diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/midi_region_view.cc b/gtk2_ardour/midi_region_view.cc
index 5300a82574..682f02365c 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/midi_region_view.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/midi_region_view.cc
@@ -268,10 +268,6 @@ MidiRegionView::init (bool wfd)
 {
 	PublicEditor::DropDownKeys.connect (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &MidiRegionView::drop_down_keys));
 
-	NoteBase::NoteBaseDeleted.connect (note_delete_connection, MISSING_INVALIDATOR,
-					   boost::bind (&MidiRegionView::maybe_remove_deleted_note_from_selection, this, _1),
-					   gui_context());
-
 	if (wfd) {
 		Glib::Threads::Mutex::Lock lm(midi_region()->midi_source(0)->mutex());
 		midi_region()->midi_source(0)->load_model(lm);
@@ -1384,8 +1380,6 @@ MidiRegionView::~MidiRegionView ()
 
 	hide_verbose_cursor ();
 
-	note_delete_connection.disconnect ();
-
 	delete _list_editor;
 
 	RegionViewGoingAway (this); /* EMIT_SIGNAL */
@@ -2098,7 +2092,7 @@ MidiRegionView::step_patch (PatchChange& patch, bool bank, int delta)
 }
 
 void
-MidiRegionView::maybe_remove_deleted_note_from_selection (NoteBase* cne)
+MidiRegionView::note_deleted (NoteBase* cne)
 {
 	if (_selection.empty()) {
 		return;
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/midi_region_view.h b/gtk2_ardour/midi_region_view.h
index 786a7ec7c4..05d5df98f9 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/midi_region_view.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/midi_region_view.h
@@ -332,6 +332,8 @@ public:
 
         ARDOUR::InstrumentInfo& instrument_info() const;
 
+	void note_deleted (NoteBase*);
+
 protected:
 	void region_resized (const PBD::PropertyChange&);
 
@@ -471,9 +473,6 @@ private:
 	MidiListEditor* _list_editor;
 	bool _no_sound_notes;
 
-	PBD::ScopedConnection note_delete_connection;
-	void maybe_remove_deleted_note_from_selection (NoteBase*);
-
 	void snap_changed ();
 	PBD::ScopedConnection snap_changed_connection;
 
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/note_base.cc b/gtk2_ardour/note_base.cc
index 228a6dead7..feee7e7d7c 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/note_base.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/note_base.cc
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ using namespace Gtkmm2ext;
 using ARDOUR::MidiModel;
 using namespace ArdourCanvas;
 
-PBD::Signal1<void,NoteBase*> NoteBase::NoteBaseDeleted;
-
 /// dividing the hue circle in 16 parts, hand adjusted for equal look, courtesy Thorsten Wilms
 const uint32_t NoteBase::midi_channel_colors[16] = {
 	  0xd32d2dff,  0xd36b2dff,  0xd3972dff,  0xd3d12dff,
@@ -62,7 +60,7 @@ NoteBase::NoteBase(MidiRegionView& region, bool with_events, const boost::shared
 
 NoteBase::~NoteBase()
 {
-	NoteBaseDeleted (this);
+	_region.note_deleted (this);
 
 	delete _text;
 }
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/note_base.h b/gtk2_ardour/note_base.h
index e63e59b84b..1e94e709a3 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/note_base.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/note_base.h
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@ class NoteBase : public sigc::trackable
 	void set_item (ArdourCanvas::Item *);
         ArdourCanvas::Item* item() const { return _item; }
 
-        static PBD::Signal1<void, NoteBase*> NoteBaseDeleted;
-
 	virtual void show() = 0;
 	virtual void hide() = 0;