diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog
index f8211b463..ad83f1adb 100644
--- a/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+2011-06-04  vadim  <vadim@netcitadel.com>
+
+	* RuleSetView.cpp (itemDoubleClicked): as part of the GUI
+	usability improvements, its behavior when user double clicks on
+	"any" in a rule has changed. Now the program opens object "any" in
+	the editor and shows prompt text that explains its behavior.  The
+	editor stays read-only and should appear grayed-out if palette
+	is set up for that. This reverses the change made for #1731. See #2454.
+
 2011-06-03  vadim  <vadim@netcitadel.com>
 
 	* applied patch to provide configure command line option to specify
diff --git a/src/libgui/RuleSetView.cpp b/src/libgui/RuleSetView.cpp
index 8c16fb9bb..ba908fb16 100644
--- a/src/libgui/RuleSetView.cpp
+++ b/src/libgui/RuleSetView.cpp
@@ -870,13 +870,6 @@ void RuleSetView::itemDoubleClicked(const QModelIndex& index)
     
     if (fwosm->selectedObject!=NULL)
     {
-        // #1731 do not open object "any" in the editor and in the tree
-        if ((colDesc.type == ColDesc::Object || colDesc.type == ColDesc::Time) &&
-            (fwosm->selectedObject->getId() == FWObjectDatabase::ANY_ADDRESS_ID ||
-             fwosm->selectedObject->getId() == FWObjectDatabase::ANY_SERVICE_ID ||
-             fwosm->selectedObject->getId() == FWObjectDatabase::ANY_INTERVAL_ID))
-            return;
-
         QCoreApplication::postEvent(
             mw,
             new showObjectInTreeEvent(
@@ -891,13 +884,6 @@ void RuleSetView::editSelected(const QModelIndex& index)
     ColDesc colDesc = index.data(Qt::UserRole).value<ColDesc>();
     FWObject *obj = fwosm->selectedObject;
 
-    // #1731 do not open object "any" in the editor and in the tree
-    // if ((colDesc.type == ColDesc::Object || colDesc.type == ColDesc::Time) &&
-    //     (obj->getId() == FWObjectDatabase::ANY_ADDRESS_ID ||
-    //      obj->getId() == FWObjectDatabase::ANY_SERVICE_ID ||
-    //      obj->getId() == FWObjectDatabase::ANY_INTERVAL_ID))
-    //     return;
-
     if (!mw->isEditorVisible()) mw->showEditor();
     switchObjectInEditor(index);
 }