diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
index f0719676a2..e401f3d4d5 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
@@ -3577,9 +3577,6 @@ Editor::set_zoom_focus (ZoomFocus f)
 
 	if (zoom_focus != f) {
 		zoom_focus = f;
-
-		ZoomFocusChanged (); /* EMIT_SIGNAL */
-
 		instant_save ();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/public_editor.h b/gtk2_ardour/public_editor.h
index 703b65ba52..fe27370c45 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/public_editor.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/public_editor.h
@@ -287,7 +287,6 @@ class PublicEditor : public Gtk::Window, public PBD::StatefulDestructible {
 
 	virtual void get_equivalent_regions (RegionView* rv, std::vector<RegionView*>&, PBD::PropertyID) const = 0;
 
-	sigc::signal<void> ZoomFocusChanged;
 	sigc::signal<void> ZoomChanged;
 	/** Emitted when the horizontal position of the editor view changes */
 	sigc::signal<void> HorizontalPositionChanged;