diff --git a/include/PeakController.h b/include/PeakController.h
index b56c4c1a5..96240c6df 100644
--- a/include/PeakController.h
+++ b/include/PeakController.h
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ public:
 	virtual QString nodeName() const;
 
 	static PeakControllerEffectVector s_effects;
-	static int s_lastEffectId;
 
 
 public slots:
diff --git a/plugins/peak_controller_effect/peak_controller_effect.cpp b/plugins/peak_controller_effect/peak_controller_effect.cpp
index 4069c941b..0d8238262 100644
--- a/plugins/peak_controller_effect/peak_controller_effect.cpp
+++ b/plugins/peak_controller_effect/peak_controller_effect.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 
 #include "embed.cpp"
 
-
 extern "C"
 {
 
@@ -61,6 +60,7 @@ PeakControllerEffect::PeakControllerEffect(
 			Model * _parent,
 			const Descriptor::SubPluginFeatures::Key * _key ) :
 	Effect( &peakcontrollereffect_plugin_descriptor, _parent, _key ),
+	m_effectId( rand() ),
 	m_peakControls( this ),
 	m_lastSample( 0 ),
 	m_lastRMS( -1 ),
diff --git a/plugins/peak_controller_effect/peak_controller_effect_controls.cpp b/plugins/peak_controller_effect/peak_controller_effect_controls.cpp
index 740b2c416..18d66a417 100644
--- a/plugins/peak_controller_effect/peak_controller_effect_controls.cpp
+++ b/plugins/peak_controller_effect/peak_controller_effect_controls.cpp
@@ -62,10 +62,6 @@ void PeakControllerEffectControls::loadSettings( const QDomElement & _this )
 	m_amountMultModel.loadSettings( _this, "amountmult" );
 
 	int effectId = _this.attribute( "effectId" ).toInt();
-	if( effectId > PeakController::s_lastEffectId )
-	{
-		PeakController::s_lastEffectId = effectId;
-	}
 	m_effect->m_effectId = effectId;
 
     if( m_effect->m_autoController && ( engine::getSong()->isLoadingProject() == true || presetPreviewPlayHandle::isPreviewing() == false ) )
diff --git a/src/core/PeakController.cpp b/src/core/PeakController.cpp
index 7d5407df0..91d567a06 100644
--- a/src/core/PeakController.cpp
+++ b/src/core/PeakController.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 #include "ControllerDialog.h"
 #include "plugins/peak_controller_effect/peak_controller_effect.h"
 
-int PeakController::s_lastEffectId = 0;
 PeakControllerEffectVector PeakController::s_effects;