diff --git a/src/core/AutomatableModel.cpp b/src/core/AutomatableModel.cpp
index 636a05ca99e..14bb661e9e1 100644
--- a/src/core/AutomatableModel.cpp
+++ b/src/core/AutomatableModel.cpp
@@ -460,7 +460,6 @@ void AutomatableModel::linkModels( AutomatableModel* model1, AutomatableModel* m
 		model1->linkModel( model2 );
 		model2->linkModel( model1 );
 	}
-	emit model1->dataChanged();
 }