diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ui/editor_window.xml b/gtk2_ardour/ui/editor_window.xml
index e6a0dead25..c38719226e 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ui/editor_window.xml
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ui/editor_window.xml
@@ -245,17 +245,6 @@
                         table.topattach="0"
                         table.bottomattach="2"
                         bgnormal="#ff00ff"/>
-              <EventBox id="ruler_label_event_box"
-                        table.leftattach="1"
-                        table.rightattach="2"
-                        table.topattach="0"
-                        table.bottomattach="1"
-                        table.xfill="true"
-                        table.yshrink="true"
-                        bgnormal="#ffff00"
-                        ui.orphan="true"/>
-              <VBox id="ruler_label_vbox"
-                    ui.orphan="true"/>
               <EventBox id="time_bars_event_box"
                         table.leftattach="1"
                         table.rightattach="2"