diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor.h b/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
index 8022fff2a3..aa8f8579ee 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
@@ -1675,9 +1675,9 @@ public:
 
 	/* trimming */
 	void point_trim (GdkEvent *, nframes64_t);
-	void single_contents_trim (RegionView&, nframes64_t, bool, bool, bool);
-	void single_start_trim (RegionView&, nframes64_t, bool, bool, bool);
-	void single_end_trim (RegionView&, nframes64_t, bool, bool, bool);
+	void single_contents_trim (RegionView&, nframes64_t, bool, bool);
+	void single_start_trim (RegionView&, nframes64_t, bool, bool);
+	void single_end_trim (RegionView&, nframes64_t, bool, bool);
 
 	void thaw_region_after_trim (RegionView& rv);
 
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
index a4f402ba2c..9885ea9776 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
@@ -1739,7 +1739,6 @@ TrimDrag::motion (GdkEvent* event, bool first_move)
 	nframes64_t frame_delta = 0;
 
 	bool left_direction;
-	bool obey_snap = event ? !Keyboard::modifier_state_contains (event->button.state, Keyboard::snap_modifier()) : false;
 
 	/* snap modifier works differently here..
 	   its current state has to be passed to the
@@ -1822,7 +1821,7 @@ TrimDrag::motion (GdkEvent* event, bool first_move)
 		} else {
 
 			for (list<DraggingView>::const_iterator i = _views.begin(); i != _views.end(); ++i) {
-				_editor->single_start_trim (*i->view, frame_delta, left_direction, obey_snap, non_overlap_trim);
+				_editor->single_start_trim (*i->view, frame_delta, left_direction, non_overlap_trim);
 			}
 			break;
 		}
@@ -1833,7 +1832,7 @@ TrimDrag::motion (GdkEvent* event, bool first_move)
 		} else {
 
 			for (list<DraggingView>::const_iterator i = _views.begin(); i != _views.end(); ++i) {
-				_editor->single_end_trim (*i->view, frame_delta, left_direction, obey_snap, non_overlap_trim);
+				_editor->single_end_trim (*i->view, frame_delta, left_direction, non_overlap_trim);
 			}
 			break;
 		}
@@ -1847,7 +1846,7 @@ TrimDrag::motion (GdkEvent* event, bool first_move)
 			}
 
 			for (list<DraggingView>::const_iterator i = _views.begin(); i != _views.end(); ++i) {
-				_editor->single_contents_trim (*i->view, frame_delta, left_direction, swap_direction, obey_snap);
+				_editor->single_contents_trim (*i->view, frame_delta, left_direction, swap_direction);
 			}
 		}
 		break;
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_mouse.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_mouse.cc
index b7357cd53a..197121eb06 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_mouse.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_mouse.cc
@@ -2119,7 +2119,7 @@ Editor::cancel_selection ()
 
 
 void
-Editor::single_contents_trim (RegionView& rv, nframes64_t frame_delta, bool left_direction, bool swap_direction, bool obey_snap)
+Editor::single_contents_trim (RegionView& rv, nframes64_t frame_delta, bool left_direction, bool swap_direction)
 {
 	boost::shared_ptr<Region> region (rv.region());
 
@@ -2151,15 +2151,12 @@ Editor::single_contents_trim (RegionView& rv, nframes64_t frame_delta, bool left
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (obey_snap) {
-		snap_to (new_bound);
-	}
 	region->trim_start ((nframes64_t) (new_bound * speed), this);
 	rv.region_changed (PropertyChange (ARDOUR::Properties::start));
 }
 
 void
-Editor::single_start_trim (RegionView& rv, nframes64_t frame_delta, bool left_direction, bool obey_snap, bool no_overlap)
+Editor::single_start_trim (RegionView& rv, nframes64_t frame_delta, bool left_direction, bool no_overlap)
 {
 	boost::shared_ptr<Region> region (rv.region());
 
@@ -2183,10 +2180,6 @@ Editor::single_start_trim (RegionView& rv, nframes64_t frame_delta, bool left_di
 		new_bound = (nframes64_t) (region->position()/speed) + frame_delta;
 	}
 
-	if (obey_snap) {
-		snap_to (new_bound, (left_direction ? 0 : 1));
-	}
-
 	nframes64_t pre_trim_first_frame = region->first_frame();
 
 	region->trim_front ((nframes64_t) (new_bound * speed), this);
@@ -2214,7 +2207,7 @@ Editor::single_start_trim (RegionView& rv, nframes64_t frame_delta, bool left_di
 }
 
 void
-Editor::single_end_trim (RegionView& rv, nframes64_t frame_delta, bool left_direction, bool obey_snap, bool no_overlap)
+Editor::single_end_trim (RegionView& rv, nframes64_t frame_delta, bool left_direction, bool no_overlap)
 {
 	boost::shared_ptr<Region> region (rv.region());
 
@@ -2238,10 +2231,6 @@ Editor::single_end_trim (RegionView& rv, nframes64_t frame_delta, bool left_dire
 		new_bound = (nframes64_t) ((region->last_frame() + 1)/speed) + frame_delta;
 	}
 
-	if (obey_snap) {
-		snap_to (new_bound);
-	}
-
 	nframes64_t pre_trim_last_frame = region->last_frame();
 
 	region->trim_end ((nframes64_t) (new_bound * speed), this);