diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc
index f62bf54835..6ca987c8ab 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@ ARDOUR_UI::ARDOUR_UI (int *argcp, char **argvp[])
 
 	  auditioning_alert_button (_("AUDITION")),
 	  solo_alert_button (_("SOLO")),
-	  _menu_bar_clock (X_("menu_bar"), false, X_("MenuBarClock"), true, true, false, false),
 	  
 	  error_log_button (_("Errors"))
 
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h
index e2304b85cc..fa21389741 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h
@@ -534,12 +534,6 @@ class ARDOUR_UI : public Gtkmm2ext::UI, public ARDOUR::SessionHandlePtr
 	sigc::connection point_oh_five_second_connection;
 	sigc::connection point_zero_one_second_connection;
 
-	AudioClock _menu_bar_clock;
-	sigc::connection _menu_bar_clock_connection;
-	void menu_bar_clock_value_changed ();
-	void show_menu_bar_clock ();
-	void hide_menu_bar_clock ();
-
 	gint session_menu (GdkEventButton *);
 
 	bool _will_create_new_session_automatically;
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui2.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui2.cc
index ab158ec04a..4cd9b71307 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui2.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui2.cc
@@ -944,8 +944,6 @@ ARDOUR_UI::editor_realized ()
 
 	set_size_request_to_display_given_text (speed_display_box, _("-0.55"), 2, 2);
 	reset_dpi ();
-
-	hide_menu_bar_clock ();
 }
 
 void
@@ -960,8 +958,6 @@ ARDOUR_UI::maximise_editing_space ()
  	if (Config->get_keep_tearoffs()) {
 		transport_tearoff->set_visible (true);
 	}
-
-	show_menu_bar_clock ();
 }
 
 void
@@ -973,6 +969,4 @@ ARDOUR_UI::restore_editing_space ()
 
 	transport_tearoff->set_visible (true);
 	editor->restore_editing_space ();
-
-	hide_menu_bar_clock ();
 }
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_dialogs.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_dialogs.cc
index 98677bb9b4..87f66632af 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_dialogs.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_dialogs.cc
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ ARDOUR_UI::set_session (Session *s)
 	big_clock.set_session (s);
 	preroll_clock.set_session (s);
 	postroll_clock.set_session (s);
-	_menu_bar_clock.set_session (s);
 	
 	/* sensitize menu bar options that are now valid */
 
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc
index e3698289f7..30904e433b 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc
@@ -543,9 +543,6 @@ ARDOUR_UI::build_menu_bar ()
 	use_menubar_as_top_menubar ();
 #endif
 
-	_menu_bar_clock.ValueChanged.connect (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &ARDOUR_UI::menu_bar_clock_value_changed));
-	menu_hbox.pack_start (_menu_bar_clock, true, false);
-
  	if (!Profile->get_small_screen()) {
 #ifndef GTKOSX
 		// OSX provides its own wallclock, thank you very much
@@ -782,26 +779,3 @@ ARDOUR_UI::toggle_global_port_matrix (ARDOUR::DataType t)
 		}
 	}
 }
-
-void
-ARDOUR_UI::show_menu_bar_clock ()
-{
-	_menu_bar_clock.show ();
-	_menu_bar_clock.set (_session->audible_frame (), true);
-	_menu_bar_clock_connection = ARDOUR_UI::Clock.connect (sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (_menu_bar_clock, &AudioClock::set), 'p'));
-}
-
-void
-ARDOUR_UI::hide_menu_bar_clock ()
-{
-	_menu_bar_clock.hide ();
-	_menu_bar_clock_connection.disconnect ();
-}
-
-void
-ARDOUR_UI::menu_bar_clock_value_changed ()
-{
-	if (_session) {
-		_session->request_locate (_menu_bar_clock.current_time ());
-	}
-}