diff --git a/src/MixerBoard.cpp b/src/MixerBoard.cpp
index 8638b9c26..7f4557124 100644
--- a/src/MixerBoard.cpp
+++ b/src/MixerBoard.cpp
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ MixerTrackCluster::MixerTrackCluster(wxWindow* parent,
    mMeter.Release();
    if (GetWave()) {
       mMeter =
-         safenew MeterPanel(GetActiveProject(), // AudacityProject* project,
+         safenew MeterPanel(mProject, // AudacityProject* project,
                    this, -1, // wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id,
                    false, // bool isInput
                    ctrlPos, ctrlSize, // const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition, const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize,
@@ -1462,7 +1462,7 @@ void MixerBoardFrame::OnSize(wxSizeEvent & WXUNUSED(event))
 
 void MixerBoardFrame::OnKeyEvent(wxKeyEvent & event)
 {
-   AudacityProject *project = GetActiveProject();
+   AudacityProject *project = mMixerBoard->mProject;
    auto &commandManager = CommandManager::Get( *project );
    commandManager.FilterKeyEvent(project, event, true);
 }
diff --git a/src/Snap.cpp b/src/Snap.cpp
index e2cf7fdd0..3c145ed1a 100644
--- a/src/Snap.cpp
+++ b/src/Snap.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ SnapManager::SnapManager(const TrackList *tracks,
    mPixelTolerance = pixelTolerance;
    mNoTimeSnap = noTimeSnap;
 
-   mProject = GetActiveProject();
+   mProject = tracks->GetOwner();
    wxASSERT(mProject);
 
    mSnapTo = 0;
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ SnapResults SnapManager::Snap
       // Find where it would snap time to the grid
       mConverter.ValueToControls(
          t,
-         ProjectSettings::Get( *GetActiveProject() ).GetSnapTo() == SNAP_NEAREST
+         ProjectSettings::Get( *mProject ).GetSnapTo() == SNAP_NEAREST
       );
       mConverter.ControlsToValue();
       results.timeSnappedTime = mConverter.GetValue();
diff --git a/src/widgets/Meter.cpp b/src/widgets/Meter.cpp
index 7d8d8ae8d..492de2e76 100644
--- a/src/widgets/Meter.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/Meter.cpp
@@ -758,14 +758,14 @@ void MeterPanel::OnMouse(wxMouseEvent &evt)
 
   #if wxUSE_TOOLTIPS // Not available in wxX11
    if (evt.Leaving()){
-      ProjectStatus::Get( *GetActiveProject() ).Set({});
+      ProjectStatus::Get( *mProject ).Set({});
    }
    else if (evt.Entering()) {
       // Display the tooltip in the status bar
       wxToolTip * pTip = this->GetToolTip();
       if( pTip ) {
          auto tipText = Verbatim( pTip->GetTip() );
-         ProjectStatus::Get( *GetActiveProject() ).Set(tipText);
+         ProjectStatus::Get( *mProject ).Set(tipText);
       }
    }
   #endif
@@ -1875,7 +1875,7 @@ void MeterPanel::StartMonitoring()
    } 
 
    if (start && !gAudioIO->IsBusy()){
-      AudacityProject *p = GetActiveProject();
+      AudacityProject *p = mProject;
       if (p){
          gAudioIO->StartMonitoring( DefaultPlayOptions( *p ) );
       }
@@ -1994,8 +1994,7 @@ void MeterPanel::OnPreferences(wxCommandEvent & WXUNUSED(event))
    // Dialog is a child of the project, rather than of the toolbar.
    // This determines where it pops up.
 
-   wxDialogWrapper dlg( FindProjectFrame( GetActiveProject() ),
-      wxID_ANY, title );
+   wxDialogWrapper dlg( FindProjectFrame( mProject ), wxID_ANY, title);
    dlg.SetName();
    ShuttleGui S(&dlg, eIsCreating);
    S.StartVerticalLay();