diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/region_selection.cc b/gtk2_ardour/region_selection.cc
index 10e708ed72..f1e8eff8e6 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/region_selection.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/region_selection.cc
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ using namespace PBD;
  */
 RegionSelection::RegionSelection ()
 {
-	RegionView::RegionViewGoingAway.connect (death_connection, MISSING_INVALIDATOR, boost::bind (&RegionSelection::remove_it, this, _1), gui_context());
 }
 
 /** Copy constructor.
@@ -48,8 +47,6 @@ RegionSelection::RegionSelection ()
 RegionSelection::RegionSelection (const RegionSelection& other)
 	: std::list<RegionView*>()
 {
-	RegionView::RegionViewGoingAway.connect (death_connection, MISSING_INVALIDATOR, boost::bind (&RegionSelection::remove_it, this, _1), gui_context());
-
 	for (RegionSelection::const_iterator i = other.begin(); i != other.end(); ++i) {
 		add (*i);
 	}
@@ -132,15 +129,6 @@ RegionSelection::add (RegionView* rv)
 	return true;
 }
 
-/** Remove a region from the selection.
- *  @param rv Region to remove.
- */
-void
-RegionSelection::remove_it (RegionView *rv)
-{
-	remove (rv);
-}
-
 /** Remove a region from the selection.
  *  @param rv Region to remove.
  *  @return true if the region was in the selection, false if not.
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/region_selection.h b/gtk2_ardour/region_selection.h
index 2ace12432f..a27ae2b9a8 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/region_selection.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/region_selection.h
@@ -72,12 +72,9 @@ public:
 	ARDOUR::RegionList regionlist () const;
 
 private:
-	void remove_it (RegionView*);
-
 	void add_to_layer (RegionView *);
 
 	std::list<RegionView *> _bylayer; ///< list of regions sorted by layer
-	PBD::ScopedConnection death_connection;
 };
 
 #endif /* __ardour_gtk_region_selection_h__ */
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/selection.cc b/gtk2_ardour/selection.cc
index 07638c5463..aaa09cd9b5 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/selection.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/selection.cc
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ Selection::Selection (const PublicEditor* e, bool mls)
 
 	void (Selection::*point_remove)(ControlPoint*) = &Selection::remove;
 	ControlPoint::CatchDeletion.connect (*this, MISSING_INVALIDATOR, boost::bind (point_remove, this, _1), gui_context());
+
+	void (Selection::*rv_remove)(RegionView*) = &Selection::remove;
+	RegionView::RegionViewGoingAway.connect (*this, MISSING_INVALIDATOR, boost::bind (rv_remove, this, _1), gui_context());
 }
 
 #if 0