diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
index 5080636db2..a9e2b1d6ac 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
@@ -5027,12 +5027,10 @@ Editor::timeaxisview_deleted (TimeAxisView *tv)
 		entered_track = 0;
 	}
 
-	if (rtav) {
-		TimeAxisView::Children c = rtav->get_child_list ();
-		for (TimeAxisView::Children::const_iterator i = c.begin(); i != c.end(); ++i) {
-			if (entered_track == i->get()) {
-				entered_track = 0;
-			}
+	TimeAxisView::Children c = tv->get_child_list ();
+	for (TimeAxisView::Children::const_iterator i = c.begin(); i != c.end(); ++i) {
+		if (entered_track == i->get()) {
+			entered_track = 0;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/route_time_axis.cc b/gtk2_ardour/route_time_axis.cc
index fd528a4dbf..e2de13aba7 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/route_time_axis.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/route_time_axis.cc
@@ -1390,20 +1390,6 @@ RouteTimeAxisView::paste (framepos_t pos, float times, Selection& selection, siz
 }
 
 
-TimeAxisView::Children
-RouteTimeAxisView::get_child_list()
-{
-	TimeAxisView::Children redirect_children;
-
-	for (Children::iterator i = children.begin(); i != children.end(); ++i) {
-		if (!(*i)->hidden()) {
-			redirect_children.push_back(*i);
-		}
-	}
-	return redirect_children;
-}
-
-
 struct PlaylistSorter {
     bool operator() (boost::shared_ptr<Playlist> a, boost::shared_ptr<Playlist> b) const {
             return a->sort_id() < b->sort_id();
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/route_time_axis.h b/gtk2_ardour/route_time_axis.h
index 189035bf17..7d65fcc69a 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/route_time_axis.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/route_time_axis.h
@@ -95,8 +95,6 @@ public:
 	void cut_copy_clear (Selection&, Editing::CutCopyOp);
 	bool paste (ARDOUR::framepos_t, float times, Selection&, size_t nth);
 
-	TimeAxisView::Children get_child_list();
-
 	void toggle_automation_track (const Evoral::Parameter& param);
 
 	/* The editor calls these when mapping an operation across multiple tracks */
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/time_axis_view.cc b/gtk2_ardour/time_axis_view.cc
index 631f6428e5..66eb6dbc89 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/time_axis_view.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/time_axis_view.cc
@@ -1320,3 +1320,20 @@ TimeAxisView::preset_height (Height h)
 	/* NOTREACHED */
 	return 0;
 }
+
+/** @return Child time axis views that are not hidden */
+TimeAxisView::Children
+TimeAxisView::get_child_list ()
+{
+	Children c;
+
+	for (Children::iterator i = children.begin(); i != children.end(); ++i) {
+		if (!(*i)->hidden()) {
+			c.push_back(*i);
+		}
+	}
+	
+	return c;
+}
+
+
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/time_axis_view.h b/gtk2_ardour/time_axis_view.h
index 031b4e26f2..f8a30d5778 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/time_axis_view.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/time_axis_view.h
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ class TimeAxisView : public virtual AxisView, public PBD::Stateful
 	virtual StreamView* view () const { return 0; }
 
 	typedef std::vector<boost::shared_ptr<TimeAxisView> > Children;
+	Children get_child_list ();
 
 	SelectionRect* get_selection_rect(uint32_t id);