diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus.in b/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus.in
index 29aaf16757..fdb7e8faea 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus.in
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus.in
@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@
                    <menuitem action='select-prev-route'/>
 	       </menu>	   
 	       <separator/>
-               <menuitem action='editor-delete'/>
                <menuitem action='editor-crop'/>
                <menuitem action='split-region'/>
 	       <menuitem action='split-region-at-transients'/>
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_actions.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_actions.cc
index a55c70bdd9..bf2af13f52 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_actions.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_actions.cc
@@ -296,8 +296,6 @@ Editor::register_actions ()
 	
 	reg_sens (editor_actions, "editor-cut", _("Cut"), sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::cut));
 	
-	/* Note: for now, editor-delete does the exact same thing as editor-cut */
-	reg_sens (editor_actions, "editor-delete", _("Delete"), sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::cut));
 	reg_sens (editor_actions, "editor-copy", _("Copy"), sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::copy));
 	reg_sens (editor_actions, "editor-paste", _("Paste"), sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::keyboard_paste));
 
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/mnemonic-us.bindings.in b/gtk2_ardour/mnemonic-us.bindings.in
index 434924c3c7..fe1837ed3d 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/mnemonic-us.bindings.in
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/mnemonic-us.bindings.in
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ This mode provides many different operations on both regions and control points,
 @vis|Editor/scroll-tracks-up|Page_Up|scroll up (page)
 @movp|Transport/GotoStart|Home|to start marker
 @movp|Transport/GotoEnd|End|to end marker
-@edit|Editor/editor-delete|Delete|delete
+@edit|Editor/editor-cut|Delete|cut
 
 @movp|Editor/playhead-to-edit|Return|to edit point
 @eep|Editor/edit-to-playhead|<@SECONDARY@>Return|move EP to playhead