diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
index ac2f5152b7..2c0496e931 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
@@ -5961,7 +5961,7 @@ Editor::redisplay_track_views ()
 void
 Editor::handle_gui_changes (string const & what, void*)
 {
-	if (what == "track_height" || what == "visible_tracks") {
+	if (what == "visible_tracks") {
 		queue_redisplay_track_views ();
 	}
 }