diff --git a/libs/ardour/track.cc b/libs/ardour/track.cc
index 32ac264163..157309f461 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/track.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/track.cc
@@ -101,15 +101,17 @@ Track::init ()
 	_disk_writer->set_block_size (_session.get_block_size ());
 	_disk_writer->set_owner (this);
 
-	boost::shared_ptr<TriggerBox> tb (new TriggerBox (_session, data_type ()));
-	tb->set_owner (this);
-	add_processor (tb, _polarity);
-	if (data_type () == DataType::AUDIO) {
-		/* if placing this in a route where the default
-		 * data type is AUDIO, the triggerbox will need
-		 * a sidehcain MIDI input to be able to be MIDI controlled
-		 */
-		tb->add_midi_sidechain ();
+	if (!is_auditioner ()) {
+		boost::shared_ptr<TriggerBox> tb (new TriggerBox (_session, data_type ()));
+		tb->set_owner (this);
+		add_processor (tb, _polarity);
+		if (data_type () == DataType::AUDIO) {
+			/* if placing this in a route where the default
+			 * data type is AUDIO, the triggerbox will need
+			 * a sidehcain MIDI input to be able to be MIDI controlled
+			 */
+			tb->add_midi_sidechain ();
+		}
 	}
 
 	set_align_choice_from_io ();