diff --git a/libs/ardour/automation_list.cc b/libs/ardour/automation_list.cc
index 1cda99d763..b76fa0bb4b 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/automation_list.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/automation_list.cc
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ AutomationList::set_automation_state (AutoState s)
 
                 if (_state == Write) {
                         Glib::Mutex::Lock lm (ControlList::_lock);
-                        nascent.push_back (new NascentInfo (false));
+                        nascent.push_back (new NascentInfo ());
                 }
 		automation_state_changed (s); /* EMIT SIGNAL */
 	}
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ AutomationList::start_touch (double when)
 {
         if (_state == Touch) {
                 Glib::Mutex::Lock lm (ControlList::_lock);
-                nascent.push_back (new NascentInfo (true, when));
+                nascent.push_back (new NascentInfo (when));
         }
 
 	g_atomic_int_set (&_touching, 1);
diff --git a/libs/evoral/evoral/ControlList.hpp b/libs/evoral/evoral/ControlList.hpp
index 65961d8fb1..87f214a601 100644
--- a/libs/evoral/evoral/ControlList.hpp
+++ b/libs/evoral/evoral/ControlList.hpp
@@ -280,13 +280,11 @@ protected:
 
 	struct NascentInfo {
 		EventList events;
-		bool   is_touch;
 		double start_time;
 		double end_time;
             
-		NascentInfo (bool touching, double start = -1.0)
-			: is_touch (touching)
-			, start_time (start)
+		NascentInfo (double start = -1.0)
+			: start_time (start)
 			, end_time (-1.0) 
 			{}
 	};
diff --git a/libs/evoral/src/ControlList.cpp b/libs/evoral/src/ControlList.cpp
index 62a615e44d..6e428144a9 100644
--- a/libs/evoral/src/ControlList.cpp
+++ b/libs/evoral/src/ControlList.cpp
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ ControlList::merge_nascent (double when)
                 nascent.clear ();
 
                 if (writing()) {
-                        nascent.push_back (new NascentInfo (false));
+                        nascent.push_back (new NascentInfo ());
                 }
         }