diff --git a/src/Project.cpp b/src/Project.cpp
index 236f7c8d9..bbeb92877 100644
--- a/src/Project.cpp
+++ b/src/Project.cpp
@@ -4739,26 +4739,6 @@ void AudacityProject::ClearClipboard()
    }
 }
 
-void AudacityProject::Clear()
-{
-   for (auto n : GetTracks()->Any()) {
-      if (n->GetSelected() || n->IsSyncLockSelected()) {
-         n->Clear(mViewInfo.selectedRegion.t0(), mViewInfo.selectedRegion.t1());
-      }
-   }
-
-   double seconds = mViewInfo.selectedRegion.duration();
-
-   mViewInfo.selectedRegion.collapseToT0();
-
-   PushState(wxString::Format(_("Deleted %.2f seconds at t=%.2f"),
-                              seconds,
-                              mViewInfo.selectedRegion.t0()),
-             _("Delete"));
-
-   RedrawProject();
-}
-
 // Utility function called by other zoom methods
 void AudacityProject::Zoom(double level)
 {
diff --git a/src/Project.h b/src/Project.h
index 9efd87d5d..4c3e6c72e 100644
--- a/src/Project.h
+++ b/src/Project.h
@@ -318,8 +318,6 @@ private:
    bool DoSave(bool fromSaveAs, bool bWantSaveCopy, bool bLossless = false);
 public:
 
-   void Clear();// clears a selection
-
    const wxString &GetFileName() { return mFileName; }
    bool GetDirty() { return mDirty; }
    void SetProjectTitle( int number =-1);
diff --git a/src/menus/EditMenus.cpp b/src/menus/EditMenus.cpp
index a69f228a6..f463de620 100644
--- a/src/menus/EditMenus.cpp
+++ b/src/menus/EditMenus.cpp
@@ -364,9 +364,28 @@ void OnCut(const CommandContext &context)
 void OnDelete(const CommandContext &context)
 {
    auto &project = context.project;
-   project.Clear();
+   auto &tracks = *project.GetTracks();
+   auto &selectedRegion = project.GetViewInfo().selectedRegion;
+
+   for (auto n : tracks.Any()) {
+      if (n->GetSelected() || n->IsSyncLockSelected()) {
+         n->Clear(selectedRegion.t0(), selectedRegion.t1());
+      }
+   }
+
+   double seconds = selectedRegion.duration();
+
+   selectedRegion.collapseToT0();
+
+   project.PushState(wxString::Format(_("Deleted %.2f seconds at t=%.2f"),
+                              seconds,
+                              selectedRegion.t0()),
+             _("Delete"));
+
+   project.RedrawProject();
 }
 
+
 void OnCopy(const CommandContext &context)
 {
    auto &project = context.project;