diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
index 35b8a0484b..0aa5e53b4e 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
@@ -2815,14 +2815,8 @@ RubberbandSelectDrag::motion (GdkEvent* event, bool)
 	double y1;
 	double y2;
 
-	/* use a bigger drag threshold than the default */
-
 	nframes64_t const pf = adjusted_current_frame (event, Config->get_rubberbanding_snaps_to_grid ());
 
-	if (abs ((int) (pf - grab_frame())) < 8) {
-		return;
-	}
-
 	nframes64_t grab = grab_frame ();
 	if (Config->get_rubberbanding_snaps_to_grid ()) {
 		_editor->snap_to_with_modifier (grab, event);
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.h b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.h
index 16ef6c4678..2b0207c7df 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.h
@@ -577,6 +577,10 @@ public:
 	void motion (GdkEvent *, bool);
 	void finished (GdkEvent *, bool);
 	void aborted ();
+
+	std::pair<nframes64_t, int> move_threshold () const {
+		return std::make_pair (8, 1);
+	}
 };
 
 /** Region drag in time-FX mode */