diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc
index 184b6442d1..2ceabd883f 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc
@@ -1571,14 +1571,6 @@ ARDOUR_UI::transport_stop ()
 	_session->request_stop (false, true);
 }
 
-void
-ARDOUR_UI::remove_last_capture()
-{
-	if (editor) {
-		editor->remove_last_capture();
-	}
-}
-
 void
 ARDOUR_UI::transport_record (bool roll)
 {
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h
index 2b687cd11e..b4409572e4 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h
@@ -529,8 +529,6 @@ class ARDOUR_UI : public Gtkmm2ext::UI, public ARDOUR::SessionHandlePtr
 
 	void set_transport_sensitivity (bool);
 
-	void remove_last_capture ();
-
 	void transport_goto_zero ();
 	void transport_goto_start ();
 	void transport_goto_end ();
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc
index b7505e00a9..99881965e2 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc
@@ -268,8 +268,6 @@ ARDOUR_UI::install_actions ()
 	act = ActionManager::register_action (common_actions, X_("Save"), _("Save"),  sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &ARDOUR_UI::save_state), string(""), false));
 	ActionManager::session_sensitive_actions.push_back (act);
 	ActionManager::write_sensitive_actions.push_back (act);
-	act = ActionManager::register_action (common_actions, X_("RemoveLastCapture"), _("Remove Last Capture"), sigc::mem_fun(*this, &ARDOUR_UI::remove_last_capture));
-	ActionManager::session_sensitive_actions.push_back (act);
 
 	Glib::RefPtr<ActionGroup> transport_actions = ActionGroup::create (X_("Transport"));