diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
index 6c21281f67..a76bab4a04 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
@@ -3527,9 +3527,8 @@ MeterMarkerDrag::aborted (bool moved)
 
 }
 
-TempoMarkerDrag::TempoMarkerDrag (Editor* e, ArdourCanvas::Item* i, bool c)
+TempoMarkerDrag::TempoMarkerDrag (Editor* e, ArdourCanvas::Item* i)
 	: Drag (e, i, Temporal::BeatTime)
-	, _copy (c)
 	, _grab_bpm (120.0, 4.0)
 	, _before_state (0)
 {
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.h b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.h
index 9c0c2c94ad..0a1c1bca25 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.h
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ private:
 class TempoMarkerDrag : public Drag
 {
 public:
-	TempoMarkerDrag (Editor *, ArdourCanvas::Item *, bool);
+	TempoMarkerDrag (Editor *, ArdourCanvas::Item *);
 
 	void start_grab (GdkEvent *, Gdk::Cursor* c = 0);
 	void motion (GdkEvent *, bool);
@@ -886,7 +886,6 @@ private:
 	Temporal::TempoPoint const * _real_section;
 	Temporal::TempoMap::WritableSharedPtr map;
 
-	bool _copy;
 	bool _movable;
 	Temporal::Tempo _grab_bpm;
 	Temporal::Beats _grab_qn;
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_mouse.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_mouse.cc
index d39aef441f..c566877868 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_mouse.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_mouse.cc
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ Editor::button_press_handler_1 (ArdourCanvas::Item* item, GdkEvent* event, ItemT
 		if (ArdourKeyboard::indicates_constraint (event->button.state)) {
 			_drags->set (new TempoEndDrag (this, item), event);
 		} else {
-			_drags->set (new TempoMarkerDrag (this, item, ArdourKeyboard::indicates_copy (event->button.state)), event);
+			_drags->set (new TempoMarkerDrag (this, item), event);
 		}
 
 		return true;