diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/route_ui.cc b/gtk2_ardour/route_ui.cc
index b7fef2d6ff..1c72f81ea4 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/route_ui.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/route_ui.cc
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ RouteUI::build_sends_menu ()
 	items.push_back (MenuElem(_("Assign all tracks (postfader)"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &RouteUI::create_sends), PostFader)));
 	items.push_back (MenuElem(_("Assign selected tracks (prefader)"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &RouteUI::create_selected_sends), PreFader)));
 	items.push_back (MenuElem(_("Assign selected tracks (postfader)"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &RouteUI::create_selected_sends), PostFader)));
-	items.push_back (MenuElem(_("Copy track gains to sends"), sigc::mem_fun (*this, &RouteUI::set_sends_gain_from_track)));
+	items.push_back (MenuElem(_("Copy track/bus gains to sends"), sigc::mem_fun (*this, &RouteUI::set_sends_gain_from_track)));
 	items.push_back (MenuElem(_("Set sends gain to -inf"), sigc::mem_fun (*this, &RouteUI::set_sends_gain_to_zero)));
 	items.push_back (MenuElem(_("Set sends gain to 0dB"), sigc::mem_fun (*this, &RouteUI::set_sends_gain_to_unity)));
 
diff --git a/libs/ardour/session.cc b/libs/ardour/session.cc
index c80f9c3e2e..9212923f11 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session.cc
@@ -2057,13 +2057,9 @@ Session::globally_set_send_gains_to_zero (boost::shared_ptr<Route> dest)
 	boost::shared_ptr<RouteList> r = routes.reader ();
 	boost::shared_ptr<Send> s;
 
-	/* only tracks */
-
 	for (RouteList::iterator i = r->begin(); i != r->end(); ++i) {
-		if (boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<Track>(*i)) {
-			if ((s = (*i)->internal_send_for (dest)) != 0) {
-				s->amp()->gain_control()->set_value (0.0);
-			}
+		if ((s = (*i)->internal_send_for (dest)) != 0) {
+			s->amp()->gain_control()->set_value (0.0);
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -2074,13 +2070,9 @@ Session::globally_set_send_gains_to_unity (boost::shared_ptr<Route> dest)
 	boost::shared_ptr<RouteList> r = routes.reader ();
 	boost::shared_ptr<Send> s;
 
-	/* only tracks */
-
 	for (RouteList::iterator i = r->begin(); i != r->end(); ++i) {
-		if (boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<Track>(*i)) {
-			if ((s = (*i)->internal_send_for (dest)) != 0) {
-				s->amp()->gain_control()->set_value (1.0);
-			}
+		if ((s = (*i)->internal_send_for (dest)) != 0) {
+			s->amp()->gain_control()->set_value (1.0);
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -2091,13 +2083,9 @@ Session::globally_set_send_gains_from_track(boost::shared_ptr<Route> dest)
 	boost::shared_ptr<RouteList> r = routes.reader ();
 	boost::shared_ptr<Send> s;
 
-	/* only tracks */
-
 	for (RouteList::iterator i = r->begin(); i != r->end(); ++i) {
-		if (boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<Track>(*i)) {
-			if ((s = (*i)->internal_send_for (dest)) != 0) {
-				s->amp()->gain_control()->set_value ((*i)->gain_control()->get_value());
-			}
+		if ((s = (*i)->internal_send_for (dest)) != 0) {
+			s->amp()->gain_control()->set_value ((*i)->gain_control()->get_value());
 		}
 	}
 }