diff --git a/js/id/modes/move_way.js b/js/id/modes/move_way.js
index cdd9fa792..84f9e819f 100644
--- a/js/id/modes/move_way.js
+++ b/js/id/modes/move_way.js
@@ -7,13 +7,10 @@ iD.modes.MoveWay = function(context, wayId) {
     var keybinding = d3.keybinding('move-way');
 
     mode.enter = function() {
-        var origin = context.map().mouseCoordinates(),
+        var origin,
             nudgeInterval,
             annotation = t('operations.move.annotation.' + context.geometry(wayId));
 
-        // If intiated via keyboard
-        if (!origin[0] && !origin[1]) origin = null;
-
         context.perform(
             iD.actions.Noop(),
             annotation);