diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor.h b/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
index 0dd162ca20..eaf682b9b8 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
@@ -1944,8 +1944,6 @@ class Editor : public PublicEditor, public PBD::ScopedConnectionList, public ARD
 	*/
 	RegionView*   entered_regionview;
 
-
-	void ensure_entered_track_selected (bool op_acts_on_objects = false);
 	bool clear_entered_track;
 	bool left_track_canvas (GdkEventCrossing*);
 	bool entered_track_canvas (GdkEventCrossing*);
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_keys.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_keys.cc
index d887697d63..93eba4b79f 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_keys.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_keys.cc
@@ -87,6 +87,5 @@ Editor::keyboard_selection_begin ()
 void
 Editor::keyboard_paste ()
 {
-	ensure_entered_track_selected (true);
 	paste (1);
 }
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
index ec6a6463b7..d3ce0492c5 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
@@ -4171,12 +4171,15 @@ Editor::paste_internal (framepos_t position, float times)
 
 	/* get everything in the correct order */
 
-	if (!selection->tracks.empty()) {
-		/* there are some selected tracks, so paste to them */
+	if (_edit_point == Editing::EditAtMouse && entered_track) {
+		/* With the mouse edit point, paste onto the track under the mouse */
+		ts.push_back (entered_track);
+	} else if (!selection->tracks.empty()) {
+		/* Otherwise, if there are some selected tracks, paste to them */
 		ts = selection->tracks.filter_to_unique_playlists ();
 		sort_track_selection (ts);
 	} else if (_last_cut_copy_source_track) {
-		/* otherwise paste to the track that the cut/copy came from;
+		/* Otherwise paste to the track that the cut/copy came from;
 		   see discussion in mantis #3333.
 		*/
 		ts.push_back (_last_cut_copy_source_track);
@@ -5388,24 +5391,6 @@ Editor::split_region ()
 	split_regions_at (where, rs);
 }
 
-void
-Editor::ensure_entered_track_selected (bool op_really_wants_one_track_if_none_are_selected)
-{
-	if (entered_track && mouse_mode == MouseObject) {
-		if (!selection->tracks.empty()) {
-			if (!selection->selected (entered_track)) {
-				selection->add (entered_track);
-			}
-		} else {
-			/* there is no selection, but this operation requires/prefers selected objects */
-
-			if (op_really_wants_one_track_if_none_are_selected) {
-				selection->set (entered_track);
-			}
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 struct EditorOrderRouteSorter {
     bool operator() (boost::shared_ptr<Route> a, boost::shared_ptr<Route> b) {
 	    /* use of ">" forces the correct sort order */