diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
index ab39115053..9f58590241 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ Editor::Editor ()
 	tempo_or_meter_marker_menu = 0;
 	transport_marker_menu = 0;
 	new_transport_marker_menu = 0;
-	editor_mixer_strip_width = Wide;
+//	editor_mixer_strip_width = Wide;
 	show_editor_mixer_when_tracks_arrive = false;
 	region_edit_menu_split_multichannel_item = 0;
 	region_edit_menu_split_item = 0;
@@ -2318,9 +2318,9 @@ Editor::set_state (const XMLNode& node, int /*version*/)
 		playhead_cursor->set_position (0);
 	}
 
-	if ((prop = node.property ("mixer-width"))) {
-		editor_mixer_strip_width = Width (string_2_enum (prop->value(), editor_mixer_strip_width));
-	}
+	//if ((prop = node.property ("mixer-width"))) {
+	//	editor_mixer_strip_width = Width (string_2_enum (prop->value(), editor_mixer_strip_width));
+	//}
 
 	if ((prop = node.property ("zoom-focus"))) {
 		set_zoom_focus ((ZoomFocus) string_2_enum (prop->value(), zoom_focus));
@@ -2552,7 +2552,7 @@ Editor::get_state ()
 		node->add_child_nocopy (*geometry);
 	}
 
-	maybe_add_mixer_strip_width (*node);
+	//maybe_add_mixer_strip_width (*node);
 
 	node->add_property ("zoom-focus", enum_2_string (zoom_focus));
 
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor.h b/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
index a21db2fb64..1b7d1d167d 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
@@ -303,13 +303,13 @@ class Editor : public PublicEditor, public PBD::ScopedConnectionList, public ARD
 
 	void get_onscreen_tracks (TrackViewList&);
 
-	Width editor_mixer_strip_width;
-	void maybe_add_mixer_strip_width (XMLNode&);
+//	Width editor_mixer_strip_width;
+//	void maybe_add_mixer_strip_width (XMLNode&);
 	void show_editor_mixer (bool yn);
 	void create_editor_mixer ();
 	void show_editor_list (bool yn);
 	void set_selected_mixer_strip (TimeAxisView&);
-	void mixer_strip_width_changed ();
+//	void mixer_strip_width_changed ();
 	void hide_track_in_display (TimeAxisView* tv, bool apply_to_selection = false);
 
 	/* nudge is initiated by transport controls owned by ARDOUR_UI */