diff --git a/data/presets/README.md b/data/presets/README.md
index 1f313c3aa..a923b79cd 100644
--- a/data/presets/README.md
+++ b/data/presets/README.md
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ When adding a feature with this preset, it will be given the tags `man_made=brid
 
 ##### `removeTags`
 
-The tags that are removed from the feature when deselecting this preset. Defaults to `tags`. If needed, this property will typically be equivalent to `addTags`.
+The tags that are removed from the feature when deselecting this preset. Defaults to `addTags` or if this is also not defined, to `tags`.
 
 ##### `fields`/`moreFields`
 
diff --git a/data/presets/schema/preset.json b/data/presets/schema/preset.json
index ddb8105e5..22e116400 100644
--- a/data/presets/schema/preset.json
+++ b/data/presets/schema/preset.json
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
             }
         },
         "removeTags": {
-            "description": "Tags that are removed when changing to another preset (default is the same value as 'tags')",
+            "description": "Tags that are removed when changing to another preset (default is the same value as 'addTags' which in turn defaults to 'tags')",
             "type": "object",
             "additionalProperties": {
                 "type": "string"