diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
index a39e2056a1..6db1cb7a3a 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
@@ -2086,7 +2086,7 @@ Editor::add_bus_context_items (Menu_Helpers::MenuList& edit_items)
 	edit_items.push_back (MenuElem (_("Select"), *select_menu));
 
 	/* Cut-n-Paste */
-
+#if 0 // unused, why?
 	Menu *cutnpaste_menu = manage (new Menu);
 	MenuList& cutnpaste_items = cutnpaste_menu->items();
 	cutnpaste_menu->set_name ("ArdourContextMenu");
@@ -2094,6 +2094,7 @@ Editor::add_bus_context_items (Menu_Helpers::MenuList& edit_items)
 	cutnpaste_items.push_back (MenuElem (_("Cut"), sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::cut)));
 	cutnpaste_items.push_back (MenuElem (_("Copy"), sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::copy)));
 	cutnpaste_items.push_back (MenuElem (_("Paste"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::paste), 1.0f, true)));
+#endif
 
 	Menu *nudge_menu = manage (new Menu());
 	MenuList& nudge_items = nudge_menu->items();