diff --git a/libs/ardour/playlist.cc b/libs/ardour/playlist.cc
index e713334624..1b4246a506 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/playlist.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/playlist.cc
@@ -1269,8 +1269,6 @@ Playlist::paste (boost::shared_ptr<Playlist> other, timepos_t const & position,
 		timecnt_t const shift (other->_get_extent().second, other->_get_extent().first);
 		layer_t top = top_layer ();
 
-		{
-
 		{
 			RegionWriteLock rl1 (this);
 			while (itimes--) {