diff --git a/js/id/core/graph.js b/js/id/core/graph.js
index 633e75ec0..3f9ab7c9c 100644
--- a/js/id/core/graph.js
+++ b/js/id/core/graph.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ iD.Graph = function(other, mutable) {
         this.entities = _.assign(Object.create(base.entities), other.entities);
         this._parentWays = _.assign(Object.create(base.parentWays), other._parentWays);
         this._parentRels = _.assign(Object.create(base.parentRels), other._parentRels);
-        this.inherited = true;
 
     } else {
         this.entities = Object.create({});
diff --git a/js/id/core/history.js b/js/id/core/history.js
index 5d0cb5fb4..e4f76aae8 100644
--- a/js/id/core/history.js
+++ b/js/id/core/history.js
@@ -257,7 +257,6 @@ iD.History = function(context) {
                 });
             }
 
-            stack[0].graph.inherited = false;
             dispatch.change();
 
             return history;