diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/midi_region_view.cc b/gtk2_ardour/midi_region_view.cc
index 7b9bb4ae30..07beeafa72 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/midi_region_view.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/midi_region_view.cc
@@ -511,11 +511,7 @@ MidiRegionView::motion (GdkEventMotion* ev)
         group->w2i(event_x, event_y);
 
         // convert event_x to global frame
-        event_frame = trackview.editor().pixel_to_frame(event_x) + _region->position();
-        trackview.editor().snap_to(event_frame);
-        
-	// convert event_frame back to local coordinates relative to position
-        event_frame -= _region->position();
+        event_frame = snap_pixel_to_frame (event_x);
 
         if (!_ghost_note && trackview.editor().current_mouse_mode() != MouseRange 
 			&& Keyboard::modifier_state_contains (ev->state, Keyboard::insert_note_modifier())  
@@ -811,7 +807,7 @@ MidiRegionView::create_note_at(double x, double y, double length, bool sh)
 	assert(note <= 127.0);
 
 	// Start of note in frames relative to region start
-	framepos_t const start_frames = snap_frame_to_frame(trackview.editor().pixel_to_frame(x));
+	framepos_t const start_frames = snap_pixel_to_frame (x);
 	assert(start_frames >= 0);
 
 	// Snap length
@@ -2231,11 +2227,8 @@ MidiRegionView::note_dropped(CanvasNoteEvent *, frameoffset_t dt, int8_t dnote)
 framepos_t
 MidiRegionView::snap_pixel_to_frame(double x)
 {
-	PublicEditor& editor = trackview.editor();
-	// x is region relative, convert it to global absolute frames
-	framepos_t frame = editor.pixel_to_frame(x) + _region->position();
-	editor.snap_to(frame);
-	return frame - _region->position(); // convert back to region relative
+	PublicEditor& editor (trackview.editor());
+	return snap_frame_to_frame (editor.pixel_to_frame (x));
 }
 
 /** Snap a frame offset within our region using the current snap settings.
@@ -3158,9 +3151,7 @@ MidiRegionView::update_ghost_note (double x, double y)
 	_last_ghost_y = y;
 	
 	_note_group->w2i (x, y);
-	framepos_t f = trackview.editor().pixel_to_frame (x) + _region->position ();
-	trackview.editor().snap_to (f);
-	f -= _region->position ();
+	framepos_t const f = snap_pixel_to_frame (x);
 
 	bool success;
 	Evoral::MusicalTime beats = trackview.editor().get_grid_type_as_beats (success, f);