diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_audio_import.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_audio_import.cc
index 7089372e63..a19a62b337 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_audio_import.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_audio_import.cc
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ Editor::check_whether_and_how_to_import(string path, bool all_or_nothing)
 {
 	string wave_name (Glib::path_get_basename(path));
 
-	SourceMap all_sources = _session->get_sources();
 	bool already_exists = false;
 	uint32_t existing;
 
diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
index 9b4fbef774..09421a580b 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
@@ -1356,9 +1356,6 @@ class Session : public PBD::StatefulDestructible, public PBD::ScopedConnectionLi
   private:
 	SourceMap sources;
 
-  public:
-	SourceMap get_sources() { return sources; }
-
   private:
 	int load_sources (const XMLNode& node);
 	XMLNode& get_sources_as_xml ();