diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
index b1c279985b..fa4ad25bff 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
@@ -3054,9 +3054,7 @@ Editor::setup_toolbar ()
 	Glib::RefPtr<SizeGroup> mouse_mode_size_group = SizeGroup::create (SIZE_GROUP_VERTICAL);
 	mouse_mode_size_group->add_widget (smart_mode_button);
 	mouse_mode_size_group->add_widget (mouse_move_button);
-	if (!Profile->get_mixbus()) {
-		mouse_mode_size_group->add_widget (mouse_cut_button);
-	}
+	mouse_mode_size_group->add_widget (mouse_cut_button);
 	mouse_mode_size_group->add_widget (mouse_select_button);
 	mouse_mode_size_group->add_widget (mouse_timefx_button);
 	if (!Profile->get_mixbus()) {
@@ -3093,8 +3091,9 @@ Editor::setup_toolbar ()
 	mouse_mode_hbox->pack_start (mouse_move_button, false, false);
 	mouse_mode_hbox->pack_start (mouse_select_button, false, false);
 
+	mouse_mode_hbox->pack_start (mouse_cut_button, false, false);
+
 	if (!ARDOUR::Profile->get_mixbus()) {
-		mouse_mode_hbox->pack_start (mouse_cut_button, false, false);
 		mouse_mode_hbox->pack_start (mouse_audition_button, false, false);
 	}
 
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_actions.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_actions.cc
index 86d2f1bf5a..adb783ca54 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_actions.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_actions.cc
@@ -531,12 +531,10 @@ Editor::register_actions ()
 	mouse_content_button.set_icon (ArdourWidgets::ArdourIcon::ToolContent);
 	mouse_content_button.set_name ("mouse mode button");
 
-	if(!Profile->get_mixbus()) {
-		act = ActionManager::register_radio_action (mouse_mode_actions, mouse_mode_group, "set-mouse-mode-cut", _("Cut Tool"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::mouse_mode_toggled), Editing::MouseCut));
-		mouse_cut_button.set_related_action (act);
-		mouse_cut_button.set_icon (ArdourWidgets::ArdourIcon::ToolCut);
-		mouse_cut_button.set_name ("mouse mode button");
-	}
+	act = ActionManager::register_radio_action (mouse_mode_actions, mouse_mode_group, "set-mouse-mode-cut", _("Cut Tool"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::mouse_mode_toggled), Editing::MouseCut));
+	mouse_cut_button.set_related_action (act);
+	mouse_cut_button.set_icon (ArdourWidgets::ArdourIcon::ToolCut);
+	mouse_cut_button.set_name ("mouse mode button");
 
 	ActionManager::register_action (editor_actions, "step-mouse-mode", _("Step Mouse Mode"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::step_mouse_mode), true));
 
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_mouse.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_mouse.cc
index 833e909ded..22476d5d62 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_mouse.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_mouse.cc
@@ -274,7 +274,6 @@ Editor::set_mouse_mode (MouseMode m, bool force)
 	}
 
 	if (ARDOUR::Profile->get_mixbus()) {
-		if (m == MouseCut) m = MouseObject;
 		if (m == MouseAudition) m = MouseRange;
 	}
 
@@ -292,7 +291,6 @@ void
 Editor::mouse_mode_toggled (MouseMode m)
 {
 	if (ARDOUR::Profile->get_mixbus()) {
-		if (m == MouseCut)  m = MouseObject;
 		if (m == MouseAudition)  m = MouseRange;
 	}