diff --git a/libs/ardour/route.cc b/libs/ardour/route.cc
index ef6a724738..4889c249a2 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/route.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/route.cc
@@ -2627,7 +2627,7 @@ Route::set_state (const XMLNode& node, int version)
 		else if (dynamic_cast<MidiTrack*>(this)) {
 			_presentation_info.set_flags ( PresentationInfo::Flag (file_flags | PresentationInfo::MidiTrack) );
 		}
-		else if (dynamic_cast<Route*>(this)) {
+		else {
 			//no idea what this is, so let's call it an audio bus
 			_presentation_info.set_flags ( PresentationInfo::Flag (file_flags | PresentationInfo::AudioBus) );
 		}