diff --git a/src/Menus.cpp b/src/Menus.cpp
index 242ac1734..b4454d89e 100644
--- a/src/Menus.cpp
+++ b/src/Menus.cpp
@@ -3375,7 +3375,6 @@ bool AudacityProject::OnEffect(const PluginID & ID, int flags)
    if (!success) {
       if (newTrack) {
          mTracks->Remove(newTrack);
-         delete newTrack;
          mTrackPanel->Refresh(false);
       }
 
@@ -5635,7 +5634,7 @@ void AudacityProject::HandleMixAndRender(bool toNewTrack)
                 selectedCount++;
 
                 if (!toNewTrack) {
-                   t = iter.RemoveCurrent(true);
+                   t = iter.RemoveCurrent();
                 } else {
                    t = iter.Next();
                 };
@@ -6485,7 +6484,7 @@ void AudacityProject::OnRemoveTracks()
             mMixerBoard->RemoveTrackCluster((WaveTrack*)t);
          if (!f)
             f = l;         // Capture the track preceeding the first removed track
-         t = iter.RemoveCurrent(true);
+         t = iter.RemoveCurrent();
       }
       else {
          l = t;
diff --git a/src/Project.cpp b/src/Project.cpp
index 0088e3577..d7e4d3778 100644
--- a/src/Project.cpp
+++ b/src/Project.cpp
@@ -5019,9 +5019,9 @@ void AudacityProject::RemoveTrack(Track * toRemove)
          pMixerBoard->RemoveTrackCluster((WaveTrack*)toRemove); // Will remove partner shown in same cluster.
    }
 
-   mTracks->Remove(toRemove, true);
+   mTracks->Remove(toRemove);
    if (partner) {
-      mTracks->Remove(partner, true);
+      mTracks->Remove(partner);
    }
 
    if (mTracks->IsEmpty()) {
diff --git a/src/Track.cpp b/src/Track.cpp
index f9d2ee467..a38cb6a1a 100644
--- a/src/Track.cpp
+++ b/src/Track.cpp
@@ -465,12 +465,12 @@ Track *TrackListIterator::Prev(bool skiplinked)
    return *cur;
 }
 
-Track *TrackListIterator::RemoveCurrent(bool deletetrack)
+Track *TrackListIterator::RemoveCurrent()
 {
    if (!l || l->isNull(cur))
       return nullptr;
 
-   cur = l->Remove(*cur, deletetrack);
+   cur = l->Remove(*cur);
 
    #ifdef DEBUG_TLI // if we are debugging this bit
    wxASSERT_MSG((!cur || (*l).Contains((*cur).t)), wxT("cur invalid after deletion of track."));   // check that cur is in the list
@@ -902,16 +902,13 @@ void TrackList::Replace(Track * t, Track * with, bool deletetrack)
    }
 }
 
-TrackNodePointer TrackList::Remove(Track *t, bool deletetrack)
+TrackNodePointer TrackList::Remove(Track *t)
 {
    TrackNodePointer result(end());
    if (t) {
       auto node = t->GetNode();
 
-      if (deletetrack)
-         delete t;
-      else
-         t->SetOwner(NULL, TrackNodePointer{});
+      delete t;
 
       if (!isNull(node)) {
          result = erase(node);
diff --git a/src/Track.h b/src/Track.h
index e041ac9df..f312708e8 100644
--- a/src/Track.h
+++ b/src/Track.h
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ class AUDACITY_DLL_API TrackListIterator /* not final */
    virtual Track *Prev(bool skiplinked = false);
    virtual Track *Last(bool skiplinked = false);
 
-   Track *RemoveCurrent(bool deletetrack = false); // returns next
+   Track *RemoveCurrent(); // returns next
 
  protected:
    friend TrackList;
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ class AUDACITY_DLL_API TrackList final : public wxEvtHandler, public ListOfTrack
 
    /// Remove this Track or all children of this TrackList.
    /// Return an iterator to what followed the removed track.
-   TrackNodePointer Remove(Track *t, bool deletetrack = false);
+   TrackNodePointer Remove(Track *t);
 
    /// Make the list empty
    void Clear(bool deleteTracks = false);
diff --git a/src/effects/Effect.cpp b/src/effects/Effect.cpp
index 8c5cd17eb..83a02bd6d 100644
--- a/src/effects/Effect.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/Effect.cpp
@@ -2145,7 +2145,7 @@ Effect::AddedAnalysisTrack::~AddedAnalysisTrack()
 {
    if (mpEffect) {
       // not committed -- DELETE the label track
-      mpEffect->mTracks->Remove(mpTrack, true);
+      mpEffect->mTracks->Remove(mpTrack);
    }
 }
 
@@ -2234,7 +2234,7 @@ void Effect::ReplaceProcessedTracks(const bool bGoodResult)
       while (i < cnt && mOMap[i] != o) {
          Track *t = (Track *) mIMap[i];
          if (t) {
-            mTracks->Remove(t, true);
+            mTracks->Remove(t);
          }
          i++;
       }
@@ -2273,7 +2273,7 @@ void Effect::ReplaceProcessedTracks(const bool bGoodResult)
    while (i < cnt) {
       Track *t = (Track *) mIMap[i];
       if (t) {
-         mTracks->Remove((Track *)mIMap[i], true);
+         mTracks->Remove((Track *)mIMap[i]);
       }
       i++;
    }
diff --git a/src/effects/StereoToMono.cpp b/src/effects/StereoToMono.cpp
index a99aba2bd..31debcd97 100644
--- a/src/effects/StereoToMono.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/StereoToMono.cpp
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ bool EffectStereoToMono::ProcessOne(int count)
    mRightTrack->SetLinked(false);
    mLeftTrack->SetChannel(Track::MonoChannel);
    mOutputTracks->Remove(mRightTrack);
-   delete mRightTrack;
 
    delete [] leftBuffer;
    delete [] rightBuffer;
diff --git a/src/toolbars/ControlToolBar.cpp b/src/toolbars/ControlToolBar.cpp
index 54132a9e1..b2664f748 100644
--- a/src/toolbars/ControlToolBar.cpp
+++ b/src/toolbars/ControlToolBar.cpp
@@ -1011,7 +1011,6 @@ void ControlToolBar::OnRecord(wxCommandEvent &evt)
             // msmeyer: Delete recently added tracks if opening stream fails
             for (unsigned int i = 0; i < newRecordingTracks.size(); i++) {
                trackList->Remove(newRecordingTracks[i]);
-               delete newRecordingTracks[i];
             }
          }