diff --git a/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol.cc b/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol.cc
index 63f527457a..c111ddc4a5 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol.cc
+++ b/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol.cc
@@ -137,8 +137,6 @@ MackieControlProtocol::MackieControlProtocol (Session& session)
 		_last_bank[i] = 0;
 	}
 
-	_last_bank[Mixer] = _current_selected_track;
-
 	TrackSelectionChanged.connect (gui_connections, MISSING_INVALIDATOR, boost::bind (&MackieControlProtocol::gui_track_selection_changed, this, _1, true), this);
 
 	_instance = this;