diff --git a/js/id/renderer/map.js b/js/id/renderer/map.js
index 8a30ea527..8c12a2f52 100644
--- a/js/id/renderer/map.js
+++ b/js/id/renderer/map.js
@@ -119,13 +119,6 @@ iD.Map = function(context) {
                     }
                     return true;
 
-                } else if (d.type === 'node') {
-                    // if a node was deleted, only the way will be in the diff
-                    // so we should redraw midpoints for all nodes in that way
-                    var parentWays = graph.parentWays({ id: d.id });
-                    if (parentWays.length > 0 && parentWays[0].id in complete) return true;
-
-                    return d.id in complete;
                 } else {
                     return d.id in complete;
                 }
diff --git a/js/id/svg/midpoints.js b/js/id/svg/midpoints.js
index 55a069172..d11bdc040 100644
--- a/js/id/svg/midpoints.js
+++ b/js/id/svg/midpoints.js
@@ -17,8 +17,12 @@ iD.svg.Midpoints = function(projection, context) {
                     b = nodes[j + 1],
                     id = [a.id, b.id].sort().join('-');
 
-                // If neither of the nodes changed, no need to redraw midpoint
-                if (!midpoints[id] && (filter(a) || filter(b))) {
+                // Redraw midpoints in two cases:
+                //   1. One of the two endpoint nodes changed (e.g. was moved).
+                //   2. A node was deleted. The midpoint between the two new
+                //      endpoints needs to be redrawn. In this case only the
+                //      way will be in the diff.
+                if (!midpoints[id] && (filter(a) || filter(b) || filter(entity))) {
                     var loc = iD.geo.interp(a.loc, b.loc, 0.5);
                     if (extent.intersects(loc) && iD.geo.euclideanDistance(projection(a.loc), projection(b.loc)) > 40) {
                         midpoints[id] = {