diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_display.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_display.cc
index a682833706..d4c75af7bb 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_display.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_display.cc
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ using namespace std;
 
 ArdourDisplay::ArdourDisplay (Element e)
 {
-	add_elements(e);
-	add_elements(ArdourButton::Menu);
 	add_elements(ArdourButton::Text);
 }
 
@@ -60,12 +58,6 @@ ArdourDisplay::~ArdourDisplay ()
 {
 }
 
-bool
-ArdourDisplay::on_button_press_event (GdkEventButton*)
-{
-	_menu.popup (1, gtk_get_current_event_time());
-	return true;
-}
 
 bool
 ArdourDisplay::on_scroll_event (GdkEventScroll* ev)
@@ -101,10 +93,7 @@ void
 ArdourDisplay::add_controllable_preset (const char *txt, float val)
 {
 	using namespace Menu_Helpers;
-
-	MenuList& items = _menu.items ();
-
-	items.push_back (MenuElem (txt, sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &ArdourDisplay::handle_controllable_preset), val)));
+	AddMenuElem(MenuElem (txt, sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &ArdourDisplay::handle_controllable_preset), val)));
 }
 
 
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_display.h b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_display.h
index 8b7712ddcc..1b7c65480e 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_display.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_display.h
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@
 #include <gtkmm/menuitem.h>
 
 
-#include "ardour_button.h"
+#include "ardour_dropdown.h"
 
-class ArdourDisplay : public ArdourButton
+class ArdourDisplay : public ArdourDropdown
 {
   public:
 
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ class ArdourDisplay : public ArdourButton
 	boost::shared_ptr<PBD::Controllable> get_controllable() { return binding_proxy.get_controllable(); }
  	void set_controllable (boost::shared_ptr<PBD::Controllable> c);
 
-	bool on_button_press_event (GdkEventButton*);  //mousedown will pop up our preset menu
-//	bool on_button_press_event (GdkEventButton*);
 //	bool on_button_release_event (GdkEventButton*);
 	bool on_scroll_event (GdkEventScroll* ev);
 //	bool on_motion_notify_event (GdkEventMotion *ev) ;
@@ -50,9 +48,6 @@ class ArdourDisplay : public ArdourButton
 
 	void controllable_changed ();
 	PBD::ScopedConnection watch_connection;
-
-  private:
-	Gtk::Menu      _menu;
 };
 
 #endif /* __gtk2_ardour_ardour_menu_h__ */