diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_selection.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_selection.cc
index 00cc87daf2..175ec6812a 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_selection.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_selection.cc
@@ -995,7 +995,6 @@ Editor::track_selection_changed ()
 
 	/* notify control protocols */
 
-	ControlProtocol::TrackSelectionChanged (routes);
 	ControlProtocol::StripableSelectionChanged (stripables);
 
 	if (sfbrowser && _session && !_session->deletion_in_progress()) {
diff --git a/libs/surfaces/control_protocol/control_protocol.cc b/libs/surfaces/control_protocol/control_protocol.cc
index ab15dc705e..707965ba1b 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/control_protocol/control_protocol.cc
+++ b/libs/surfaces/control_protocol/control_protocol.cc
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ PBD::Signal0<void> ControlProtocol::VerticalZoomInAll;
 PBD::Signal0<void> ControlProtocol::VerticalZoomOutAll;
 PBD::Signal0<void> ControlProtocol::VerticalZoomInSelected;
 PBD::Signal0<void> ControlProtocol::VerticalZoomOutSelected;
-PBD::Signal1<void,RouteNotificationListPtr> ControlProtocol::TrackSelectionChanged;
 PBD::Signal0<void>          ControlProtocol::StepTracksDown;
 PBD::Signal0<void>          ControlProtocol::StepTracksUp;
 
diff --git a/libs/surfaces/control_protocol/control_protocol/control_protocol.h b/libs/surfaces/control_protocol/control_protocol/control_protocol.h
index 35a00c5496..422d322476 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/control_protocol/control_protocol/control_protocol.h
+++ b/libs/surfaces/control_protocol/control_protocol/control_protocol.h
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ class LIBCONTROLCP_API ControlProtocol : public PBD::Stateful, public PBD::Scope
 	   no attention to these signals.
 	*/
 
-	static PBD::Signal1<void,RouteNotificationListPtr> TrackSelectionChanged;
 	static PBD::Signal1<void,StripableNotificationListPtr> StripableSelectionChanged;
 
 	/* the model here is as follows: