diff --git a/modules/services/osm_wikibase.js b/modules/services/osm_wikibase.js
index a5ff0a545..f56f825b5 100644
--- a/modules/services/osm_wikibase.js
+++ b/modules/services/osm_wikibase.js
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ export default {
     // {
     //   key: 'string',
     //   value: 'string',
-    //   rtype: 'string',
     //   langCode: 'string'
     // }
     //
@@ -133,7 +132,7 @@ export default {
         var that = this;
         var titles = [];
         var result = {};
-        var rtypeSitelink = params.rtype ? ('Relation:' + params.rtype).replace(/_/g, ' ').trim() : false;
+        var rtypeSitelink = (params.key === 'type' && params.value) ? ('Relation:' + params.value).replace(/_/g, ' ').trim() : false;
         var keySitelink = params.key ? this.toSitelink(params.key) : false;
         var tagSitelink = (params.key && params.value) ? this.toSitelink(params.key, params.value) : false;
         var localeSitelink;
@@ -242,10 +241,6 @@ export default {
     //   key: 'string',     // required
     //   value: 'string'    // optional
     // }
-    //   -or-
-    // {
-    //   rtype: 'rtype'     // relation type  (e.g. 'multipolygon')
-    // }
     //
     // Get an result object used to display tag documentation
     // {
diff --git a/modules/ui/sections/raw_tag_editor.js b/modules/ui/sections/raw_tag_editor.js
index b24a0a75b..4fcb9b3c8 100644
--- a/modules/ui/sections/raw_tag_editor.js
+++ b/modules/ui/sections/raw_tag_editor.js
@@ -225,20 +225,11 @@ export function uiSectionRawTagEditor(id, context) {
                     bindTypeahead(key, value);
                 }
 
-                var reference;
-
-                if (typeof d.value !== 'string') {
-                    reference = uiTagReference({ key: d.key }, context);
-                } else {
-                    var isRelation = _entityIDs && _entityIDs.some(function(entityID) {
-                        return context.entity(entityID).type === 'relation';
-                    });
-                    if (isRelation && d.key === 'type') {
-                        reference = uiTagReference({ rtype: d.value }, context);
-                    } else {
-                        reference = uiTagReference({ key: d.key, value: d.value }, context);
-                    }
+                var referenceOptions = { key: d.key };
+                if (typeof d.value === 'string') {
+                    referenceOptions.value = d.value;
                 }
+                var reference = uiTagReference(referenceOptions, context);
 
                 if (_state === 'hover') {
                     reference.showing(false);
diff --git a/modules/ui/tag_reference.js b/modules/ui/tag_reference.js
index 7bf02fd1e..123bff2b0 100644
--- a/modules/ui/tag_reference.js
+++ b/modules/ui/tag_reference.js
@@ -8,17 +8,13 @@ import { services } from '../services';
 import { svgIcon } from '../svg/icon';
 
 
-// Pass `which` object of the form:
+// Pass `what` object of the form:
 // {
 //   key: 'string',     // required
 //   value: 'string'    // optional
 // }
 //   -or-
 // {
-//   rtype: 'string'    // relation type  (e.g. 'multipolygon')
-// }
-//   -or-
-// {
 //   qid: 'string'      // brand wikidata  (e.g. 'Q37158')
 // }
 //