diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/time_axis_view_item.cc b/gtk2_ardour/time_axis_view_item.cc
index 4913d0f54e..1786ecabf6 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/time_axis_view_item.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/time_axis_view_item.cc
@@ -303,7 +303,6 @@ TimeAxisViewItem::set_position(timepos_t const & pos, void* src, double* delta)
 	}
 
 	group->set_x_position (new_unit_pos);
-	PositionChanged (time_position, src); /* EMIT_SIGNAL */
 
 	return true;
 }
@@ -347,7 +346,6 @@ TimeAxisViewItem::set_duration (timecnt_t const & dur, void* src)
 
 	reset_width_dependent_items (end_pixel - first_pixel);
 
-	DurationChanged (dur, src); /* EMIT_SIGNAL */
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -368,7 +366,6 @@ void
 TimeAxisViewItem::set_max_duration(timecnt_t const & dur, void* src)
 {
 	max_item_duration = dur;
-	MaxDurationChanged(max_item_duration, src); /* EMIT_SIGNAL */
 }
 
 /** @return the maximum duration that this item may have */
@@ -388,7 +385,6 @@ void
 TimeAxisViewItem::set_min_duration(timecnt_t const & dur, void* src)
 {
 	min_item_duration = dur;
-	MinDurationChanged(max_item_duration, src); /* EMIT_SIGNAL */
 }
 
 /** @return the minimum duration that this item may have */
@@ -410,7 +406,6 @@ TimeAxisViewItem::set_position_locked(bool yn, void* src)
 {
 	position_locked = yn;
 	set_trim_handle_colors();
-	PositionLockChanged (position_locked, src); /* EMIT_SIGNAL */
 }
 
 /** @return true if this item is locked to its current position */
@@ -472,7 +467,6 @@ TimeAxisViewItem::set_item_name(std::string new_name, void* src)
 	if (new_name != item_name) {
 		std::string temp_name = item_name;
 		item_name = new_name;
-		NameChanged (item_name, temp_name, src); /* EMIT_SIGNAL */
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/time_axis_view_item.h b/gtk2_ardour/time_axis_view_item.h
index 14ecb06f2c..aaf891bf71 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/time_axis_view_item.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/time_axis_view_item.h
@@ -128,24 +128,6 @@ public:
 
 	sigc::signal<void,std::string,void*> ItemRemoved;
 
-	/** Emitted when the name of this item is changed */
-	sigc::signal<void,std::string,std::string,void*> NameChanged;
-
-	/** Emitted when the position of this item changes */
-	sigc::signal<void,Temporal::timepos_t,void*> PositionChanged;
-
-	/** Emitted when the position lock of this item is changed */
-	sigc::signal<void,bool,void*> PositionLockChanged;
-
-	/** Emitted when the duration of this item changes */
-	sigc::signal<void,Temporal::timecnt_t,void*> DurationChanged;
-
-	/** Emitted when the maximum item duration is changed */
-	sigc::signal<void,Temporal::timecnt_t,void*> MaxDurationChanged;
-
-	/** Emitted when the mionimum item duration is changed */
-	sigc::signal<void,Temporal::timecnt_t,void*> MinDurationChanged;
-
 	enum Visibility {
 		ShowFrame = 0x1,
 		ShowNameHighlight = 0x2,