diff --git a/libs/ardour/luabindings.cc b/libs/ardour/luabindings.cc
index ea63ec6a31..c1ead0dc4a 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/luabindings.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/luabindings.cc
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ LuaBindings::common (lua_State* L)
 		.beginClass <Temporal::timepos_t> ("timepos_t")
 		.addConstructor <void (*) (Temporal::samplepos_t)> ()
 		.addOperator ("__add", CPPOPERATOR(Temporal::timepos_t, +))
-		.addOperator ("__mod", CPPOPERATOR2(Temporal::timepos_t, Temporal::timepos_t, Temporal::timecnt_t, %))
+		//.addOperator ("__mod", CPPOPERATOR2(Temporal::timepos_t, Temporal::timepos_t, Temporal::timecnt_t, %))
 		.addOperator ("__mul", CPPOPERATOR2(Temporal::timepos_t, Temporal::timepos_t, Temporal::ratio_t , *))
 		.addOperator ("__div", CPPOPERATOR2(Temporal::timepos_t, Temporal::timepos_t, Temporal::ratio_t , /))
 		.addOperator ("__lt", CPPCOMPERATOR(Temporal::timepos_t, <))