diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/marker.cc b/gtk2_ardour/marker.cc
index 875fd4cdf3..e9fcb9112e 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/marker.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/marker.cc
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ Marker::setup_line ()
 			_line = new ArdourCanvas::Line (group);
 			_line->set_outline_color (ARDOUR_UI::config()->canvasvar_EditPoint.get());
 
-			_line->Event.connect (sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (editor, &PublicEditor::canvas_marker_event), mark, this));
+			_line->Event.connect (sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (editor, &PublicEditor::canvas_marker_event), group, this));
 		}
 
                 /* work out where to start the line from so that it extends from the top of the canvas */
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ Marker::canvas_height_set (double h)
 ArdourCanvas::Item&
 Marker::the_item() const
 {
-	return *mark;
+	return *group;
 }
 
 void
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ TempoMarker::TempoMarker (PublicEditor& editor, ArdourCanvas::Group& parent, gui
 	  _tempo (temp)
 {
 	set_position (_tempo.frame());
-	group->Event.connect (sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (editor, &PublicEditor::canvas_tempo_marker_event), mark, this));
+	group->Event.connect (sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (editor, &PublicEditor::canvas_tempo_marker_event), group, this));
 }
 
 TempoMarker::~TempoMarker ()
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ MeterMarker::MeterMarker (PublicEditor& editor, ArdourCanvas::Group& parent, gui
 	  _meter (m)
 {
 	set_position (_meter.frame());
-	group->Event.connect (sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (editor, &PublicEditor::canvas_meter_marker_event), mark, this));
+	group->Event.connect (sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (editor, &PublicEditor::canvas_meter_marker_event), group, this));
 }
 
 MeterMarker::~MeterMarker ()
diff --git a/libs/canvas/root_group.cc b/libs/canvas/root_group.cc
index b8637d9988..a9e0aae77f 100644
--- a/libs/canvas/root_group.cc
+++ b/libs/canvas/root_group.cc
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ RootGroup::compute_bounding_box () const
 	Group::compute_bounding_box ();
 
 	if (_bounding_box) {
-		cerr << "!!!!! requesting canvas size " << _bounding_box.get() << endl;
 		_canvas->request_size (Duple (_bounding_box.get().width (), _bounding_box.get().height ()));
 	}
 }