diff --git a/mixer/src/Mixer.C b/mixer/src/Mixer.C
index b7f71bc..fd7130f 100644
--- a/mixer/src/Mixer.C
+++ b/mixer/src/Mixer.C
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ extern char *user_config_dir;
 
 #include "debug.h"
 
-static void update_cb( void *v ) {
-    Fl::repeat_timeout( STATUS_UPDATE_FREQ, update_cb, v );
+/* static void update_cb( void *v ) { */
+/*     Fl::repeat_timeout( STATUS_UPDATE_FREQ, update_cb, v ); */
 
-    ((Mixer*)v)->update();
-}
+/*     ((Mixer*)v)->update(); */
+/* } */
 
 
 void Mixer::cb_menu(Fl_Widget* o) {
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ void Mixer::add ( Mixer_Strip *ms )
 
     rows( _rows );
 
-    scroll->redraw();
+//    scroll->redraw();
 }
 
 void
@@ -424,17 +424,6 @@ Mixer::rows ( int ideal_rows )
     scroll->redraw();
 }
 
-void Mixer::update ( void )
-{
-    THREAD_ASSERT( UI );
-
-    for ( int i = mixer_strips->children(); i--; )
-    {
-        ((Mixer_Strip*)mixer_strips->child( i ))->update();
-    }
-    // redraw();
-}
-
 /** retrun a pointer to the track named /name/, or NULL if no track is named /name/ */
 Mixer_Strip *
 Mixer::track_by_name ( const char *name )
diff --git a/mixer/src/Mixer.H b/mixer/src/Mixer.H
index 54aab53..8c05fc4 100644
--- a/mixer/src/Mixer.H
+++ b/mixer/src/Mixer.H
@@ -63,14 +63,12 @@ protected:
     int handle ( int m );
 
 public:
-  
+
   int min_h ( void ) const { return Mixer_Strip::min_h() + (18 * 2); }
 
     void rows ( int n );
     virtual void resize ( int X, int Y, int W, int H );
 
-    void update ( void );
-
     void new_strip ( void );
     void process ( unsigned int nframes );
     void add ( Mixer_Strip *ms );