diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/transport_master_manager.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/transport_master_manager.h
index 6f40abe3c3..9621422cec 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/transport_master_manager.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/transport_master_manager.h
@@ -85,8 +85,6 @@ class LIBARDOUR_API TransportMasterManager : public boost::noncopyable
 
 	static const std::string state_node_name;
 
-	void reconnect_ports ();
-
 	void block_disk_output ();
 	void unblock_disk_output ();
 	void reinit (double speed, samplepos_t pos);
diff --git a/libs/ardour/session.cc b/libs/ardour/session.cc
index 958e84617f..a6bb73721d 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session.cc
@@ -1335,7 +1335,7 @@ Session::hookup_io ()
 	*/
 
 	AudioEngine::instance()->reconnect_ports ();
-	TransportMasterManager::instance().reconnect_ports ();
+
 	AfterConnect (); /* EMIT SIGNAL */
 
 	/* Anyone who cares about input state, wake up and do something */
diff --git a/libs/ardour/transport_master_manager.cc b/libs/ardour/transport_master_manager.cc
index 1273ae3639..71c7c93f56 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/transport_master_manager.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/transport_master_manager.cc
@@ -740,19 +740,6 @@ TransportMasterManager::restart ()
 	}
 }
 
-void
-TransportMasterManager::reconnect_ports ()
-{
-	DEBUG_TRACE (DEBUG::Slave, "reconnecting all transport master ports\n");
-	{
-		Glib::Threads::RWLock::ReaderLock lm (lock);
-
-		for (TransportMasters::const_iterator tm = _transport_masters.begin(); tm != _transport_masters.end(); ++tm) {
-			(*tm)->connect_port_using_state ();
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 void
 TransportMasterManager::block_disk_output ()
 {