diff --git a/libs/ardour/track.cc b/libs/ardour/track.cc
index e8eea740b1..522b9ebe05 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/track.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/track.cc
@@ -416,10 +416,7 @@ Track::no_roll (pframes_t nframes, framepos_t start_frame, framepos_t end_frame,
 			bool const tape_machine_mode = Config->get_tape_machine_mode ();
 			bool no_meter = false;
 
-			if (_monitoring & MonitorDisk && !track_rec) {
-				no_meter=true;
-			}
-			else if (!software_monitor && tape_machine_mode && !track_rec) {
+			if (!software_monitor && tape_machine_mode && !track_rec) {
 				no_meter=true;
 			}
 			else if (!software_monitor && !tape_machine_mode && !track_rec && !auto_input) {