diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/panner_ui.cc b/gtk2_ardour/panner_ui.cc
index b9a4ec6c78..a28c1f4932 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/panner_ui.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/panner_ui.cc
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ PannerUI::PannerUI (Session* s)
 {
 	set_session (s);
 
-	ignore_toggle = false;
 	pan_menu = 0;
 	pan_astate_menu = 0;
 	pan_astyle_menu = 0;
@@ -547,9 +546,7 @@ PannerUI::pan_automation_state_changed ()
 	bool x = (pannable->automation_state() != ARDOUR::Off);
 
 	if (pan_automation_state_button.get_active() != x) {
-		ignore_toggle = true;
 		pan_automation_state_button.set_active (x);
-		ignore_toggle = false;
 	}
 
 	update_pan_sensitive ();
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/panner_ui.h b/gtk2_ardour/panner_ui.h
index d02fc1262d..b5d53b5eef 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/panner_ui.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/panner_ui.h
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ private:
 	PBD::ScopedConnectionList connections;
 	PBD::ScopedConnectionList _pan_control_connections;
 
-	bool ignore_toggle;
 	bool in_pan_update;
 	int _current_nouts;
 	int _current_nins;