Index: /applications/editors/josm/plugins/utilsplugin/src/UtilsPlugin/SimplifyWayAction.java
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--- /applications/editors/josm/plugins/utilsplugin/src/UtilsPlugin/SimplifyWayAction.java	(revision 5141)
+++ /applications/editors/josm/plugins/utilsplugin/src/UtilsPlugin/SimplifyWayAction.java	(revision 5142)
@@ -58,4 +58,5 @@
 				used = !backRefsV.data.isEmpty();
 			}
+			if (!used) used = wnew.nodes.get(i).tagged;
 
 			if (used) {