diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
index 2022216934..e5d762332e 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
@@ -5255,8 +5255,7 @@ Editor::apply_midi_note_edit_op_to_region (MidiOperator& op, MidiRegionView& mrv
 	vector<Evoral::Sequence<Evoral::Beats>::Notes> v;
 	v.push_back (selected);
 
-	framepos_t    pos_frames = mrv.midi_region()->position() - mrv.midi_region()->start();
-	Evoral::Beats pos_beats  = _session->tempo_map().framewalk_to_beats(0, pos_frames);
+	Evoral::Beats pos_beats  = Evoral::Beats (mrv.midi_region()->beat()) - mrv.midi_region()->start_beats();
 
 	return op (mrv.midi_region()->model(), pos_beats, v);
 }