diff --git a/libs/ardour/audioregion.cc b/libs/ardour/audioregion.cc
index aa1f86851d..3a4f748a8b 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/audioregion.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/audioregion.cc
@@ -1670,7 +1670,7 @@ AudioRegion::remove_transient (samplepos_t where)
 	if (!_onsets.empty ()) {
 		const samplepos_t p = where - _position;
 		AnalysisFeatureList::iterator i = std::find (_onsets.begin (), _onsets.end (), p);
-		if (i != _transients.end ()) {
+		if (i != _onsets.end ()) {
 			_onsets.erase (i);
 			changed = true;
 		}