diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/audio_region_view.cc b/gtk2_ardour/audio_region_view.cc
index 75924c4714..804155fae2 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/audio_region_view.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/audio_region_view.cc
@@ -97,29 +97,6 @@ AudioRegionView::AudioRegionView (ArdourCanvas::Group *parent, RouteTimeAxisView
 {
 }
 
-
-AudioRegionView::AudioRegionView (const AudioRegionView& other)
-	: sigc::trackable(other)
-	, RegionView (other)
-	, fade_in_shape(0)
-	, fade_out_shape(0)
-	, fade_in_handle(0)
-	, fade_out_handle(0)
-	, fade_position_line(0)
-	, gain_line(0)
-	, _amplitude_above_axis(1.0)
-	, _flags(0)
-	, fade_color(0)
-{
-	Gdk::Color c;
-	int r,g,b,a;
-
-	UINT_TO_RGBA (other.fill_color, &r, &g, &b, &a);
-	c.set_rgb_p (r/255.0, g/255.0, b/255.0);
-
-	init (c, false);
-}
-
 AudioRegionView::AudioRegionView (const AudioRegionView& other, boost::shared_ptr<AudioRegion> other_region)
 	: RegionView (other, boost::shared_ptr<Region> (other_region))
 	, fade_in_shape(0)
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/audio_region_view.h b/gtk2_ardour/audio_region_view.h
index 21ad595a25..ec1986ca65 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/audio_region_view.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/audio_region_view.h
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ class AudioRegionView : public RegionView
 			 bool recording,
 			 TimeAxisViewItem::Visibility);
 
-	AudioRegionView (const AudioRegionView& other);
 	AudioRegionView (const AudioRegionView& other, boost::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::AudioRegion>);
 
 	~AudioRegionView ();