diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/automation_line_base.cc b/gtk2_ardour/automation_line_base.cc
index 6d90744dab..4e4edb26c1 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/automation_line_base.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/automation_line_base.cc
@@ -1036,8 +1036,6 @@ AutomationLineBase::reset_callback (const Evoral::ControlList& events)
 	uint32_t pi = 0;
 	uint32_t np;
 
-	std::cerr << _name << ": ALB::reset callback with " << events.size() << std::endl;
-
 	if (events.empty()) {
 		for (vector<ControlPoint*>::iterator i = control_points.begin(); i != control_points.end(); ++i) {
 			delete *i;
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/midi_cue_view.cc b/gtk2_ardour/midi_cue_view.cc
index c634cd6fd3..d4a037aff0 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/midi_cue_view.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/midi_cue_view.cc
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ MidiCueView::set_height (double h)
 	automation_group->set_position (ArdourCanvas::Duple (0., note_area_height + velocity_height));
 	automation_group->set (ArdourCanvas::Rect (0., 0., ArdourCanvas::COORD_MAX, automation_height));
 
+	if (automation_line) {
+		automation_line->set_height (automation_height);
+	}
+
 	view_changed ();
 }
 
@@ -278,8 +282,7 @@ MidiCueView::show_automation (Evoral::Parameter const & param)
 			                                             automation_group,
 			                                             ac->alist(),
 			                                             ac->desc());
-			automation_line->reset ();
-
+			automation_line->set_height (automation_group->get().height());
 		}
 
 		break;