diff --git a/libs/ardour/route.cc b/libs/ardour/route.cc
index cf61fa4d7c..7537b60fbc 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/route.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/route.cc
@@ -4838,8 +4838,7 @@ Route::set_name (const string& str)
 		}
 		/* One exception to the above rule: direct outs (LiveTrax) */
 		if (_direct_outs) {
-			string do_name = string_compose (_("%1 direct"), newname);
-			if (!_direct_outs->set_name (do_name)) {
+			if (!_direct_outs->set_name (newname)) {
 				return false;
 			}
 		}