diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
index 4362b579d1..7a1abf49c6 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
@@ -730,15 +730,10 @@ Editor::build_region_boundary_cache ()
 	}
 
 	/* if no snap selections are set, boundary cache should be left empty */
-	if ( interesting_points.empty() ) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	/* if no snap boundaries were set,  just bail out here with an empty region cache */
 	if ( interesting_points.empty() ) {
 		_region_boundary_cache_dirty = false;
 		return;
-	};
+	}
 
 	TimeAxisView *ontrack = 0;
 	TrackViewList tlist;