diff --git a/js/id/ui/preset.js b/js/id/ui/preset.js
index 99ccc564a..e47ab3f17 100644
--- a/js/id/ui/preset.js
+++ b/js/id/ui/preset.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-iD.ui.preset = function(context) {
+iD.ui.preset = function(context, entity) {
     var event = d3.dispatch('change', 'setTags', 'close'),
-        entity,
         tags,
         keys,
         preset,
@@ -126,11 +125,5 @@ iD.ui.preset = function(context) {
         return presets;
     };
 
-    presets.entity = function(_) {
-        if (!arguments.length) return entity;
-        entity = _;
-        return presets;
-    };
-
     return d3.rebind(presets, event, 'on');
 };
diff --git a/js/id/ui/tag_editor.js b/js/id/ui/tag_editor.js
index b51798f3a..fb17db865 100644
--- a/js/id/ui/tag_editor.js
+++ b/js/id/ui/tag_editor.js
@@ -73,8 +73,7 @@ iD.ui.TagEditor = function(context, entity) {
                 changeTags({ name: name.property('value') });
             });
 
-        presetUI = iD.ui.preset(context)
-            .entity(entity)
+        presetUI = iD.ui.preset(context, entity)
             .preset(preset)
             .on('change', changeTags)
             .on('close', event.close);