diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/strip_import_dialog.cc b/gtk2_ardour/strip_import_dialog.cc
index eb68b24673..157a78057e 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/strip_import_dialog.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/strip_import_dialog.cc
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ StripImportDialog::parse_route_state (std::string const& path)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	_extern_map = _session->parse_route_state (path, _match_pbd_id);
+	//_extern_map = _session->parse_route_state (path, _match_pbd_id);
 
 out:
 	if (_extern_map.empty ()) {