diff --git a/libs/ardour/triggerbox.cc b/libs/ardour/triggerbox.cc
index 2dc86e5690..b45ac6ae02 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/triggerbox.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/triggerbox.cc
@@ -1705,12 +1705,10 @@ MIDITrigger::MIDITrigger (uint32_t n, TriggerBox& b)
 	, _start_offset (0, 0, 0)
 	, _legato_offset (0, 0, 0)
 {
-#if TRIGGER_MIDI_PROP_TESTING
 	Evoral::PatchChange<MidiBuffer::TimeType> pc (0, 0, 12, 0);
 	set_patch_change (pc);
 
 	_channel_map.assign (16, -1);
-#endif
 }
 
 MIDITrigger::~MIDITrigger ()