diff --git a/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/tv_rec.cpp b/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/tv_rec.cpp
index 2f40286..3d38c6d 100644
--- a/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/tv_rec.cpp
+++ b/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/tv_rec.cpp
@@ -4367,8 +4367,6 @@ bool TVRec::GetProgramRingBufferForLiveTV(RecordingInfo **pginfo,
         prog->SetPathname(sgroup.FindNextDirMostFree());
     }
 
-    if (!pseudoLiveTVRecording)
-        prog->ApplyRecordRecGroupChange("LiveTV");
     StartedRecording(prog);
 
     *rb = RingBuffer::Create(prog->GetPathname(), true);