diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/cue_editor.cc b/gtk2_ardour/cue_editor.cc
index 7359080d2f..6670a8f04f 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/cue_editor.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/cue_editor.cc
@@ -1471,8 +1471,6 @@ CueEditor::unset (bool trigger_too)
 void
 CueEditor::session_going_away ()
 {
-	EC_LOCAL_TEMPO_SCOPE;
-
 	EditingContext::session_going_away ();
 	unset (true);
 }