diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
index b6da4b0bbf..05bae8a9e5 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
@@ -338,7 +338,6 @@ Editor::Editor ()
 	_dragging_edit_point = false;
 	_dragging_hscrollbar = false;
 	select_new_marker = false;
-	zoomed_to_region = false;
 	rhythm_ferret = 0;
 	_bundle_manager = 0;
 	for (ARDOUR::DataType::iterator i = ARDOUR::DataType::begin(); i != ARDOUR::DataType::end(); ++i) {
@@ -4182,7 +4181,6 @@ Editor::current_visual_state (bool with_tracks)
 	vs->frames_per_unit = frames_per_unit;
 	vs->leftmost_frame = leftmost_frame;
 	vs->zoom_focus = zoom_focus;
-	vs->zoomed_to_region = zoomed_to_region;
 
 	if (with_tracks) {
 		for (TrackViewList::iterator i = track_views.begin(); i != track_views.end(); ++i) {
@@ -4240,7 +4238,6 @@ Editor::use_visual_state (VisualState& vs)
 
 	set_zoom_focus (vs.zoom_focus);
 	reposition_and_zoom (vs.leftmost_frame, vs.frames_per_unit);
-	zoomed_to_region = vs.zoomed_to_region;
 
 	for (list<TAVState>::iterator i = vs.track_states.begin(); i != vs.track_states.end(); ++i) {
 		TrackViewList::iterator t;
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor.h b/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
index 34d402c049..c4f2d9f887 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
@@ -448,7 +448,6 @@ class Editor : public PublicEditor
 	    double              frames_per_unit;
 	    nframes64_t         leftmost_frame;
 	    Editing::ZoomFocus  zoom_focus;
-	    bool                zoomed_to_region;
 	    std::list<TAVState> track_states;
 	};
 
@@ -1127,8 +1126,7 @@ class Editor : public PublicEditor
 
 	void temporal_zoom_selection ();
 	void temporal_zoom_region (bool both_axes);
-	void toggle_zoom_region (bool both_axes);
-	bool zoomed_to_region;
+	void zoom_to_region (bool both_axes);
 	void temporal_zoom_session ();
 	void temporal_zoom (gdouble scale);
 	void temporal_zoom_by_frame (nframes64_t start, nframes64_t end, const std::string & op);
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_actions.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_actions.cc
index 937743d62b..b750dd46f7 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_actions.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_actions.cc
@@ -310,9 +310,9 @@ Editor::register_actions ()
 	ActionManager::session_sensitive_actions.push_back (act);
 	act = ActionManager::register_action (editor_actions, "zoom-to-session", _("Zoom to Session"), mem_fun(*this, &Editor::temporal_zoom_session));
 	ActionManager::session_sensitive_actions.push_back (act);
-	act = ActionManager::register_action (editor_actions, "zoom-to-region", _("Zoom to Region"), bind (mem_fun(*this, &Editor::toggle_zoom_region), false));
+	act = ActionManager::register_action (editor_actions, "zoom-to-region", _("Zoom to Region"), bind (mem_fun(*this, &Editor::zoom_to_region), false));
 	ActionManager::session_sensitive_actions.push_back (act);
-	act = ActionManager::register_action (editor_actions, "zoom-to-region-both-axes", _("Zoom to Region (W&H)"), bind (mem_fun(*this, &Editor::toggle_zoom_region), true));
+	act = ActionManager::register_action (editor_actions, "zoom-to-region-both-axes", _("Zoom to Region (W&H)"), bind (mem_fun(*this, &Editor::zoom_to_region), true));
 	ActionManager::session_sensitive_actions.push_back (act);
 	act = ActionManager::register_action (editor_actions, "toggle-zoom", _("Toggle Zoom State"), mem_fun(*this, &Editor::swap_visual_state));
 	ActionManager::session_sensitive_actions.push_back (act);
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
index 0e1c4d12e4..a727e1610a 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
@@ -1766,18 +1766,13 @@ Editor::temporal_zoom_region (bool both_axes)
 		no_save_visual = false;
 	}
 
-	zoomed_to_region = true;
 	redo_visual_stack.push_back (current_visual_state());
 }
 
 void
-Editor::toggle_zoom_region (bool both_axes)
+Editor::zoom_to_region (bool both_axes)
 {
-	if (zoomed_to_region) {
-		swap_visual_state ();
-	} else {
-		temporal_zoom_region (both_axes);
-	}
+	temporal_zoom_region (both_axes);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_selection.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_selection.cc
index b77d1b4935..3894a96d52 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_selection.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_selection.cc
@@ -893,8 +893,6 @@ Editor::region_selection_changed ()
 
 	sensitize_the_right_region_actions (!selection->regions.empty());
 
-	zoomed_to_region = false;
-
 	_regions->block_change_connection (false);
 	editor_regions_selection_changed_connection.block(false);
 }