diff --git a/libs/ardour/location.cc b/libs/ardour/location.cc
index f05585c84c..4d9d86310d 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/location.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/location.cc
@@ -1094,13 +1094,11 @@ Locations::clear_ranges ()
 			tmp = i;
 			++tmp;
 
-			/* We do not remove these ranges as part of this
+			/* We do not remove the session ranges as part of this
 			 * operation
 			 */
 
-			if ((*i)->is_auto_punch() ||
-			    (*i)->is_auto_loop() ||
-			    (*i)->is_session_range()) {
+			if ((*i)->is_session_range()) {
 				i = tmp;
 				continue;
 			}