diff --git a/src/Project.cpp b/src/Project.cpp
index 7a0ad351e..ef59798c1 100644
--- a/src/Project.cpp
+++ b/src/Project.cpp
@@ -745,7 +745,6 @@ AudacityProject::AudacityProject(wxWindow * parent, wxWindowID id,
      mLastFocusedWindow(NULL),
      mKeyboardCaptured(false),
      mImportXMLTagHandler(NULL),
-     mLastAutoSaveTime(0),
      mAutoSaving(false),
      mIsRecovered(false),
      mRecordingRecoveryHandler(NULL),
@@ -4337,7 +4336,11 @@ void AudacityProject::AutoSave()
 {
    // To minimize the possibility of race conditions, we first write to a
    // file with the extension ".tmp", then rename the file to .autosave
-   SonifyBeginAutoSave();
+   // FIX-ME: What's up with this no-op cruft that's not #ifdefed for NoteTrack? 
+   // Let's not clutter the code with stuff that's not implemented, and not 
+   // even clear we ever will need it.
+   //vvvvv (part of RBD's r10680 stuff to back out.)
+   //    SonifyBeginAutoSave();
    wxString projName;
 
    if (mFileName.IsEmpty())
@@ -4392,8 +4395,9 @@ void AudacityProject::AutoSave()
    }
    
    mAutoSaveFileName += fn + wxT(".autosave");
-   mLastAutoSaveTime = wxGetLocalTime();
-   SonifyEndAutoSave();
+   // no-op cruft that's not #ifdefed for NoteTrack
+   // See above for further comments. 
+   //   SonifyEndAutoSave();
 }
 
 void AudacityProject::DeleteCurrentAutoSaveFile()
diff --git a/src/Project.h b/src/Project.h
index ff1da3bd0..3b757783c 100644
--- a/src/Project.h
+++ b/src/Project.h
@@ -531,9 +531,6 @@ class AUDACITY_DLL_API AudacityProject:  public wxFrame,
    // Last auto-save file name and path (empty if none)
    wxString mAutoSaveFileName;
    
-   // When the last auto-save took place (as returned wx wxGetLocalTime)
-   long mLastAutoSaveTime;
-   
    // Are we currently auto-saving or not?
    bool mAutoSaving;