diff --git a/data/presets.yaml b/data/presets.yaml
index c7d84bcc1..e68150449 100644
--- a/data/presets.yaml
+++ b/data/presets.yaml
@@ -259,8 +259,8 @@ en:
           lane:
             description: A bike lane separated from auto traffic by a painted line
             title: Standard bike lane
-          # no=yes
-          'no':
+          # none=yes
+          none:
             description: No bike lane
             title: None
           # opposite=yes
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ en:
             description: A bike lane separated from traffic by a physical barrier
             title: Bike track
         # cycleway field placeholder
-        placeholder: 'lane, shared lane'
+        placeholder: none
         types:
           cycleway: Both sides
           'cycleway:left': Left side
diff --git a/data/presets/fields.json b/data/presets/fields.json
index ec6c1957e..39516cd4a 100644
--- a/data/presets/fields.json
+++ b/data/presets/fields.json
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@
         },
         "type": "cycleway",
         "label": "Bike Lanes",
-        "placeholder": "lane, shared lane",
+        "placeholder": "none",
         "strings": {
             "types": {
                 "cycleway": "Both sides",
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@
                 "cycleway:right": "Right side"
             },
             "options": {
-                "no": {
+                "none": {
                     "title": "None",
                     "description": "No bike lane"
                 },
diff --git a/data/presets/fields/cycleway.json b/data/presets/fields/cycleway.json
index 7465f9bee..56f59cd52 100644
--- a/data/presets/fields/cycleway.json
+++ b/data/presets/fields/cycleway.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "reference": {"key": "cycleway"},
     "type": "cycleway",
     "label": "Bike Lanes",
-    "placeholder": "lane, shared lane",
+    "placeholder": "none",
     "strings": {
         "types": {
             "cycleway": "Both sides",
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
             "cycleway:right": "Right side"
         },
         "options": {
-            "no": {
+            "none": {
                 "title": "None",
                 "description": "No bike lane"
             },
diff --git a/dist/locales/en.json b/dist/locales/en.json
index 570d599a9..f0c8db822 100644
--- a/dist/locales/en.json
+++ b/dist/locales/en.json
@@ -788,14 +788,14 @@
             },
             "cycleway": {
                 "label": "Bike Lanes",
-                "placeholder": "lane, shared lane",
+                "placeholder": "none",
                 "types": {
                     "cycleway": "Both sides",
                     "cycleway:left": "Left side",
                     "cycleway:right": "Right side"
                 },
                 "options": {
-                    "no": {
+                    "none": {
                         "title": "None",
                         "description": "No bike lane"
                     },
diff --git a/js/id/ui/preset/cycleway.js b/js/id/ui/preset/cycleway.js
index 5a5d3f454..5500f6a55 100644
--- a/js/id/ui/preset/cycleway.js
+++ b/js/id/ui/preset/cycleway.js
@@ -45,11 +45,14 @@ iD.ui.preset.cycleway = function(field) {
     function change(d) {
         var tag = {};
         tag[d] = d3.select(this).value() || undefined;
+        if (tag[d] === 'none') {
+            tag[d] = undefined;
+        }
         event.change(tag);
     }
 
     cycleway.options = function() {
-        var options = ['no', 'lane', 'shared_lane', 'track', 'share_busway', 'opposite_lane', 'opposite'];
+        var options = ['none', 'lane', 'shared_lane', 'track', 'share_busway', 'opposite_lane', 'opposite'];
 
         return options.map(function(option) {
             return {
@@ -65,16 +68,6 @@ iD.ui.preset.cycleway = function(field) {
             .attr('placeholder', function() {
                 return tags.cycleway ? tags.cycleway : field.placeholder();
             });
-
-        items.selectAll('#preset-input-cycleway-cycleway')
-            .attr('placeholder', 'no');
-
-        // Remove "no" values
-        _.forEach(tags, function (value, key) {
-            if (key.indexOf('cycleway') === 0 && value === 'no') {
-                delete tags[key];
-            }
-        });
     };
 
     cycleway.focus = function() {