diff --git a/src/keybind/builtin/flow.json b/src/keybind/builtin/flow.json
index ed65972..081c8df 100644
--- a/src/keybind/builtin/flow.json
+++ b/src/keybind/builtin/flow.json
@@ -385,9 +385,7 @@
             ["ctrl+up", "palette_menu_up"],
             ["ctrl+down", "palette_menu_down"],
             ["ctrl+enter", "palette_menu_activate"],
-            ["tab", "palette_menu_complete"],
-            ["ctrl+backspace", "overlay_delete_word_left"],
-            ["backspace", "overlay_delete_backwards"]
+            ["tab", "palette_menu_complete"]
         ]
     },
     "overlay/dropdown": {
@@ -400,9 +398,7 @@
             ["up", "palette_menu_up"],
             ["down", "palette_menu_down"],
             ["enter", "palette_menu_activate"],
-            ["tab", "palette_menu_complete"],
-            ["ctrl+backspace", "overlay_delete_word_left"],
-            ["backspace", "overlay_delete_backwards"]
+            ["tab", "palette_menu_complete"]
         ]
     },
     "mini/numeric": {
diff --git a/src/tui/editor.zig b/src/tui/editor.zig
index 945ec19..5cfefd8 100644
--- a/src/tui/editor.zig
+++ b/src/tui/editor.zig
@@ -2286,7 +2286,7 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
         var size: usize = 0;
         const root_, const trigger_char = try root.delete_range_char(sel, allocator, &size, self.metrics);
         self.nudge_delete(sel, cursel, size);
-        if (trigger_char) |char| self.run_triggers(cursel, char, .delete);
+        if (trigger_char) |char| self.run_triggers(char, .delete);
         return root_;
     }
 
@@ -2865,7 +2865,7 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
         cursor.row, cursor.col, root_ = try root_.insert_chars(cursor.row, cursor.col, s, allocator, self.metrics);
         cursor.target = cursor.col;
         self.nudge_insert(.{ .begin = begin, .end = cursor.* }, cursel, s.len);
-        if (s.len == 1) self.run_triggers(cursel, s[0], .insert);
+        if (s.len == 1) self.run_triggers(s[0], .insert);
         return root_;
     }
 
@@ -6253,12 +6253,11 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
         return false;
     }
 
-    pub fn run_triggers(self: *Self, cursel: *const CurSel, char: u8, event: TriggerEvent) void {
+    pub fn run_triggers(self: *Self, char: u8, event: TriggerEvent) void {
         switch (char) {
             '\n', '\t', ' ' => return,
             else => {},
         }
-        if (!cursel.cursor.eql(self.get_primary().cursor)) return;
         for (self.get_event_triggers(event).items) |item| if (item.char == char) {
             if (command.log_execute)
                 self.logger.print("trigger: {t} '{c}' {?s}({d})", .{ event, char, command.get_name(item.command), item.command });
diff --git a/src/tui/mode/overlay/completion_dropdown.zig b/src/tui/mode/overlay/completion_dropdown.zig
index ab6e8c8..c09f92d 100644
--- a/src/tui/mode/overlay/completion_dropdown.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mode/overlay/completion_dropdown.zig
@@ -110,10 +110,7 @@ pub fn update_query(self: *Type, query: []const u8) void {
     const primary = editor.get_primary();
     primary.selection = get_insert_selection(self, editor.get_primary().cursor);
     const b = editor.buf_for_update() catch return;
-    const root_ = if (query.len > 0)
-        editor.insert(b.root, primary, query, b.allocator) catch return
-    else
-        editor.delete_selection(b.root, primary, b.allocator) catch return;
+    const root_ = editor.insert(b.root, primary, query, b.allocator) catch return;
     self.value.cursor = editor.get_primary().cursor;
     if (self.value.replace) |*sel| sel.* = .{ .begin = sel.begin, .end = self.value.cursor };
     primary.selection = null;
@@ -122,7 +119,7 @@ pub fn update_query(self: *Type, query: []const u8) void {
     editor.need_render();
     if (query.len > 0) {
         const last_char = query[query.len - 1];
-        editor.run_triggers(primary, last_char, .insert);
+        editor.run_triggers(last_char, .insert);
     }
     return;
 }
diff --git a/src/tui/mode/overlay/dropdown.zig b/src/tui/mode/overlay/dropdown.zig
index 1a54f85..a825e08 100644
--- a/src/tui/mode/overlay/dropdown.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mode/overlay/dropdown.zig
@@ -353,26 +353,6 @@ pub fn Create(options: type) type {
             return matches.items.len;
         }
 
-        fn delete_word(self: *Self) !void {
-            if (std.mem.lastIndexOfAny(u8, self.query.items, "/\\. -_")) |pos| {
-                self.query.shrinkRetainingCapacity(pos);
-            } else {
-                self.query.shrinkRetainingCapacity(0);
-            }
-            if (@hasDecl(options, "update_query"))
-                options.update_query(self, self.query.items);
-            return self.start_query(0);
-        }
-
-        fn delete_code_point(self: *Self) !void {
-            if (self.query.items.len > 0) {
-                self.query.shrinkRetainingCapacity(self.query.items.len - tui.egc_last(self.query.items).len);
-                if (@hasDecl(options, "update_query"))
-                    options.update_query(self, self.query.items);
-            }
-            try self.start_query(0);
-        }
-
         fn insert_code_point(self: *Self, c: u32) !void {
             var buf: [6]u8 = undefined;
             const bytes = try input.ucs32_to_utf8(&[_]u32{c}, &buf);
@@ -543,16 +523,6 @@ pub fn Create(options: type) type {
             }
             pub const palette_menu_cancel_meta: Meta = .{};
 
-            pub fn overlay_delete_word_left(self: *Self, _: Ctx) Result {
-                self.delete_word() catch |e| return tp.exit_error(e, @errorReturnTrace());
-            }
-            pub const overlay_delete_word_left_meta: Meta = .{ .description = "Delete word to the left" };
-
-            pub fn overlay_delete_backwards(self: *Self, _: Ctx) Result {
-                self.delete_code_point() catch |e| return tp.exit_error(e, @errorReturnTrace());
-            }
-            pub const overlay_delete_backwards_meta: Meta = .{ .description = "Delete backwards" };
-
             pub fn overlay_insert_code_point(self: *Self, ctx: Ctx) Result {
                 var egc: u32 = 0;
                 if (!try ctx.args.match(.{tp.extract(&egc)}))