diff --git a/js/id/modes/select.js b/js/id/modes/select.js
index 93bb991c1..ee218c743 100644
--- a/js/id/modes/select.js
+++ b/js/id/modes/select.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ iD.modes.Select = function(context, selection, initial) {
         button: 'browse'
     };
 
-    var inspector = iD.ui.Inspector().initial(!!initial),
+    var inspector = iD.ui.Inspector(context).initial(!!initial),
         keybinding = d3.keybinding('select'),
         timeout = null,
         behaviors = [
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ iD.modes.Select = function(context, selection, initial) {
 
         if (entity) {
             inspector
-                .context(context)
                 .presetData(context.connection().presetData());
 
             context.container()
diff --git a/js/id/ui/inspector.js b/js/id/ui/inspector.js
index b07f49814..8453de560 100644
--- a/js/id/ui/inspector.js
+++ b/js/id/ui/inspector.js
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
-iD.ui.Inspector = function() {
+iD.ui.Inspector = function(context) {
     var event = d3.dispatch('changeTags', 'close', 'change'),
         presetData = iD.presetData(),
         initial = false,
         inspectorbody,
         entity,
         presetGrid,
-        tagEditor,
-        context;
+        tagEditor;
 
     function inspector(selection) {
 
@@ -19,19 +18,17 @@ iD.ui.Inspector = function() {
         inspectorbody = selection.append('div')
             .attr('class', 'fillL'),
 
-        presetGrid = iD.ui.PresetGrid()
+        presetGrid = iD.ui.PresetGrid(context)
             .presetData(presetData)
             .entity(entity)
-            .context(context)
             .on('message', changeMessage)
             .on('choose', function(preset) {
                 inspectorbody.call(tagEditor, preset);
             });
 
-        tagEditor = iD.ui.TagEditor()
+        tagEditor = iD.ui.TagEditor(context)
             .presetData(presetData)
             .tags(entity.tags)
-            .context(context)
             .on('message', changeMessage)
             .on('changeTags', function() {
                 event.changeTags(entity, inspector.tags());
@@ -74,10 +71,5 @@ iD.ui.Inspector = function() {
         return inspector;
     };
 
-    inspector.context = function(_) {
-        context = _;
-        return inspector;
-    };
-
     return d3.rebind(inspector, event, 'on');
 };
diff --git a/js/id/ui/preset.js b/js/id/ui/preset.js
index 97b6ee9a3..eab66462b 100644
--- a/js/id/ui/preset.js
+++ b/js/id/ui/preset.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-iD.ui.preset = function() {
+iD.ui.preset = function(context) {
     var event = d3.dispatch('change', 'setTags'),
         taginfo = iD.taginfo(),
-        context,
         entity,
         type,
         hidden,
@@ -151,8 +150,7 @@ iD.ui.preset = function() {
                 if (d.type === 'address') {
                     wrap.append('div')
                         .attr('class', 'col9 preset-input', d)
-                        .call(iD.ui.preset.address()
-                            .context(context)
+                        .call(iD.ui.preset.address(context)
                             .on('change', key)
                             .entity(entity));
                 }
@@ -178,12 +176,6 @@ iD.ui.preset = function() {
         return clean(getTags());
     };
 
-    presets.context = function(_) {
-        if (!arguments.length) return context;
-        context = _;
-        return presets;
-    };
-
     presets.entity = function(_) {
         if (!arguments.length) return entity;
         entity = _;
diff --git a/js/id/ui/preset/address.js b/js/id/ui/preset/address.js
index 054d9647d..237694e38 100644
--- a/js/id/ui/preset/address.js
+++ b/js/id/ui/preset/address.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-iD.ui.preset.address = function() {
+iD.ui.preset.address = function(context) {
 
     var event = d3.dispatch('change'),
-        context,
         entity;
 
     function getStreets() {
@@ -74,11 +73,5 @@ iD.ui.preset.address = function() {
         return address;
     };
 
-    address.context = function(_) {
-        if (!arguments.length) return context;
-        context = _;
-        return address;
-    };
-
     return d3.rebind(address, event, 'on');
 };
diff --git a/js/id/ui/presetgrid.js b/js/id/ui/presetgrid.js
index a8d1e953f..77a836513 100644
--- a/js/id/ui/presetgrid.js
+++ b/js/id/ui/presetgrid.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-iD.ui.PresetGrid = function() {
+iD.ui.PresetGrid = function(context) {
     var event = d3.dispatch('choose', 'message'),
         entity,
-        context,
         presetData;
 
     function presetgrid(selection, preset) {
@@ -171,19 +170,11 @@ iD.ui.PresetGrid = function() {
         return presetgrid;
     };
 
-    presetgrid.context = function(_) {
-        if (!arguments.length) return context;
-        context = _;
-        return presetgrid;
-    };
-
     presetgrid.entity = function(_) {
         if (!arguments.length) return entity;
         entity = _;
         return presetgrid;
     };
 
-
-
     return d3.rebind(presetgrid, event, 'on');
 };
diff --git a/js/id/ui/tageditor.js b/js/id/ui/tageditor.js
index 6394efb9e..cfd64bd4a 100644
--- a/js/id/ui/tageditor.js
+++ b/js/id/ui/tageditor.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-iD.ui.TagEditor = function() {
+iD.ui.TagEditor = function(context) {
     var event = d3.dispatch('changeTags', 'choose', 'close', 'message'),
         presetData = iD.presetData(),
         entity,
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ iD.ui.TagEditor = function() {
         presetMatch,
         selection_,
         presetUI,
-        tagList,
-        context;
+        tagList;
 
     function tageditor(selection, preset) {
 
@@ -88,15 +87,13 @@ iD.ui.TagEditor = function() {
                 event.changeTags();
             });
 
-        presetUI = iD.ui.preset()
-            .context(context)
+        presetUI = iD.ui.preset(context)
             .entity(entity)
             .on('change', function(tags) {
                 event.changeTags();
             });
 
-        tagList = iD.ui.Taglist()
-            .context(context)
+        tagList = iD.ui.Taglist(context)
             .on('change', function(tags) {
                 event.changeTags();
             });
@@ -175,10 +172,5 @@ iD.ui.TagEditor = function() {
         return tageditor;
     };
 
-    tageditor.context = function(_) {
-        context = _;
-        return tageditor;
-    };
-
     return d3.rebind(tageditor, event, 'on');
 };
diff --git a/js/id/ui/taglist.js b/js/id/ui/taglist.js
index 88f60f7e1..2ac6dc9af 100644
--- a/js/id/ui/taglist.js
+++ b/js/id/ui/taglist.js
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-iD.ui.Taglist = function() {
+iD.ui.Taglist = function(context) {
     var event = d3.dispatch('change'),
         taginfo = iD.taginfo(),
         initial = false,
         collapsebutton,
-        list,
-        context;
+        list;
 
     function taglist(selection, expanded) {
 
@@ -271,10 +270,5 @@ iD.ui.Taglist = function() {
         }
     };
 
-    taglist.context = function(_) {
-        context = _;
-        return taglist;
-    };
-
     return d3.rebind(taglist, event, 'on');
 };
diff --git a/test/spec/ui/inspector.js b/test/spec/ui/inspector.js
index f572d77e0..2b075cd07 100644
--- a/test/spec/ui/inspector.js
+++ b/test/spec/ui/inspector.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ describe("iD.ui.Inspector", function () {
         entity, graph, context;
 
     function render() {
-        inspector = iD.ui.Inspector().context(context);
+        inspector = iD.ui.Inspector(context);
         element = d3.select('body')
             .append('div')
             .attr('id', 'inspector-wrap')