diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/midi_cue_editor.cc b/gtk2_ardour/midi_cue_editor.cc
index af09b972f2..73bfdc354e 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/midi_cue_editor.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/midi_cue_editor.cc
@@ -501,9 +501,7 @@ MidiCueEditor::box_rec_enable_change (ARDOUR::TriggerBox const & b)
 void
 MidiCueEditor::trigger_rec_enable_change (ARDOUR::Trigger const & t)
 {
-	if (t.armed()) {
-		view->begin_write();
-	} else {
+	if (!t.armed()) {
 		view->end_write ();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/midi_view.cc b/gtk2_ardour/midi_view.cc
index 71eb64ceac..e4d70be077 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/midi_view.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/midi_view.cc
@@ -193,12 +193,6 @@ MidiView::set_track (std::shared_ptr<MidiTrack> mt)
 
 	if (_midi_track) {
 		_midi_track->DropReferences.connect (track_going_away_connection, invalidator (*this), std::bind (&MidiView::track_going_away, this), gui_context());
-
-		if (_needs_active_notes_for_rec_enabled_track && _midi_track->triggerbox()->record_enabled()) {
-			begin_write ();
-		} else {
-			end_write ();
-		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -4497,8 +4491,7 @@ MidiView::clip_data_recorded (samplecnt_t total_duration)
 	}
 
 	if (!_active_notes) {
-		/* we aren't actively being recorded to */
-		return;
+		begin_write ();
 	}
 
 	if (_active_notes) {