diff --git a/src/muse/operations.cpp b/src/muse/operations.cpp
index e34488138..37cb013cd 100644
--- a/src/muse/operations.cpp
+++ b/src/muse/operations.cpp
@@ -1279,12 +1279,7 @@ SongChangedStruct_t PendingOperationItem::executeRTStage()
     case DeleteMidiCtrlVal:
       DEBUG_OPERATIONS(stderr, "PendingOperationItem::executeRTStage DeleteMidiCtrlVal: mcvl:%p tick:%u part:%p val:%d\n", 
                        _mcvl, _imcv->first, _imcv->second.part, _imcv->second.val);
-      for (auto it = _mcvl->begin(); it!=_mcvl->end(); it++){
-          if (it == _imcv) {
-              _mcvl->erase(_imcv);
-              break;
-          }
-      }
+      _mcvl->delMCtlVal(_imcv->first, _imcv->second.part, _imcv->second.val);
       // No song changed flags are required to be set here.
     break;
     case ModifyMidiCtrlVal: