diff --git a/src/tui/mode/helix.zig b/src/tui/mode/helix.zig
index 0a5bd4e5..2721df22 100644
--- a/src/tui/mode/helix.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mode/helix.zig
@@ -430,17 +430,6 @@ const cmds_ = struct {
     }
     pub const select_textobject_inner_meta: Meta = .{ .description = "select inside object helix" };
 
-    pub fn surround_add(_: *void, ctx: Ctx) Result {
-        const mv = tui.mainview() orelse return;
-        const ed = mv.get_active_editor() orelse return;
-        const b = try ed.buf_for_update();
-        const root = try ed.with_cursels_mut_once_arg(b.root, surround_cursel_add, ed.allocator, ctx);
-        try ed.update_buf(root);
-        ed.clamp();
-        ed.need_render();
-    }
-    pub const surround_add_meta: Meta = .{ .description = "surround add" };
-
     pub fn select_textobject_around(_: *void, ctx: Ctx) Result {
         var action: []const u8 = "";
 
@@ -492,8 +481,8 @@ const cmds_ = struct {
     pub fn replace_with_character_helix(_: *void, ctx: Ctx) Result {
         const mv = tui.mainview() orelse return;
         const ed = mv.get_active_editor() orelse return;
-        const b = try ed.buf_for_update();
-        const root = try ed.with_cursels_mut_once_arg(b.root, replace_cursel_with_character, ed.allocator, ctx);
+        var root = ed.buf_root() catch return;
+        root = try ed.with_cursels_mut_once_arg(root, replace_cursel_with_character, ed.allocator, ctx);
         try ed.update_buf(root);
         ed.clamp();
         ed.need_render();
@@ -876,50 +865,6 @@ fn replace_cursel_with_character(ed: *Editor, root: Buffer.Root, cursel: *CurSel
     return insert_replace_selection(ed, root, cursel, replacement, allocator) catch return error.Stop;
 }
 
-fn find_open_close_pair(bracket: []const u8) struct { left: []const u8, right: []const u8 } {
-    for (Buffer.unicode.open_close_pairs) |pair| {
-        if (std.mem.eql(u8, bracket, pair[0]) or std.mem.eql(u8, bracket, pair[1])) {
-            return .{ .left = pair[0], .right = pair[1] };
-        }
-    }
-    return .{ .left = bracket, .right = bracket };
-}
-
-fn surround_cursel_add(ed: *Editor, root: Buffer.Root, cursel: *CurSel, allocator: Allocator, ctx: command.Context) error{Stop}!Buffer.Root {
-    var encloser: []const u8 = undefined;
-    if (!(ctx.args.match(.{tp.extract(&encloser)}) catch return error.Stop))
-        return error.Stop;
-
-    const enclose_pair = find_open_close_pair(encloser);
-    var root_: Buffer.Root = root;
-    cursel.check_selection(root, ed.metrics);
-
-    const sel = cursel.enable_selection(root_, ed.metrics);
-    var begin = sel.begin;
-    var end = sel.end;
-    if (sel.is_reversed()) {
-        end = sel.begin;
-        begin = sel.end;
-    }
-    if (begin.row == end.row and end.col == begin.col) {
-        end.move_right(root_, ed.metrics) catch {};
-    }
-    _, _, root_ = root_.insert_chars(end.row, end.col, enclose_pair.right, allocator, ed.metrics) catch return error.Stop;
-    _, _, root_ = root_.insert_chars(begin.row, begin.col, enclose_pair.left, allocator, ed.metrics) catch return error.Stop;
-
-    if (begin.row == end.row) {
-        try end.move_right(root_, ed.metrics); // for left-bracket column shift on same row
-    }
-    try end.move_right(root_, ed.metrics); // skip past right bracket
-    cursel.selection = Selection{ .begin = begin, .end = end };
-    ed.nudge_insert(.{ .begin = begin, .end = end }, cursel, encloser.len * 2);
-
-    if (end.right_of(begin)) {
-        try cursel.*.cursor.move_right(root_, ed.metrics);
-    }
-    return root_;
-}
-
 fn move_noop(_: Buffer.Root, _: *Cursor, _: Buffer.Metrics) error{Stop}!void {}
 
 fn move_cursor_word_right_end_helix(root: Buffer.Root, cursor: *Cursor, metrics: Buffer.Metrics) error{Stop}!void {