diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
index f33dda2dac..4cc4f6b6d6 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
@@ -4796,7 +4796,7 @@ Editor::add_routes (RouteList& routes)
 	for (RouteList::iterator x = routes.begin(); x != routes.end(); ++x) {
 		boost::shared_ptr<Route> route = (*x);
 
-		if (route->is_hidden()) {
+		if (route->is_hidden() || route->is_monitor()) {
 			continue;
 		}
 
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_routes.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_routes.cc
index 94e3803577..eaf0c2500a 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_routes.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_routes.cc
@@ -1595,26 +1595,3 @@ EditorRoutes::show_tracks_with_regions_at_playhead ()
 	resume_redisplay ();
 }
 
-uint32_t
-EditorRoutes::count_displayed_non_special_routes () const
-{
-	if (!_model) {
-		return 0;
-	}
-	uint32_t cnt = 0;
-	TreeModel::Children rows = _model->children ();
-	for (TreeModel::Children::iterator i = rows.begin(); i != rows.end(); ++i) {
-		bool visible = (*i)[_columns.visible];
-		if (visible) {
-			boost::shared_ptr<Route> route = (*i)[_columns.route];
-			if (route) {
-				if (route->is_master() || route->is_monitor()) {
-					continue;
-				}
-				cnt++;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	return cnt;
-}
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_routes.h b/gtk2_ardour/editor_routes.h
index cbe9825cb5..008304303f 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_routes.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_routes.h
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ public:
 	std::list<TimeAxisView*> views () const;
 	void hide_all_tracks (bool);
 	void clear ();
-        uint32_t count_displayed_non_special_routes () const;
         void sync_order_keys_from_model ();
 private: