diff --git a/libs/ardour/midiport_manager.cc b/libs/ardour/midiport_manager.cc
index a6dcc2fd11..0f59f5bc68 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/midiport_manager.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/midiport_manager.cc
@@ -84,8 +84,10 @@ MidiPortManager::create_ports ()
 	p = AudioEngine::instance()->register_output_port (DataType::MIDI, X_("MIDI Clock out"), false, TransportGenerator);
 	_midi_clock_output_port= std::dynamic_pointer_cast<MidiPort> (p);
 
+#ifndef LIVETRAX
 	p = AudioEngine::instance()->register_input_port (DataType::MIDI, X_("Cue Control in"));
 	_trigger_input_port= std::dynamic_pointer_cast<MidiPort> (p);
+#endif
 }
 
 void
@@ -98,7 +100,9 @@ MidiPortManager::set_midi_port_states (const XMLNodeList&nodes)
 
 	ports.insert (make_pair (_mtc_output_port->name(), _mtc_output_port));
 	ports.insert (make_pair (_midi_clock_output_port->name(), _midi_clock_output_port));
+#ifndef LIVETRAX
 	ports.insert (make_pair (_trigger_input_port->name(), _trigger_input_port));
+#endif
 	ports.insert (make_pair (_mmc_in->name(), _mmc_in));
 	ports.insert (make_pair (_mmc_out->name(), _mmc_out));
 	ports.insert (make_pair (_vkbd_out->name(), _vkbd_out));
@@ -128,7 +132,9 @@ MidiPortManager::get_midi_port_states () const
 
 	ports.insert (make_pair (_mtc_output_port->name(), _mtc_output_port));
 	ports.insert (make_pair (_midi_clock_output_port->name(), _midi_clock_output_port));
+#ifndef LIVETRAX
 	ports.insert (make_pair (_trigger_input_port->name(), _trigger_input_port));
+#endif
 	ports.insert (make_pair (_mmc_in->name(), _mmc_in));
 	ports.insert (make_pair (_mmc_out->name(), _mmc_out));
 	ports.insert (make_pair (_vkbd_out->name(), _vkbd_out));
@@ -156,7 +162,9 @@ MidiPortManager::set_public_latency (bool playback)
 
 	pl.push_back (_mtc_output_port);
 	pl.push_back (_midi_clock_output_port);
+#ifndef LIVETRAX
 	pl.push_back (_trigger_input_port);
+#endif
 	pl.push_back (_mmc_in);
 	pl.push_back (_mmc_out);
 	pl.push_back (_vkbd_out);
diff --git a/libs/ardour/triggerbox.cc b/libs/ardour/triggerbox.cc
index 3e2c762c84..0e33dadd28 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/triggerbox.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/triggerbox.cc
@@ -3085,11 +3085,13 @@ TriggerBox::static_init (Session & s)
 	input_parser = std::shared_ptr<MIDI::Parser>(new MIDI::Parser); /* leak */
 	Config->ParameterChanged.connect_same_thread (static_connections, boost::bind (&TriggerBox::static_parameter_changed, _1));
 	input_parser->any.connect_same_thread (midi_input_connection, boost::bind (&TriggerBox::midi_input_handler, _1, _2, _3, _4));
+#ifndef LIVETRAX
 	std::dynamic_pointer_cast<MidiPort> (s.trigger_input_port())->set_trace (input_parser);
 	std::string const& dtip (Config->get_default_trigger_input_port());
 	if (!dtip.empty () && s.engine().get_port_by_name (dtip)) {
 		s.trigger_input_port()->connect (dtip);
 	}
+#endif
 }
 
 void
@@ -3148,6 +3150,10 @@ TriggerBox::set_cue_recording (bool yn)
 void
 TriggerBox::input_port_check ()
 {
+#ifdef LIVETRAX
+return;
+#endif
+
 	if (Config->get_default_trigger_input_port().empty()) {
 		return;
 	}