4990,7 @@ Editor::cut_copy_regions (CutCopyOp op, RegionSelection& rs)
 		case Delete:
 			pl->remove_region (r);
 			if (should_ripple()) {
-				ripple_list.push_back (Ripple (pl, r->position(), -r->length()));
+				ripple_list.push_front (Ripple (pl, r->position(), -r->length()));
 			}
 			break;
 
@@ -5000,7 +4999,7 @@ Editor::cut_copy_regions (CutCopyOp op, RegionSelection& rs)
 			npl->add_region (_xx, timepos_t (first_position.distance (r->position())));
 			pl->remove_region (r);
 			if (should_ripple()) {
-				ripple_list.push_back (Ripple (pl, r->position(), -r->length()));
+				ripple_list.push_front (Ripple (pl, r->position(), -r->length()));
 			}
 			break;
 
@@ -5012,7 +5011,7 @@ Editor::cut_copy_regions (CutCopyOp op, RegionSelection& rs)
 		case Clear:
 			pl->remove_region (r);
 			if (should_ripple()) {
-				ripple_list.push_back (Ripple (pl, r->position(), -r->length()));
+				ripple_list.push_front (Ripple (pl, r->position(), -r->length()));
 			}
 			break;
 		}
@@ -5028,8 +5027,6 @@ Editor::cut_copy_regions (CutCopyOp op, RegionSelection& rs)
 		 * timeline and then work towards zero.
 		 */
 
-		std::reverse (ripple_list.begin(), ripple_list.end());
-
 		for (auto const & ripple : ripple_list) {
 			do_ripple (ripple.playlist, ripple.position, ripple.length, nullptr, freezelist, false);
 		}