diff --git a/libs/ardour/audioengine.cc b/libs/ardour/audioengine.cc
index 0c8dcc87a9..7c512db625 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/audioengine.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/audioengine.cc
@@ -115,23 +115,6 @@ AudioEngine::create ()
 	return _instance;
 }
 
-void
-_thread_init_callback (void * /*arg*/)
-{
-	/* make sure that anybody who needs to know about this thread
-	   knows about it.
-	*/
-
-	pthread_set_name (X_("audioengine"));
-
-	PBD::notify_gui_about_thread_creation ("gui", pthread_self(), X_("Audioengine"), 4096);
-	PBD::notify_gui_about_thread_creation ("midiui", pthread_self(), X_("Audioengine"), 128);
-
-	SessionEvent::create_per_thread_pool (X_("Audioengine"), 512);
-
-	AsyncMIDIPort::set_process_thread (pthread_self());
-}
-
 void
 AudioEngine::split_cycle (pframes_t offset)
 {