diff --git a/libs/ardour/midi_patch_manager.cc b/libs/ardour/midi_patch_manager.cc
index 4f5cff1747..2e9b37b14a 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/midi_patch_manager.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/midi_patch_manager.cc
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ MidiPatchManager* MidiPatchManager::_manager = 0;
 
 MidiPatchManager::MidiPatchManager ()
 {
-	refresh ();
 }
 
 void