diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor.h b/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
index 712a8bc128..5868945615 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
@@ -684,8 +684,10 @@ private:
 	void add_new_location (ARDOUR::Location*);
 	ArdourCanvas::Container* add_new_location_internal (ARDOUR::Location*);
 	void location_gone (ARDOUR::Location*);
-	void remove_marker (ArdourCanvas::Item&, GdkEvent*);
-	gint really_remove_marker (ARDOUR::Location* loc);
+	void remove_marker (ArdourCanvas::Item&);
+	void remove_marker (ArdourMarker*);
+	gint really_remove_global_marker (ARDOUR::Location* loc);
+	gint really_remove_region_marker (ArdourMarker*);
 	void goto_nth_marker (int nth);
 	void trigger_script (int nth);
 	void trigger_script_by_name (const std::string script_name);
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_markers.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_markers.cc
index ef53630453..f6e9acd677 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_markers.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_markers.cc
@@ -738,29 +738,45 @@ Editor::mouse_add_new_range (samplepos_t where)
 }
 
 void
-Editor::remove_marker (ArdourCanvas::Item& item, GdkEvent*)
+Editor::remove_marker (ArdourCanvas::Item& item)
 {
 	ArdourMarker* marker;
-	bool is_start;
+
+	if (!_session) {
+		return;
+	}
 
 	if ((marker = static_cast<ArdourMarker*> (item.get_data ("marker"))) == 0) {
 		fatal << _("programming error: marker canvas item has no marker object pointer!") << endmsg;
 		abort(); /*NOTREACHED*/
 	}
 
-	if (entered_marker == marker) {
-		entered_marker = NULL;
+	remove_marker (marker);
+}
+
+void
+Editor::remove_marker (ArdourMarker* marker)
+{
+	if (!_session) {
+		return;
 	}
 
-	Location* loc = find_location_from_marker (marker, is_start);
+	if (marker->type() == ArdourMarker::RegionCue) {
+		Glib::signal_idle().connect (sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::really_remove_region_marker), marker));
+	} else {
 
-	if (_session && loc) {
-		Glib::signal_idle().connect (sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::really_remove_marker), loc));
+		bool is_start;
+
+		Location* loc = find_location_from_marker (marker, is_start);
+
+		if (loc) {
+			Glib::signal_idle().connect (sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::really_remove_global_marker), loc));
+		}
 	}
 }
 
 gint
-Editor::really_remove_marker (Location* loc)
+Editor::really_remove_global_marker (Location* loc)
 {
 	begin_reversible_command (_("remove marker"));
 	XMLNode &before = _session->locations()->get_state();
@@ -771,6 +787,15 @@ Editor::really_remove_marker (Location* loc)
 	return FALSE;
 }
 
+gint
+Editor::really_remove_region_marker (ArdourMarker* marker)
+{
+	begin_reversible_command (_("remove region marker"));
+	cerr << "would remove this region marker\n";
+	commit_reversible_command ();
+	return FALSE;
+}
+
 void
 Editor::location_gone (Location *location)
 {
@@ -1429,7 +1454,7 @@ Editor::marker_menu_remove ()
 	} else if (tm) {
 		remove_tempo_marker (marker_menu_item);
 	} else {
-		remove_marker (*marker_menu_item, (GdkEvent*) 0);
+		remove_marker (*marker_menu_item);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_mouse.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_mouse.cc
index 27fb7f2f8f..13f7960443 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_mouse.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_mouse.cc
@@ -1669,7 +1669,7 @@ Editor::button_release_handler (ArdourCanvas::Item* item, GdkEvent* event, ItemT
 			break;
 
 		case MarkerItem:
-			remove_marker (*item, event);
+			remove_marker (*item);
 			break;
 
 		case RegionItem:
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
index dbda906f0f..d3d4f1c644 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
@@ -4308,14 +4308,8 @@ Editor::cut_copy (CutCopyOp op)
 
 		/* cut/delete op while pointing at a marker */
 
-		bool ignored;
-		Location* loc = find_location_from_marker (entered_marker, ignored);
-
-		if (_session && loc) {
-			entered_marker = NULL;
-			Glib::signal_idle().connect (sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::really_remove_marker), loc));
-		}
-
+		remove_marker (entered_marker);
+		entered_marker = NULL;
 		_drags->abort ();
 		return;
 	}