diff --git a/css/map.css b/css/map.css
index 1f31beca4..0e3465cc5 100644
--- a/css/map.css
+++ b/css/map.css
@@ -44,10 +44,6 @@ path.casing {
     stroke-width: 3;
 }
 
-.elastic-true {
-    pointer-events:none;
-}
-
 path.casing.hover {
     stroke:#FF0F0F !important;
     opacity:0.8;
diff --git a/js/id/modes/draw_area.js b/js/id/modes/draw_area.js
index 9f5d5a575..2b952a897 100644
--- a/js/id/modes/draw_area.js
+++ b/js/id/modes/draw_area.js
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ iD.modes.DrawArea = function(wayId) {
             if (datum.id === tailId) {
                 history.replace(
                     iD.actions.DeleteNode(node.id),
-                    iD.actions.AddWayNode(way.id, tailId),
-                    iD.actions.ChangeEntityTags(way.id, _.omit(way.tags, 'elastic')));
+                    iD.actions.AddWayNode(way.id, tailId));
 
                 controller.enter(iD.modes.Select(way));
 
@@ -51,8 +50,7 @@ iD.modes.DrawArea = function(wayId) {
 
         map.keybinding().on('⎋.drawarea', function() {
             history.replace(
-                iD.actions.DeleteNode(node.id),
-                iD.actions.ChangeEntityTags(wayId, _.omit(way.tags, 'elastic')));
+                iD.actions.DeleteNode(node.id));
 
             controller.enter(iD.modes.Browse());
         });
diff --git a/js/id/modes/draw_road.js b/js/id/modes/draw_road.js
index f1e3693a9..46ac3e818 100644
--- a/js/id/modes/draw_road.js
+++ b/js/id/modes/draw_road.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ iD.modes.DrawRoad = function(wayId, direction) {
             history = mode.history,
             controller = mode.controller,
             way = history.graph().entity(wayId),
-            node = iD.Node({loc: map.mouseCoordinates(), tags: {elastic: true}}),
+            node = iD.Node({loc: map.mouseCoordinates()}),
             index = (direction === 'forward') ? undefined : -1,
             headId = (direction === 'forward') ? _.last(way.nodes) : _.first(way.nodes),
             tailId = (direction === 'forward') ? _.first(way.nodes) : _.last(way.nodes);
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ iD.modes.DrawRoad = function(wayId, direction) {
                 // connect the way in a loop
                 history.replace(
                     iD.actions.DeleteNode(node.id),
-                    iD.actions.AddWayNode(wayId, tailId, index),
-                    iD.actions.ChangeEntityTags(wayId, _.omit(way.tags, 'elastic')));
+                    iD.actions.AddWayNode(wayId, tailId, index));
 
                 controller.enter(iD.modes.Select(way));
 
@@ -64,8 +63,7 @@ iD.modes.DrawRoad = function(wayId, direction) {
 
         map.keybinding().on('⎋.drawroad', function() {
             history.replace(
-                iD.actions.DeleteNode(node.id),
-                iD.actions.ChangeEntityTags(wayId, _.omit(way.tags, 'elastic')));
+                iD.actions.DeleteNode(node.id));
 
             controller.enter(iD.modes.Browse());
         });