diff --git a/src/Menus.cpp b/src/Menus.cpp
index 787cf192c..139374e6b 100644
--- a/src/Menus.cpp
+++ b/src/Menus.cpp
@@ -5682,15 +5682,12 @@ void AudacityProject::OnZoomThousandthSecond()
 
 void AudacityProject::OnZoomPreset(double newZoom)
 {
-   double currentZoom = mViewInfo.GetZoom();
+   double zoomFactor = newZoom * mViewInfo.OffsetTimeByPixels(0.0, 1);
 
-   if (currentZoom != 0.0) {
-      double ratio = newZoom/currentZoom;
-      if (ratio > 1.0 )
-         ZoomInByFactor(ratio);
-      else if (ratio < 1.0)
-         ZoomOutByFactor(ratio);
-   }
+   if (zoomFactor > 1.0 )
+      ZoomInByFactor(zoomFactor);
+   else if (zoomFactor < 1.0)
+      ZoomOutByFactor(zoomFactor);
 }
 
 void AudacityProject::OnZoomFit()
diff --git a/src/ViewInfo.h b/src/ViewInfo.h
index 0bf7bc2fc..2bffb400f 100644
--- a/src/ViewInfo.h
+++ b/src/ViewInfo.h
@@ -86,9 +86,6 @@ public:
 
    // There is NO GetZoom()!
    // Use TimeToPosition and PositionToTime and OffsetTimeByPixels!
-   // DB added GetZoom() - needed for zoom presets.
-
-   double GetZoom() const {return zoom; }
 
    // Limits zoom to certain bounds
    void SetZoom(double pixelsPerSecond);