Index: /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/history/HistoryBrowserModel.java
===================================================================
--- /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/history/HistoryBrowserModel.java	(revision 19577)
+++ /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/history/HistoryBrowserModel.java	(revision 19578)
@@ -46,5 +46,4 @@
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.CheckParameterUtil;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.ColorScale;
-import org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.Logging;
 
 /**
@@ -143,12 +142,4 @@
             return false;
 
-        //try creating a history primitive. if that fails, the primitive cannot be used.
-        try {
-            HistoryOsmPrimitive.forOsmPrimitive(primitive);
-        } catch (IllegalArgumentException ign) {
-            Logging.trace(ign);
-            return false;
-        }
-
         if (history == null)
             return false;