diff --git a/app/tools/gimpeditselectiontool.c b/app/tools/gimpeditselectiontool.c
index dd5104ccf2..6454bd5cf9 100644
--- a/app/tools/gimpeditselectiontool.c
+++ b/app/tools/gimpeditselectiontool.c
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@
 #include "gimp-intl.h"
 
 
-#define EDIT_SELECT_SCROLL_LOCK FALSE
-#define ARROW_VELOCITY          25
+#define ARROW_VELOCITY 25
 
 
 typedef struct _GimpEditSelectionTool      GimpEditSelectionTool;
@@ -150,7 +149,6 @@ gimp_edit_selection_tool_init (GimpEditSelectionTool *edit_selection_tool)
 {
   GimpTool *tool = GIMP_TOOL (edit_selection_tool);
 
-  gimp_tool_control_set_scroll_lock (tool->control, EDIT_SELECT_SCROLL_LOCK);
   gimp_tool_control_set_motion_mode (tool->control, GIMP_MOTION_MODE_COMPRESS);
 
   edit_selection_tool->origx      = 0;
diff --git a/app/tools/gimpfreeselecttool.c b/app/tools/gimpfreeselecttool.c
index 921c9d0a7e..280cfc4281 100644
--- a/app/tools/gimpfreeselecttool.c
+++ b/app/tools/gimpfreeselecttool.c
@@ -233,7 +233,6 @@ gimp_free_select_tool_init (GimpFreeSelectTool *fst)
   GimpTool                  *tool = GIMP_TOOL (fst);
   GimpFreeSelectToolPrivate *priv = GET_PRIVATE (fst);
 
-  gimp_tool_control_set_scroll_lock (tool->control, FALSE);
   gimp_tool_control_set_wants_click (tool->control, TRUE);
   gimp_tool_control_set_precision   (tool->control,
                                      GIMP_CURSOR_PRECISION_SUBPIXEL);
diff --git a/app/tools/gimpvectortool.c b/app/tools/gimpvectortool.c
index 97a312978b..27ccbafbeb 100644
--- a/app/tools/gimpvectortool.c
+++ b/app/tools/gimpvectortool.c
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ gimp_vector_tool_init (GimpVectorTool *vector_tool)
 {
   GimpTool *tool = GIMP_TOOL (vector_tool);
 
-  gimp_tool_control_set_scroll_lock        (tool->control, FALSE);
   gimp_tool_control_set_handle_empty_image (tool->control, TRUE);
   gimp_tool_control_set_motion_mode        (tool->control,
                                             GIMP_MOTION_MODE_COMPRESS);