Index: /applications/editors/josm/plugins/splinex/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/Splinex/DrawSplineAction.java
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--- /applications/editors/josm/plugins/splinex/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/Splinex/DrawSplineAction.java	(revision 33139)
+++ /applications/editors/josm/plugins/splinex/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/Splinex/DrawSplineAction.java	(revision 33140)
@@ -28,5 +28,4 @@
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.osm.OsmPrimitive;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.osm.visitor.paint.MapPaintSettings;
-import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.osm.visitor.paint.PaintColors;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.preferences.ColorProperty;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.MapFrame;
@@ -106,8 +105,5 @@
     @Override
     protected void readPreferences() {
-        rubberLineColor = new ColorProperty(marktr("helper line"), (Color) null).get();
-        if (rubberLineColor == null)
-            rubberLineColor = PaintColors.SELECTED.get();
-
+        rubberLineColor = new ColorProperty(marktr("helper line"), Color.RED).get();
         initialMoveDelay = Main.pref.getInteger("edit.initial-move-", 200);
         initialMoveThreshold = Main.pref.getInteger("edit.initial-move-threshold", 5);