Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/preferences/LanguagePreference.java
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--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/preferences/LanguagePreference.java	(revision 2779)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/preferences/LanguagePreference.java	(revision 2780)
@@ -34,10 +34,7 @@
     /** the model for the combo box */
     private LanguageComboBoxModel model;
-    /** true, if the available translations have been loaded; false otherwise */
-    private boolean translationsLoaded = false;
 
     public void addGui(final PreferenceTabbedPane gui) {
         model = new LanguageComboBoxModel();
-        translationsLoaded = model.getSize() > 2;
         langCombo = new JComboBox(model);
         langCombo.setRenderer(new LanguageCellRenderer(langCombo.getRenderer()));
@@ -53,7 +50,4 @@
 
     public boolean ok() {
-        if (!translationsLoaded)
-            // keep the current language, don't update preferences
-            return false;
         if(langCombo.getSelectedItem() == null)
             return Main.pref.put("language", null);