diff --git a/css/app.css b/css/app.css
index 3ffd25454..4d7195264 100644
--- a/css/app.css
+++ b/css/app.css
@@ -1285,6 +1285,10 @@ div.combobox {
 
 /* Tag reference */
 
+.preset-inspect {
+    position: relative;
+}
+
 .tag-help {
     overflow: hidden;
 }
@@ -1308,11 +1312,6 @@ img.wiki-image {
     border-radius: 4px;
 }
 
-.tag-reference-spinner {
-    display: block;
-    margin: auto;
-}
-
 /* Map Controls */
 
 .map-control {
diff --git a/js/id/ui/tag_reference.js b/js/id/ui/tag_reference.js
index 8102c030b..3ab10f70b 100644
--- a/js/id/ui/tag_reference.js
+++ b/js/id/ui/tag_reference.js
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@ iD.ui.TagReference = function(entity, tag) {
     }
 
     tagReference.show = function() {
-        var spinner = wrap.append('img')
-            .attr('class', 'tag-reference-spinner')
-            .attr('src', 'img/loader-white.gif');
 
         var referenceBody = wrap.selectAll('.tag-reference-wrap')
             .data([this])
@@ -49,11 +46,6 @@ iD.ui.TagReference = function(entity, tag) {
         }
 
         taginfo.docs(tag, function(err, docs) {
-            spinner
-                .style('position', 'absolute')
-                .transition()
-                .style('opacity', 0)
-                .remove();
 
             if (!err && docs) {
                 docs = findLocal(docs);
@@ -112,4 +104,4 @@ iD.ui.TagReference = function(entity, tag) {
     };
 
     return tagReference;
-};
+};
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