diff --git a/src/effects/Equalization.cpp b/src/effects/Equalization.cpp
index cbea44915..f877d417a 100644
--- a/src/effects/Equalization.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/Equalization.cpp
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@
 #include "../FFT.h"
 #include "../Prefs.h"
 #include "../Project.h"
-#include "../ProjectSettings.h"
 #include "../TrackArtist.h"
 #include "../WaveClip.h"
 #include "../ViewInfo.h"
@@ -739,7 +738,7 @@ void EffectEqualization::PopulateOrExchange(ShuttleGui & S)
    mHiFreq =
       (t
          ? t->GetRate()
-         : ProjectSettings::Get( *FindProject() ).GetRate())
+         : mProjectRate)
       / 2.0;
    mLoFreq = loFreqI;
 
diff --git a/src/effects/ScienFilter.cpp b/src/effects/ScienFilter.cpp
index 4aa76b7e8..3b1efeb6d 100644
--- a/src/effects/ScienFilter.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/ScienFilter.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ a graph for EffectScienFilter.
 #include "../PlatformCompatibility.h"
 #include "../Prefs.h"
 #include "../Project.h"
-#include "../ProjectSettings.h"
 #include "../Shuttle.h"
 #include "../ShuttleGui.h"
 #include "../WaveTrack.h"
@@ -334,7 +333,7 @@ bool EffectScienFilter::Init()
       mNyquist =
          (t
             ? t->GetRate()
-            : ProjectSettings::Get( *FindProject() ).GetRate())
+            : mProjectRate)
          / 2.0;
    }
 
diff --git a/src/effects/ToneGen.cpp b/src/effects/ToneGen.cpp
index 102e70eb4..4a09204f2 100644
--- a/src/effects/ToneGen.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/ToneGen.cpp
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ void EffectToneGen::PopulateOrExchange(ShuttleGui & S)
                      6, &mFrequency[0],
                      NumValidatorStyle::NO_TRAILING_ZEROES,
                      MIN_StartFreq,
-                     ProjectSettings::Get( *FindProject() ).GetRate() / 2.0
+                     mProjectRate / 2.0
                   )
                   .AddTextBox( {}, wxT(""), 12);
             }
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ void EffectToneGen::PopulateOrExchange(ShuttleGui & S)
                      6, &mFrequency[1],
                      NumValidatorStyle::NO_TRAILING_ZEROES,
                      MIN_EndFreq,
-                     ProjectSettings::Get( *FindProject() ).GetRate() / 2.0
+                     mProjectRate / 2.0
                   )
                   .AddTextBox( {}, wxT(""), 12);
             }
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ void EffectToneGen::PopulateOrExchange(ShuttleGui & S)
          t = S.Validator<FloatingPointValidator<double>>(
                6, &mFrequency[0], NumValidatorStyle::NO_TRAILING_ZEROES,
                MIN_Frequency,
-               ProjectSettings::Get( *FindProject() ).GetRate() / 2.0
+               mProjectRate / 2.0
             )
             .AddTextBox(XO("Frequency (Hz):"), wxT(""), 12);