diff --git a/libs/ardour/session.cc b/libs/ardour/session.cc
index 07c6bbb042..a69c69b27b 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session.cc
@@ -3851,7 +3851,7 @@ Session::remove_routes (boost::shared_ptr<RouteList> routes_to_remove)
 	}
 
 	PropertyChange pc;
-	pc.add (Properties::selected);
+	pc.add (Properties::order);
 	PresentationInfo::Change (pc);
 
 	/* save the new state of the world */