Index: /applications/editors/josm/plugins/roadsigns/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/roadsigns/RoadSignsPlugin.java
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--- /applications/editors/josm/plugins/roadsigns/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/roadsigns/RoadSignsPlugin.java	(revision 30437)
+++ /applications/editors/josm/plugins/roadsigns/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/roadsigns/RoadSignsPlugin.java	(revision 30438)
@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Objects;
 
 import javax.swing.BorderFactory;
@@ -24,5 +25,4 @@
 
 import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
-
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.Main;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.actions.JosmAction;
@@ -149,5 +149,5 @@
             // change the current preset selection to custom directly
             String lastCustomFile = Main.pref.get("plugin.roadsigns.sources.last", null);
-            if (!Utils.equal(customFile, lastCustomFile)) {
+            if (!Objects.equals(customFile, lastCustomFile)) {
                 Main.pref.put("plugin.roadsigns.sources.last", customFile);
                 Main.pref.put("plugin.roadsigns.preset.selection", "custom");