diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
index d6b35aa998..25b7b72fe4 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
@@ -560,12 +560,6 @@ class Session : public PBD::StatefulDestructible, public PBD::ScopedConnectionLi
 	/* Curves and AutomationLists (TODO when they go away) */
 	void add_automation_list(AutomationList*);
 
-	/* fade curves */
-
-	float get_default_fade_length () const { return default_fade_msecs; }
-	float get_default_fade_steepness () const { return default_fade_steepness; }
-	void set_default_fade (float steepness, float msecs);
-
 	/* auditioning */
 
 	boost::shared_ptr<Auditioner> the_auditioner() { return auditioner; }
diff --git a/libs/ardour/session.cc b/libs/ardour/session.cc
index 9b461d8c69..4c25989c0a 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session.cc
@@ -1256,43 +1256,6 @@ Session::set_block_size (pframes_t nframes)
 	}
 }
 
-void
-Session::set_default_fade (float /*steepness*/, float /*fade_msecs*/)
-{
-#if 0
-	framecnt_t fade_frames;
-
-	/* Don't allow fade of less 1 frame */
-
-	if (fade_msecs < (1000.0 * (1.0/_current_frame_rate))) {
-
-		fade_msecs = 0;
-		fade_frames = 0;
-
-	} else {
-
-		fade_frames = (framecnt_t) floor (fade_msecs * _current_frame_rate * 0.001);
-
-	}
-
-	default_fade_msecs = fade_msecs;
-	default_fade_steepness = steepness;
-
-	{
-		// jlc, WTF is this!
-		Glib::RWLock::ReaderLock lm (route_lock);
-		AudioRegion::set_default_fade (steepness, fade_frames);
-	}
-
-	set_dirty();
-
-	/* XXX have to do this at some point */
-	/* foreach region using default fade, reset, then
-	   refill_all_diskstream_buffers ();
-	*/
-#endif
-}
-
 struct RouteSorter {
     /** @return true to run r1 before r2, otherwise false */
     bool operator() (boost::shared_ptr<Route> r1, boost::shared_ptr<Route> r2) {
diff --git a/libs/ardour/session_state.cc b/libs/ardour/session_state.cc
index 05fdb13bec..675c7e679c 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session_state.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session_state.cc
@@ -258,8 +258,6 @@ Session::first_stage_init (string fullpath, string snapshot_name)
 	last_rr_session_dir = session_dirs.begin();
 	refresh_disk_space ();
 
-	// set_default_fade (0.2, 5.0); /* steepness, millisecs */
-
         /* default: assume simple stereo speaker configuration */
 
         _speakers->setup_default_speakers (2);