diff --git a/src/TrackPanel.cpp b/src/TrackPanel.cpp
index de61feec2..e9064fbd4 100644
--- a/src/TrackPanel.cpp
+++ b/src/TrackPanel.cpp
@@ -5333,12 +5333,6 @@ void TrackPanel::HandleLabelClick(wxMouseEvent & event)
    if (isleft && PopupFunc(t, rect, event.m_x, event.m_y))
       return;
 
-   // VJ: Check sync-lock icon and the blank area to the left of the minimize button.
-   // Have to do it here, because if track is shrunk such that these areas occlude controls,
-   // e.g., mute/solo, don't want the "Funcs" below to set up handling.
-   // Only result of doing so is to select the track. Don't care whether isleft.
-   bool bTrackSelClick = this->TrackSelFunc(t, rect, event.m_x, event.m_y);
-   if (!bTrackSelClick)
    {
       // MM: Check minimize buttons on WaveTracks. Must be before
       //     solo/mute buttons, sliders etc.
@@ -5583,23 +5577,6 @@ bool TrackPanel::MuteSoloFunc(Track * t, wxRect rect, int x, int y,
    return true;
 }
 
-bool TrackPanel::TrackSelFunc(Track * WXUNUSED(t), wxRect rect, int x, int y)
-{
-   // First check the blank space to left of minimize button.
-   wxRect selRect;
-   mTrackInfo.GetMinimizeRect(rect, selRect); // for y and height
-   selRect.x = rect.x;
-   selRect.width = 16; // (kTrackInfoBtnSize)
-   selRect.height++;
-   if (selRect.Contains(x, y))
-      return true;
-
-   // Try the sync-lock rect.
-   mTrackInfo.GetSyncLockIconRect(rect, selRect);
-   selRect.height++;
-   return selRect.Contains(x, y);
-}
-
 bool TrackPanel::MinimizeFunc(Track * t, wxRect rect, int x, int y)
 {
    wxRect buttonRect;
diff --git a/src/TrackPanel.h b/src/TrackPanel.h
index f88eb2d4e..1cbee631b 100644
--- a/src/TrackPanel.h
+++ b/src/TrackPanel.h
@@ -482,11 +482,6 @@ protected:
    virtual bool CloseFunc(Track * t, wxRect rect, int x, int y);
    virtual bool PopupFunc(Track * t, wxRect rect, int x, int y);
 
-   // TrackSelFunc, unlike the other *Func methods, returns true if the click is not
-   // set up to be handled, but click is on the sync-lock icon or the blank area to
-   // the left of the minimize button, and we want to pass it forward to be a track select.
-   virtual bool TrackSelFunc(Track * t, wxRect rect, int x, int y);
-
    virtual bool MuteSoloFunc(Track *t, wxRect rect, int x, int f, bool solo);
    virtual bool MinimizeFunc(Track *t, wxRect rect, int x, int f);
    virtual bool GainFunc(Track * t, wxRect rect, wxMouseEvent &event,