diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/audio_streamview.cc b/gtk2_ardour/audio_streamview.cc
index fcf2289570..9a6f1f25a2 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/audio_streamview.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/audio_streamview.cc
@@ -217,9 +217,7 @@ AudioStreamView::playlist_modified ()
 
 	StreamView::playlist_modified();
 	
-	/* if the playlist is modified, make sure xfades are on top and all the regionviews are stacked 
-	   correctly.
-	*/
+	/* make sure xfades are on top and all the regionviews are stacked correctly. */
 
 	for (list<CrossfadeView *>::iterator i = crossfade_views.begin(); i != crossfade_views.end(); ++i) {
 		(*i)->get_canvas_group()->raise_to_top();
@@ -423,8 +421,8 @@ AudioStreamView::setup_rec_box ()
 								       (RegionFactory::create (sources, start, 1 , "", 0, (Region::Flag)(Region::DefaultFlags | Region::DoNotSaveState), false)));
 				region->set_position (_trackview.session().transport_frame(), this);
 				rec_regions.push_back (region);
-				/* catch it if it goes away */
-				region->GoingAway.connect (bind (mem_fun (*this, &AudioStreamView::remove_rec_region), region));
+
+				// rec regions are destroyed in setup_rec_box
 
 				/* we add the region later */
 			}
@@ -506,6 +504,9 @@ AudioStreamView::setup_rec_box ()
 			
 			/* remove temp regions */
 			
+			for (list<boost::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::Region> >::iterator i = rec_regions.begin(); i != rec_regions.end(); ++i) {
+				(*i)->drop_references();
+			}
 			rec_regions.clear();
 
 			// cerr << "\tclear " << rec_rects.size() << " rec rects\n";
@@ -569,9 +570,10 @@ AudioStreamView::update_rec_regions ()
 				continue;
 			}
 			
-			// FIXME
 			boost::shared_ptr<AudioRegion> region = boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<AudioRegion>(*iter);
-			assert(region);
+			if (!region) {
+				continue;
+			}
 
 			jack_nframes_t origlen = region->length();
 
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/streamview.cc b/gtk2_ardour/streamview.cc
index 555112e081..46ac213f7a 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/streamview.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/streamview.cc
@@ -177,6 +177,8 @@ StreamView::remove_region_view (boost::shared_ptr<Region> r)
 	}
 }
 
+#if 0
+(unused)
 void
 StreamView::remove_rec_region (boost::shared_ptr<Region> r)
 {
@@ -194,6 +196,7 @@ StreamView::remove_rec_region (boost::shared_ptr<Region> r)
 		}
 	}
 }
+#endif
 
 void
 StreamView::undisplay_diskstream ()
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/streamview.h b/gtk2_ardour/streamview.h
index 64a1ef74c1..b83c082b08 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/streamview.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/streamview.h
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ protected:
 	
 	virtual void add_region_view_internal (boost::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::Region>, bool wait_for_waves) = 0;
 	virtual void remove_region_view (boost::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::Region> );
-	void         remove_rec_region (boost::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::Region>);
+	//void         remove_rec_region (boost::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::Region>); (unused)
 
 	void         display_diskstream (boost::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::Diskstream>);
 	virtual void undisplay_diskstream ();