diff --git a/include/Song.h b/include/Song.h
index 569b3ad14af..eacd2114fdd 100644
--- a/include/Song.h
+++ b/include/Song.h
@@ -283,7 +283,6 @@ class LMMS_EXPORT Song : public TrackContainer
 
 
 	bpm_t getTempo();
-	AutomationClip * tempoAutomationClip() override;
 
 	AutomationTrack * globalAutomationTrack()
 	{
@@ -352,6 +351,11 @@ class LMMS_EXPORT Song : public TrackContainer
 		return m_timeSigModel;
 	}
 
+	IntModel& tempoModel()
+	{
+		return m_tempoModel;
+	}
+
 	void exportProjectMidi(QString const & exportFileName) const;
 
 	inline void setLoadOnLaunch(bool value) { m_loadOnLaunch = value; }
diff --git a/include/TrackContainer.h b/include/TrackContainer.h
index d947094f7cd..ca9964e300a 100644
--- a/include/TrackContainer.h
+++ b/include/TrackContainer.h
@@ -63,12 +63,6 @@ class LMMS_EXPORT TrackContainer : public Model, public JournallingObject
 
 	void loadSettings( const QDomElement & _this ) override;
 
-
-	virtual AutomationClip * tempoAutomationClip()
-	{
-		return nullptr;
-	}
-
 	int countTracks( Track::TrackTypes _tt = Track::NumTrackTypes ) const;
 
 
diff --git a/plugins/MidiImport/MidiImport.cpp b/plugins/MidiImport/MidiImport.cpp
index 6a0314966d9..6836060f3fa 100644
--- a/plugins/MidiImport/MidiImport.cpp
+++ b/plugins/MidiImport/MidiImport.cpp
@@ -358,7 +358,11 @@ bool MidiImport::readSMF( TrackContainer* tc )
 	pd.setValue( 2 );
 
 	// Tempo stuff
-	AutomationClip * tap = tc->tempoAutomationClip();
+	auto tt = dynamic_cast<AutomationTrack*>(Track::create(Track::AutomationTrack, Engine::getSong()));
+	tt->setName(tr("Tempo"));
+	auto tap = new AutomationClip(tt);
+	tap->setDisplayName(tr("Tempo"));
+	tap->addObject(&Engine::getSong()->tempoModel());
 	if( tap )
 	{
 		tap->clear();
diff --git a/src/core/Song.cpp b/src/core/Song.cpp
index ab4ac940bd7..82388268f7b 100644
--- a/src/core/Song.cpp
+++ b/src/core/Song.cpp
@@ -837,14 +837,6 @@ bpm_t Song::getTempo()
 }
 
 
-
-
-AutomationClip * Song::tempoAutomationClip()
-{
-	return AutomationClip::globalAutomationClip( &m_tempoModel );
-}
-
-
 AutomatedValueMap Song::automatedValuesAt(TimePos time, int clipNum) const
 {
 	return TrackContainer::automatedValuesFromTracks(TrackList{m_globalAutomationTrack} << tracks(), time, clipNum);