diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_rulers.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_rulers.cc
index c8bdef053b..6f608d23dd 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_rulers.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_rulers.cc
@@ -247,10 +247,6 @@ Editor::popup_ruler_menu (timepos_t const & where, ItemType t)
 		break;
 
 	case CueMarkerBarItem:
-		ruler_items.push_back (CheckMenuElem (_("Ignore cue markers")));
-		cme = static_cast<Gtk::CheckMenuItem*> (&ruler_items.back());
-		cme->set_active (Config->get_cue_behavior() != ARDOUR::FollowCues);
-		cme->signal_activate().connect (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &Editor::toggle_cue_behavior));
 		ruler_items.push_back (MenuElem (_("Stop All Cues"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &Editor::mouse_add_new_marker), where, Location::IsCueMarker, INT32_MAX)));
 		for (int32_t n = 0; n < default_triggers_per_box; ++n) {
 			ruler_items.push_back (MenuElem (string_compose (_("Cue %1"), cue_marker_name (n)), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::mouse_add_new_marker), where, Location::IsCueMarker, n)));