diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_canvas_events.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_canvas_events.cc
index a0fd6bc3b0..36b491c1d6 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_canvas_events.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_canvas_events.cc
@@ -83,11 +83,7 @@ Editor::track_canvas_scroll (GdkEventScroll* ev)
 	switch (direction) {
 	case GDK_SCROLL_UP:
 		if (Keyboard::modifier_state_equals (ev->state, Keyboard::ScrollZoomHorizontalModifier)) {
-			if (UIConfiguration::instance().get_use_mouse_position_as_zoom_focus_on_scroll()) {
-				temporal_zoom_step_mouse_focus (false);
-			} else {
-				temporal_zoom_step (false);
-			}
+			temporal_zoom_step_mouse_focus (false);
 			return true;
 		} else if (Keyboard::modifier_state_equals (ev->state, Keyboard::ScrollHorizontalModifier)) {
 			scroll_left_step ();
@@ -112,11 +108,7 @@ Editor::track_canvas_scroll (GdkEventScroll* ev)
 
 	case GDK_SCROLL_DOWN:
 		if (Keyboard::modifier_state_equals (ev->state, Keyboard::ScrollZoomHorizontalModifier)) {
-			if (UIConfiguration::instance().get_use_mouse_position_as_zoom_focus_on_scroll()) {
-				temporal_zoom_step_mouse_focus (true);
-			} else {
-				temporal_zoom_step (true);
-			}
+			temporal_zoom_step_mouse_focus (true);
 			return true;
 		} else if (Keyboard::modifier_state_equals (ev->state, Keyboard::ScrollHorizontalModifier)) {
 			scroll_right_step ();