diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/audio_region_editor.cc b/gtk2_ardour/audio_region_editor.cc
index 6fa06be460..1b5f51eb83 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/audio_region_editor.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/audio_region_editor.cc
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ AudioRegionEditor::AudioRegionEditor (Session& s, boost::shared_ptr<AudioRegion>
 	show_all();
 
 	name_changed ();
-	bounds_changed (Change (StartChanged|LengthChanged|PositionChanged|StartChanged|Region::SyncOffsetChanged));
+	bounds_changed (Change (StartChanged|LengthChanged|PositionChanged|Region::SyncOffsetChanged));
 	gain_changed ();
 
 	_region->StateChanged.connect (mem_fun(*this, &AudioRegionEditor::region_changed));
@@ -408,3 +408,10 @@ AudioRegionEditor::sync_offset_relative_clock_changed ()
 	
 	_session.commit_reversible_command ();
 }
+
+bool
+AudioRegionEditor::on_delete_event (GdkEventAny* ev)
+{
+	bounds_changed (Change (StartChanged|LengthChanged|PositionChanged|Region::SyncOffsetChanged));
+	return RegionEditor::on_delete_event (ev);
+}
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/audio_region_editor.h b/gtk2_ardour/audio_region_editor.h
index 25c3037908..3de1522734 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/audio_region_editor.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/audio_region_editor.h
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ class AudioRegionEditor : public RegionEditor
 	gint bpressed (GdkEventButton* ev, Gtk::SpinButton* but, void (AudioRegionEditor::*pmf)());
 	gint breleased (GdkEventButton* ev, Gtk::SpinButton* but, void (AudioRegionEditor::*pmf)());
 
+	bool on_delete_event (GdkEventAny *);
+
 	bool spin_arrow_grab;
 };