diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
index 07bd6f7d78..c6bc038846 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
@@ -4572,7 +4572,7 @@ Editor::get_regions_from_selection_and_edit_point ()
  *  Note that we have forced the rule that selected regions and selected tracks are mutually exclusive
  */
 RegionSelection
-Editor::get_regions_from_selection_and_mouse ()
+Editor::get_regions_from_selection_and_mouse (framepos_t pos)
 {
 	RegionSelection regions;
 
@@ -4585,19 +4585,11 @@ Editor::get_regions_from_selection_and_mouse ()
 	if ( regions.empty() ) {
 		TrackViewList tracks = selection->tracks;
 
-		if (_route_groups->all_group_active_button().get_active() && tracks.empty()) {
-			/* tracks is empty (no track selected), and 'No Selection = All Tracks'
-			 * is enabled, so consider all tracks
-			 */
-			tracks = track_views; 
-		}
-
 		if (!tracks.empty()) {
 			/* no region selected or entered, but some selected tracks:
 			 * act on all regions on the selected tracks at the edit point
 			 */ 
-			framepos_t const where = get_preferred_edit_position ();
-			get_regions_at(regions, where, tracks);
+			get_regions_at(regions, pos, tracks);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor.h b/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
index 75b66d6f04..5499de9771 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ class Editor : public PublicEditor, public PBD::ScopedConnectionList, public ARD
 	void mouse_add_new_marker (framepos_t where, bool is_cd=false, bool is_xrun=false);
 	void split_regions_at (framepos_t, RegionSelection&);
 	void split_region_at_points (boost::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::Region>, ARDOUR::AnalysisFeatureList&, bool can_ferret, bool select_new = false);
-	RegionSelection get_regions_from_selection_and_mouse ();
+	RegionSelection get_regions_from_selection_and_mouse (framepos_t);
 	
   protected:
 	void map_transport_state ();
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
index bf013c4352..fa1a31b6ec 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
@@ -5471,15 +5471,17 @@ RegionCutDrag::motion (GdkEvent*, bool)
 void
 RegionCutDrag::finished (GdkEvent*, bool)
 {
+	framepos_t pos = _drags->current_pointer_frame();
+
 	line->hide ();
 
-	RegionSelection rs = _editor->get_regions_from_selection_and_mouse ();
+	RegionSelection rs = _editor->get_regions_from_selection_and_mouse (pos);
 
 	if (rs.empty()) {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	_editor->split_regions_at (_drags->current_pointer_frame(), rs);
+	_editor->split_regions_at (pos, rs);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/public_editor.h b/gtk2_ardour/public_editor.h
index 11e8931457..9e971eb5d8 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/public_editor.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/public_editor.h
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ class PublicEditor : public Gtk::Window, public PBD::StatefulDestructible, publi
 	virtual void snap_to_with_modifier (framepos_t &, GdkEvent const *, int32_t direction = 0, bool for_mark = false) = 0;
 
 	virtual void get_regions_at (RegionSelection &, framepos_t where, TrackViewList const &) const = 0;
-	virtual RegionSelection get_regions_from_selection_and_mouse () = 0;
+	virtual RegionSelection get_regions_from_selection_and_mouse (framepos_t) = 0;
 
 	/// Singleton instance, set up by Editor::Editor()