diff --git a/include/AutomatableModel.h b/include/AutomatableModel.h
index 9f53c9451..acefc95c3 100644
--- a/include/AutomatableModel.h
+++ b/include/AutomatableModel.h
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ protected:
 	//! max() and aligned according to the step size (step size 0.05 -> value
 	//! 0.12345 becomes 0.10 etc.). You should always call it at the end after
 	//! doing your own calculations.
-	float fittedValue( float value, bool forceStep = false ) const;
+	float fittedValue( float value ) const;
 
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/core/AutomatableModel.cpp b/src/core/AutomatableModel.cpp
index 987beed3e..509ee4aa0 100644
--- a/src/core/AutomatableModel.cpp
+++ b/src/core/AutomatableModel.cpp
@@ -377,11 +377,11 @@ void AutomatableModel::setStep( const float step )
 
 
 
-float AutomatableModel::fittedValue( float value, bool forceStep ) const
+float AutomatableModel::fittedValue( float value ) const
 {
 	value = tLimit<float>( value, m_minValue, m_maxValue );
 
-	if( m_step != 0 && ( m_hasStrictStepSize || forceStep ) )
+	if( m_step != 0 && m_hasStrictStepSize )
 	{
 		value = nearbyintf( value / m_step ) * m_step;
 	}
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ ValueBuffer * AutomatableModel::valueBuffer()
 		float * nvalues = m_valueBuffer.values();
 		for( int i = 0; i < vb->length(); i++ )
 		{
-			nvalues[i] = fittedValue( values[i], false );
+			nvalues[i] = fittedValue( values[i] );
 		}
 		m_lastUpdatedPeriod = s_periodCounter;
 		m_hasSampleExactData = true;