diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/audio_clock.h b/gtk2_ardour/audio_clock.h
index c9462b304a..f1b7cff6c6 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/audio_clock.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/audio_clock.h
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ class AudioClock : public CairoWidget, public ARDOUR::SessionHandlePtr
 	protected:
 	void render (Cairo::RefPtr<Cairo::Context> const&, cairo_rectangle_t*);
 	bool get_is_duration () const { return is_duration; }
-	Temporal::timecnt_t offset () const { return _offset; }
 
 	virtual void build_ops_menu ();
 	Gtk::Menu  *ops_menu;
@@ -142,8 +141,6 @@ class AudioClock : public CairoWidget, public ARDOUR::SessionHandlePtr
 	Temporal::timepos_t _limit_pos;
 	Temporal::timepos_t duration_position;
 
-	Temporal::timecnt_t _offset;
-
 	Glib::RefPtr<Pango::Layout> _layout;
 
 	bool         _with_info;
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/main_clock.cc b/gtk2_ardour/main_clock.cc
index 549bbda759..747048b57b 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/main_clock.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/main_clock.cc
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ timepos_t
 MainClock::absolute_time () const
 {
 	if (get_is_duration ()) {
-		return current_time () + offset ();
+		return current_time ();
 	} else {
 		return current_time ();
 	}