diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/route.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/route.h
index d4f9d903c4..117831d4b1 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/route.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/route.h
@@ -364,8 +364,6 @@ public:
 	samplecnt_t signal_latency() const { return _signal_latency; }
 	samplecnt_t playback_latency (bool incl_downstream = false) const;
 
-	virtual samplecnt_t output_latency () const { return _output_latency; }
-
 	PBD::Signal0<void> active_changed;
 	PBD::Signal0<void> denormal_protection_changed;
 	PBD::Signal0<void> comment_changed;
diff --git a/libs/ardour/route.cc b/libs/ardour/route.cc
index 028ae4a76f..3b09b2d8d3 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/route.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/route.cc
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ Route::Route (Session& sess, string name, PresentationInfo::Flag flag, DataType
 	, Muteable (sess, name)
 	, _active (true)
 	, _signal_latency (0)
+	, _output_latency (0)
 	, _disk_io_point (DiskIOPreFader)
 	, _meter_point (MeterPostFader)
 	, _pending_meter_point (MeterPostFader)
@@ -403,7 +404,7 @@ Route::process_output_buffers (BufferSet& bufs,
 
 	const double speed = (is_auditioner() ? 1.0 : _session.transport_speed ());
 
-	const sampleoffset_t latency_offset = _signal_latency + output_latency ();
+	const sampleoffset_t latency_offset = _signal_latency + _output_latency;
 	if (speed < 0) {
 		/* when rolling backwards this can become negative */
 		start_sample -= latency_offset;