diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
index c961aef932..acb9500a37 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
@@ -432,7 +432,6 @@ class LIBARDOUR_API Session : public PBD::StatefulDestructible, public PBD::Scop
 	void request_overwrite_buffer (boost::shared_ptr<Route>);
 	void adjust_playback_buffering();
 	void adjust_capture_buffering();
-	void request_input_change_handling ();
 
 	bool locate_pending() const { return static_cast<bool>(post_transport_work()&PostTransportLocate); }
 	bool declick_out_pending() const { return static_cast<bool>(transport_sub_state&(PendingDeclickOut)); }
diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/session_event.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/session_event.h
index 80000fe9d6..30a09877b9 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/session_event.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/session_event.h
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ public:
 		Overwrite,
 		SetSyncSource,
 		Audition,
-		InputConfigurationChange,
 		SetPlayAudioRange,
 		CancelPlayAudioRange,
 		RealTimeOperation,
diff --git a/libs/ardour/session.cc b/libs/ardour/session.cc
index 22291aab19..8d6c552284 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session.cc
@@ -5714,12 +5714,6 @@ Session::graph_reordered ()
 		return;
 	}
 
-	/* every track/bus asked for this to be handled but it was deferred because
-	   we were connecting. do it now.
-	*/
-
-	request_input_change_handling ();
-
 	resort_routes ();
 
 	/* force all diskstreams to update their capture offset values to
diff --git a/libs/ardour/session_process.cc b/libs/ardour/session_process.cc
index 9254a8c1ec..a162303d42 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session_process.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session_process.cc
@@ -1242,11 +1242,6 @@ Session::process_event (SessionEvent* ev)
 		ev->region.reset ();
 		break;
 
-	case SessionEvent::InputConfigurationChange:
-		add_post_transport_work (PostTransportInputChange);
-		_butler->schedule_transport_work ();
-		break;
-
 	case SessionEvent::SetPlayAudioRange:
 		set_play_range (ev->audio_range, (ev->speed == 1.0f));
 		break;
diff --git a/libs/ardour/session_transport.cc b/libs/ardour/session_transport.cc
index f8f241d11a..3cd5d77709 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session_transport.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session_transport.cc
@@ -76,15 +76,6 @@ Session::add_post_transport_work (PostTransportWork ptw)
 	error << "Could not set post transport work! Crazy thread madness, call the programmers" << endmsg;
 }
 
-void
-Session::request_input_change_handling ()
-{
-	if (!(_state_of_the_state & (InitialConnecting|Deletion))) {
-		SessionEvent* ev = new SessionEvent (SessionEvent::InputConfigurationChange, SessionEvent::Add, SessionEvent::Immediate, 0, 0.0);
-		queue_event (ev);
-	}
-}
-
 void
 Session::request_sync_source (Slave* new_slave)
 {