diff --git a/data/presets.yaml b/data/presets.yaml
index 2d9254d76..37667052d 100644
--- a/data/presets.yaml
+++ b/data/presets.yaml
@@ -721,42 +721,6 @@ en:
         # direction field placeholder
         placeholder: '45, 90, 180, 270'
         terms: '[translate with synonyms or related terms for ''Direction (Degrees Clockwise)'', separated by commas]'
-      direction_cardinal:
-        # direction=*
-        label: Direction
-        options:
-          # direction=E
-          E: East
-          # direction=ENE
-          ENE: East-northeast
-          # direction=ESE
-          ESE: East-southeast
-          # direction=N
-          'N': North
-          # direction=NE
-          NE: Northeast
-          # direction=NNE
-          NNE: North-northeast
-          # direction=NNW
-          NNW: North-northwest
-          # direction=NW
-          NW: Northwest
-          # direction=S
-          S: South
-          # direction=SE
-          SE: Southeast
-          # direction=SSE
-          SSE: South-southeast
-          # direction=SSW
-          SSW: South-southwest
-          # direction=SW
-          SW: Southwest
-          # direction=W
-          W: West
-          # direction=WNW
-          WNW: West-northwest
-          # direction=WSW
-          WSW: West-southwest
       direction_clock:
         # direction=*
         label: Direction
diff --git a/data/presets/fields.json b/data/presets/fields.json
index e4fb4bebf..188995882 100644
--- a/data/presets/fields.json
+++ b/data/presets/fields.json
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@
   "diet_multi": {"key": "diet:", "type": "multiCombo", "label": "Diet Types", "terms": ["gluten free", "fruitarian", "halal", "kosher", "lactose free", "meat", "pescatarian", "raw", "vegan", "vegetarian"]},
   "diplomatic": {"key": "diplomatic", "type": "combo", "label": "Type"},
   "diplomatic/services": {"key": "diplomatic:services:", "type": "multiCombo", "label": "Services"},
-  "direction_cardinal": {"key": "direction", "type": "combo", "label": "Direction", "strings": {"options": {"N": "North", "E": "East", "S": "South", "W": "West", "NE": "Northeast", "SE": "Southeast", "SW": "Southwest", "NW": "Northwest", "NNE": "North-northeast", "ENE": "East-northeast", "ESE": "East-southeast", "SSE": "South-southeast", "SSW": "South-southwest", "WSW": "West-southwest", "WNW": "West-northwest", "NNW": "North-northwest"}}},
   "direction_clock": {"key": "direction", "type": "combo", "label": "Direction", "strings": {"options": {"clockwise": "Clockwise", "anticlockwise": "Counterclockwise"}}},
   "direction_point": {"key": "direction", "type": "number", "label": "Direction (Degrees Clockwise)", "placeholder": "45, 90, 180, 270", "increment": 5, "geometry": ["point"]},
   "direction_vertex_dual": {"key": "direction", "type": "combo", "label": "Direction Affected", "strings": {"options": {"forward": "Forward", "backward": "Backward"}}},
diff --git a/data/presets/fields/direction_cardinal.json b/data/presets/fields/direction_cardinal.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 7f7912b0b..000000000
--- a/data/presets/fields/direction_cardinal.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "key": "direction",
-    "type": "combo",
-    "label": "Direction",
-    "strings": {
-        "options": {
-            "N": "North",
-            "E": "East",
-            "S": "South",
-            "W": "West",
-            "NE": "Northeast",
-            "SE": "Southeast",
-            "SW": "Southwest",
-            "NW": "Northwest",
-            "NNE": "North-northeast",
-            "ENE": "East-northeast",
-            "ESE": "East-southeast",
-            "SSE": "South-southeast",
-            "SSW": "South-southwest",
-            "WSW": "West-southwest",
-            "WNW": "West-northwest",
-            "NNW": "North-northwest"
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/data/taginfo.json b/data/taginfo.json
index dd08e8d0b..caacae65d 100644
--- a/data/taginfo.json
+++ b/data/taginfo.json
@@ -1498,22 +1498,6 @@
     {"key": "diet:", "description": "🄵 Diet Types"},
     {"key": "diplomatic", "description": "🄵 Type"},
     {"key": "diplomatic:services:", "description": "🄵 Services"},
-    {"key": "direction", "value": "N", "description": "🄵 Direction"},
-    {"key": "direction", "value": "E", "description": "🄵 Direction"},
-    {"key": "direction", "value": "S", "description": "🄵 Direction"},
-    {"key": "direction", "value": "W", "description": "🄵 Direction"},
-    {"key": "direction", "value": "NE", "description": "🄵 Direction"},
-    {"key": "direction", "value": "SE", "description": "🄵 Direction"},
-    {"key": "direction", "value": "SW", "description": "🄵 Direction"},
-    {"key": "direction", "value": "NW", "description": "🄵 Direction"},
-    {"key": "direction", "value": "NNE", "description": "🄵 Direction"},
-    {"key": "direction", "value": "ENE", "description": "🄵 Direction"},
-    {"key": "direction", "value": "ESE", "description": "🄵 Direction"},
-    {"key": "direction", "value": "SSE", "description": "🄵 Direction"},
-    {"key": "direction", "value": "SSW", "description": "🄵 Direction"},
-    {"key": "direction", "value": "WSW", "description": "🄵 Direction"},
-    {"key": "direction", "value": "WNW", "description": "🄵 Direction"},
-    {"key": "direction", "value": "NNW", "description": "🄵 Direction"},
     {"key": "direction", "value": "clockwise", "description": "🄵 Direction"},
     {"key": "direction", "value": "anticlockwise", "description": "🄵 Direction"},
     {"key": "direction", "description": "🄵 Direction (Degrees Clockwise)"},
diff --git a/dist/locales/en.json b/dist/locales/en.json
index 9292bf4ef..0bfb0c7c4 100644
--- a/dist/locales/en.json
+++ b/dist/locales/en.json
@@ -3530,27 +3530,6 @@
                 "diplomatic/services": {
                     "label": "Services"
                 },
-                "direction_cardinal": {
-                    "label": "Direction",
-                    "options": {
-                        "N": "North",
-                        "E": "East",
-                        "S": "South",
-                        "W": "West",
-                        "NE": "Northeast",
-                        "SE": "Southeast",
-                        "SW": "Southwest",
-                        "NW": "Northwest",
-                        "NNE": "North-northeast",
-                        "ENE": "East-northeast",
-                        "ESE": "East-southeast",
-                        "SSE": "South-southeast",
-                        "SSW": "South-southwest",
-                        "WSW": "West-southwest",
-                        "WNW": "West-northwest",
-                        "NNW": "North-northwest"
-                    }
-                },
                 "direction_clock": {
                     "label": "Direction",
                     "options": {