diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
index 9a036fd3d3..1b06d32d2e 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
@@ -6315,7 +6315,6 @@ AutomationRangeDrag::start_grab (GdkEvent* event, Gdk::Cursor* cursor)
 	/* Get line states before we start changing things */
 	for (list<Line>::iterator i = _lines.begin(); i != _lines.end(); ++i) {
 		i->state = &i->line->get_state ();
-		i->original_fraction = y_fraction (i->line, current_pointer_y());
 	}
 
 	if (_ranges.empty()) {
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.h b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.h
index 184d1111a5..1147d82b96 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.h
@@ -1268,7 +1268,6 @@ private:
 		std::list<ControlPoint*> points; ///< points to drag on the line
 		std::pair<ARDOUR::samplepos_t, ARDOUR::samplepos_t> range; ///< the range of all points on the line, in session samples
 		XMLNode* state; ///< the XML state node before the drag
-		double original_fraction; ///< initial y-fraction before the drag
 	};
 
 	std::list<Line> _lines;