Index: src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/validation/tests/DuplicateNode.java
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--- src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/validation/tests/DuplicateNode.java	(revision 10925)
+++ src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/validation/tests/DuplicateNode.java	(working copy)
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
-import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Iterator;
@@ -20,7 +19,6 @@
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.Main;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.actions.MergeNodesAction;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.command.Command;
-import org.openstreetmap.josm.command.DeleteCommand;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.coor.LatLon;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.osm.Hash;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.osm.Node;
@@ -407,8 +405,7 @@
                 target = nodes.iterator().next();
             }
 
-            if (DeleteCommand.checkAndConfirmOutlyingDelete(nodes, Collections.singleton(target)))
-                return MergeNodesAction.mergeNodes(Main.getLayerManager().getEditLayer(), nodes, target);
+            return MergeNodesAction.mergeNodes(Main.getLayerManager().getEditLayer(), nodes, target);
         }
 
         return null; // undoRedo handling done in mergeNodes