diff --git a/libs/ardour/audioregion.cc b/libs/ardour/audioregion.cc
index 855ff074ca..07da0039ce 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/audioregion.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/audioregion.cc
@@ -1391,9 +1391,7 @@ AudioRegion::source_offset_changed ()
 	if (boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<DestructiveFileSource>(sources.front())) {
 		set_start (source()->natural_position(), this);
 		set_position (source()->natural_position(), this);
-	} else {
-		set_position (source()->natural_position() + start(), this);
-	}
+	} 
 }
 
 extern "C" {