diff --git a/modules/behavior/draw_way.js b/modules/behavior/draw_way.js
index c9a34c850..8f138c45a 100644
--- a/modules/behavior/draw_way.js
+++ b/modules/behavior/draw_way.js
@@ -1,64 +1,36 @@
-import _clone from 'lodash-es/clone';
-
 import { t } from '../util/locale';
 
 import {
-    actionAddEntity,
     actionAddMidpoint,
     actionMoveNode,
     actionNoop
 } from '../actions';
 
 import { behaviorDraw } from './draw';
-import { geoChooseEdge, geoEdgeEqual } from '../geo';
+import { geoChooseEdge } from '../geo';
 import { modeBrowse, modeSelect } from '../modes';
-import { osmNode, osmWay } from '../osm';
+import { osmNode } from '../osm';
 
 
 export function behaviorDrawWay(context, wayId, index, mode, startGraph) {
     var origWay = context.entity(wayId);
-    var isArea = context.geometry(wayId) === 'area';
     var annotation = t((origWay.isDegenerate() ?
         'operations.start.annotation.' :
         'operations.continue.annotation.') + context.geometry(wayId)
     );
     var behavior = behaviorDraw(context);
     var _tempEdits = 0;
-    var _startIndex;
 
-    var start;
-    var end;
-    var segment;
-
-
-    // initialize the temporary drawing entities
-    if (!isArea) {
-        _startIndex = (typeof index === 'undefined' ? origWay.nodes.length - 1 : 0);
-        start = osmNode({
-            id: 'nStart',
-            loc: context.entity(origWay.nodes[_startIndex]).loc
-        });
-        end = osmNode({
-            id: 'nEnd',
-            loc: context.map().mouseCoordinates()
-        });
-        segment = osmWay({
-            id: 'wTemp',
-            nodes: typeof index === 'undefined' ? [start.id, end.id] : [end.id, start.id],
-            tags: _clone(origWay.tags)
-        });
-    } else {
-        end = osmNode({ loc: context.map().mouseCoordinates() });
-    }
+    var end = osmNode({ loc: context.map().mouseCoordinates() });
 
     // Push an annotated state for undo to return back to.
     // We must make sure to remove this edit later.
     context.perform(actionNoop(), annotation);
     _tempEdits++;
 
-    // Add the temporary drawing entities to the graph.
+    // Add the drawing node to the graph.
     // We must make sure to remove this edit later.
-    context.perform(AddDrawEntities());
+    context.perform(_actionAddDrawNode());
     _tempEdits++;
 
 
@@ -155,75 +127,35 @@ export function behaviorDrawWay(context, wayId, index, mode, startGraph) {
     };
 
 
-    function AddDrawEntities() {
+    function _actionAddDrawNode() {
         return function(graph) {
-            if (isArea) {
-                // For area drawing, there is no need for a temporary node.
-                // `end` gets inserted into the way as the penultimate node.
-                return graph
-                    .replace(end)
-                    .replace(origWay.addNode(end.id));
-            } else {
-                // For line drawing, add a temporary start, end, and segment to the graph.
-                // This allows us to class the new segment as `active`, but still
-                // connect it back to parts of the way that have already been drawn.
-                return graph
-                    .replace(start)
-                    .replace(end)
-                    .replace(segment);
-            }
+            return graph
+                .replace(end)
+                .replace(origWay.addNode(end.id));
         };
     }
 
 
-    function ReplaceDrawEntities(newNode) {
+    function _actionReplaceDrawNode(newNode) {
         return function(graph) {
-            if (isArea) {
-                // For area drawing, we didn't create a temporary node.
-                // `newNode` gets inserted into the _original_ way as the penultimate node.
-                return graph
-                    .replace(origWay.addNode(newNode.id))
-                    .remove(end);
-            } else {
-                // For line drawing, add the `newNode` to the way at specified index,
-                // and remove the temporary start, end, and segment.
-                return graph
-                    .replace(origWay.addNode(newNode.id, index))
-                    .remove(end)
-                    .remove(segment)
-                    .remove(start);
-            }
+            return graph
+                .replace(origWay.addNode(newNode.id))
+                .remove(end);
         };
     }
 
 
-    // Accept the current position of the temporary node and continue drawing.
+    // Accept the current position of the drawing node and continue drawing.
     drawWay.add = function(loc, datum) {
-// shouldn't happen now?
-        // prevent duplicate nodes
-        // var last = context.hasEntity(origWay.nodes[origWay.nodes.length - (isArea ? 2 : 1)]);
-        // if (last && last.loc[0] === loc[0] && last.loc[1] === loc[1]) return;
-
-        if (datum && datum.id && /-nope/.test(datum.id)) {  // can't click here
-            return;
-        }
+        if (datum && datum.id && /-nope/.test(datum.id)) return;   // can't click here
 
         context.pop(_tempEdits);
         _tempEdits = 0;
 
-        if (isArea) {
-            context.perform(
-                AddDrawEntities(),
-                annotation
-            );
-        } else {
-            var newNode = osmNode({loc: loc});
-            context.perform(
-                actionAddEntity(newNode),
-                ReplaceDrawEntities(newNode),
-                annotation
-            );
-        }
+        context.perform(
+            _actionAddDrawNode(),
+            annotation
+        );
 
         context.enter(mode);
     };
@@ -234,29 +166,11 @@ export function behaviorDrawWay(context, wayId, index, mode, startGraph) {
         context.pop(_tempEdits);
         _tempEdits = 0;
 
-        if (isArea) {
-            context.perform(
-                AddDrawEntities(),
-                actionAddMidpoint({ loc: loc, edge: edge}, end),
-                annotation
-            );
-        } else {
-// shouldn't happen now?
-            // var previousEdge = _startIndex ?
-            //     [origWay.nodes[_startIndex], origWay.nodes[_startIndex - 1]] :
-            //     [origWay.nodes[0], origWay.nodes[1]];
-
-            // // Avoid creating duplicate segments
-            // if (geoEdgeEqual(edge, previousEdge))
-            //     return;
-
-            var newNode = osmNode({ loc: loc });
-            context.perform(
-                actionAddMidpoint({ loc: loc, edge: edge}, newNode),
-                ReplaceDrawEntities(newNode),
-                annotation
-            );
-        }
+        context.perform(
+            _actionAddDrawNode(),
+            actionAddMidpoint({ loc: loc, edge: edge }, end),
+            annotation
+        );
 
         context.enter(mode);
     };
@@ -264,23 +178,11 @@ export function behaviorDrawWay(context, wayId, index, mode, startGraph) {
 
     // Connect the way to an existing node and continue drawing.
     drawWay.addNode = function(node) {
-        // Avoid creating duplicate segments
-// shouldn't happen now?
-        // if (origWay.areAdjacent(node.id, origWay.nodes[origWay.nodes.length - 1])) return;
-
-        // Clicks should not occur on the drawing node, however a space keypress can
-        // sometimes grab that node's datum (before it gets classed as `active`?)  #4016
-// shouldn't happen now?
-        // if (node.id === end.id) {
-        //     drawWay.add(node.loc);
-        //     return;
-        // }
-
         context.pop(_tempEdits);
         _tempEdits = 0;
 
         context.perform(
-            ReplaceDrawEntities(node),
+            _actionReplaceDrawNode(node),
             annotation
         );