diff --git a/designer/src/com/fr/design/widget/ui/TextFieldEditorDefinePane.java b/designer/src/com/fr/design/widget/ui/TextFieldEditorDefinePane.java
index 3f30948538..c9128627cc 100644
--- a/designer/src/com/fr/design/widget/ui/TextFieldEditorDefinePane.java
+++ b/designer/src/com/fr/design/widget/ui/TextFieldEditorDefinePane.java
@@ -61,11 +61,7 @@ public class TextFieldEditorDefinePane extends FieldEditorDefinePane<TextEditor>
         regPane.getRegComboBox().addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
             public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                 RegExp regExp = (RegExp) regPane.getRegComboBox().getSelectedItem();
-                if (StringUtils.EMPTY.equals(regExp.toRegText())) {
-                    getRegErrorMsgTextField().setEnabled(false);
-                } else {
-                    getRegErrorMsgTextField().setEnabled(true);
-                }
+				getRegErrorMsgTextField().setEnabled(regExp.errorMessageEditable());
 
             }
         });