diff --git a/src/tui/editor.zig b/src/tui/editor.zig
index 8bcdfde..5a2a3be 100644
--- a/src/tui/editor.zig
+++ b/src/tui/editor.zig
@@ -325,7 +325,6 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
         chunks: usize = 0,
         eol_mode: Buffer.EolMode = .lf,
         utf8_sanitized: bool = false,
-        no_changes: bool = false,
     } = null,
     matches: Match.List = .empty,
     match_token: usize = 0,
@@ -722,7 +721,7 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
             buffer.file_type_icon = fti;
             buffer.file_type_color = ftc;
         }
-        const auto_save = if (self.buffer) |b| b.is_auto_save() and !b.is_ephemeral() else false;
+        const auto_save = if (self.buffer) |b| b.is_auto_save() else false;
 
         if (buffer_meta) |meta| {
             const frame_ = tracy.initZone(@src(), .{ .name = "extract_state" });
@@ -804,7 +803,7 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
         if (self.file_path) |file_path| {
             if (self.buffer) |b_mut| try b_mut.store_to_file_and_clean(file_path);
         } else return error.SaveNoFileName;
-        try self.send_editor_save(self.file_path.?, b.is_auto_save() and !b.is_ephemeral());
+        try self.send_editor_save(self.file_path.?, b.is_auto_save());
         self.last.dirty = false;
         self.update_event() catch {};
     }
@@ -1850,7 +1849,7 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
         _ = try self.handlers.msg(.{ "E", "update", token_from(new_root), token_from(old_root), @intFromEnum(eol_mode) });
         if (self.buffer) |buffer| if (self.syntax) |_| if (self.file_path) |file_path| if (old_root != null and new_root != null)
             project_manager.did_change(file_path, buffer.lsp_version, try text_from_root(new_root, eol_mode), try text_from_root(old_root, eol_mode), eol_mode) catch {};
-        if (self.buffer) |b| if (b.is_auto_save() and !b.is_ephemeral())
+        if (self.buffer) |b| if (b.is_auto_save())
             tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "save_file", .{} }) catch {};
     }
 
@@ -6278,45 +6277,24 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
         if (state.before_root != root) return error.Stop;
         defer self.filter_deinit();
         const primary = self.get_primary();
+        self.cancel_all_selections();
+        self.cancel_all_matches();
         if (state.whole_file) |buf| {
-            if (buf.items.len == 0) {
-                self.logger.print_err("filter", "empty filter result", .{});
-                return;
-            }
-            const old_hash = blk: {
-                var content: std.Io.Writer.Allocating = .init(self.allocator);
-                defer content.deinit();
-                try root.store(&content.writer, try self.buf_eol_mode());
-                break :blk std.hash.XxHash3.hash(0, content.written());
-            };
-            const new_hash = std.hash.XxHash3.hash(0, buf.items);
-            if (old_hash == new_hash) {
-                state.no_changes = true;
-            } else {
-                self.cancel_all_selections();
-                self.cancel_all_matches();
-                state.work_root = try b.load_from_string(buf.items, &state.eol_mode, &state.utf8_sanitized);
-                state.bytes = buf.items.len;
-                state.chunks = 1;
-                primary.cursor = state.old_primary.cursor;
-            }
+            state.work_root = try b.load_from_string(buf.items, &state.eol_mode, &state.utf8_sanitized);
+            state.bytes = buf.items.len;
+            state.chunks = 1;
+            primary.cursor = state.old_primary.cursor;
         } else {
-            self.cancel_all_selections();
-            self.cancel_all_matches();
             const sel = primary.enable_selection(root, self.metrics);
             sel.begin = state.begin;
             sel.end = state.pos.cursor;
             if (state.old_primary_reversed) sel.reverse();
             primary.cursor = sel.end;
         }
+        try self.update_buf_and_eol_mode(state.work_root, state.eol_mode, state.utf8_sanitized);
+        primary.cursor.clamp_to_buffer(state.work_root, self.metrics);
         self.logger.print("filter: done (bytes:{d} chunks:{d})", .{ state.bytes, state.chunks });
-        if (state.no_changes) {
-            self.logger.print("filter: no changes", .{});
-        } else {
-            try self.update_buf_and_eol_mode(state.work_root, state.eol_mode, state.utf8_sanitized);
-            primary.cursor.clamp_to_buffer(state.work_root, self.metrics);
-            self.reset_syntax();
-        }
+        self.reset_syntax();
         self.clamp();
         self.need_render();
         if (self.need_save_after_filter) |info| {
@@ -6511,7 +6489,7 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
             buffer.file_type_color = ftc;
         }
         const file_exists = if (self.buffer) |b| b.file_exists else false;
-        const auto_save = if (self.buffer) |b| b.is_auto_save() and !b.is_ephemeral() else false;
+        const auto_save = if (self.buffer) |b| b.is_auto_save() else false;
         try self.send_editor_open(self.file_path orelse "", file_exists, ftn, fti, ftc, auto_save);
         self.logger.print("file type {s}", .{file_type});
     }
@@ -6522,7 +6500,7 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
         const fti = if (self.file_type) |ft| ft.icon orelse file_type_config.default.icon else file_type_config.default.icon;
         const ftc = if (self.file_type) |ft| ft.color orelse file_type_config.default.color else file_type_config.default.color;
         const file_exists = if (self.buffer) |b| b.file_exists else false;
-        const auto_save = if (self.buffer) |b| b.is_auto_save() and !b.is_ephemeral() else false;
+        const auto_save = if (self.buffer) |b| b.is_auto_save() else false;
         try self.send_editor_open(self.file_path orelse "", file_exists, ftn, fti, ftc, auto_save);
         self.last = .{};
     }
diff --git a/src/tui/mode/overlay/completion_palette.zig b/src/tui/mode/overlay/completion_palette.zig
index 5c5cef6..a0ee283 100644
--- a/src/tui/mode/overlay/completion_palette.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mode/overlay/completion_palette.zig
@@ -205,10 +205,6 @@ fn get_replace_selection(replace: Buffer.Selection) ?Buffer.Selection {
         replace;
 }
 
-pub fn complete(palette: *Type, _: ?*Type.ButtonType) !void {
-    palette.menu.activate_selected();
-}
-
 fn select(menu: **Type.MenuType, button: *Type.ButtonType, _: Type.Pos) void {
     const values = get_values(button.opts.label);
     const editor = tui.get_active_editor() orelse return;
diff --git a/src/tui/mode/overlay/palette.zig b/src/tui/mode/overlay/palette.zig
index e19e907..4b4d1cf 100644
--- a/src/tui/mode/overlay/palette.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mode/overlay/palette.zig
@@ -554,12 +554,6 @@ pub fn Create(options: type) type {
                 .icon = "󰗨",
             };
 
-            pub fn palette_menu_complete(self: *Self, _: Ctx) Result {
-                if (@hasDecl(options, "complete"))
-                    options.complete(self, self.menu.get_selected()) catch {};
-            }
-            pub const palette_menu_complete_meta: Meta = .{};
-
             pub fn palette_menu_activate(self: *Self, _: Ctx) Result {
                 self.menu.activate_selected();
             }