Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/tagging/TagEditorPanel.java
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--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/tagging/TagEditorPanel.java	(revision 16697)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/tagging/TagEditorPanel.java	(revision 16698)
@@ -22,4 +22,5 @@
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.tagging.ac.AutoCompletionManager;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.tagging.presets.TaggingPresetHandler;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.spi.preferences.Config;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.CheckParameterUtil;
 
@@ -50,5 +51,7 @@
         if (presetHandler != null) {
             presetListPanel = new PresetListPanel();
-            pnl.add(presetListPanel, BorderLayout.NORTH);
+            if (Config.getPref().getBoolean("relation.editor.presets.visible", true)) {
+                pnl.add(presetListPanel, BorderLayout.NORTH);
+            }
         }
         return pnl;