diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 16046a8..8dfec44 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -414,10 +414,6 @@ pub fn build_exe(
         .root_source_file = b.path("src/bin_path.zig"),
     });
 
-    const snippet_mod = b.createModule(.{
-        .root_source_file = b.path("src/snippet.zig"),
-    });
-
     const Buffer_mod = b.createModule(.{
         .root_source_file = b.path("src/buffer/Buffer.zig"),
         .imports = &.{
@@ -634,7 +630,6 @@ pub fn build_exe(
             .{ .name = "zeit", .module = zeit_mod },
             .{ .name = "VcsStatus", .module = VcsStatus_mod },
             .{ .name = "bin_path", .module = bin_path_mod },
-            .{ .name = "snippet", .module = snippet_mod },
         },
     });
 
diff --git a/src/snippet.zig b/src/snippet.zig
deleted file mode 100644
index 2f6f8e0..0000000
--- a/src/snippet.zig
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,162 +0,0 @@
-text: []const u8,
-tabstops: [][]Range,
-
-const Snippet = @This();
-const Range = struct { begin: Position, end: ?Position = null };
-const Position = struct { usize };
-
-const Tabstop = struct {
-    id: usize,
-    range: Range,
-};
-
-pub fn deinit(self: *const Snippet, allocator: std.mem.Allocator) void {
-    for (self.tabstops) |tabstop| allocator.free(tabstop);
-    allocator.free(self.tabstops);
-    allocator.free(self.text);
-}
-
-pub fn parse(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, snippet: []const u8) Error!Snippet {
-    var tabstops: std.ArrayList(struct { id: usize, range: Range }) = .empty;
-    defer tabstops.deinit(allocator);
-    var id: ?usize = null;
-    var content_begin: ?Position = null;
-    var max_id: usize = 0;
-    var text: std.Io.Writer.Allocating = .init(allocator);
-    defer text.deinit();
-
-    var state: enum {
-        initial,
-        escape,
-        tabstop,
-        placeholder,
-        content,
-        content_escape,
-    } = .initial;
-
-    var iter = snippet;
-    while (iter.len > 0) : (iter = iter[1..]) {
-        const c = iter[0];
-        fsm: switch (state) {
-            .initial => switch (c) {
-                '\\' => {
-                    state = .escape;
-                },
-                '$' => {
-                    state = .tabstop;
-                },
-                else => try text.writer.writeByte(c),
-            },
-            .escape => {
-                try text.writer.writeByte(c);
-                state = .initial;
-            },
-            .tabstop => switch (c) {
-                '{' => {
-                    state = .placeholder;
-                },
-                '0'...'9' => {
-                    const digit: usize = @intCast(c - '0');
-                    id = if (id) |id_| (id_ * 10) + digit else digit;
-                },
-                else => {
-                    const pos = snippet.len - iter.len;
-                    if (id == null)
-                        return invalid(snippet, pos, error.InvalidIdValue);
-                    (try tabstops.addOne(allocator)).* = .{
-                        .id = id orelse unreachable,
-                        .range = .{ .begin = .{text.written().len} },
-                    };
-                    max_id = @max(id orelse unreachable, max_id);
-                    id = null;
-                    state = .initial;
-                    break :fsm;
-                },
-            },
-            .placeholder => switch (c) {
-                '0'...'9' => {
-                    const digit: usize = @intCast(c - '0');
-                    id = if (id) |id_| (id_ * 10) + digit else digit;
-                },
-                ':' => {
-                    const pos = snippet.len - iter.len;
-                    if (id == null)
-                        return invalid(snippet, pos, error.InvalidIdValue);
-                    content_begin = .{text.written().len};
-                    state = .content;
-                },
-                else => {
-                    const pos = snippet.len - iter.len;
-                    return invalid(snippet, pos, error.InvalidIdValue);
-                },
-            },
-            .content => switch (c) {
-                '\\' => {
-                    state = .content_escape;
-                },
-                '}' => {
-                    const pos = snippet.len - iter.len;
-                    if (id == null)
-                        return invalid(snippet, pos, error.InvalidIdValue);
-                    if (content_begin == null)
-                        return invalid(snippet, pos, error.InvalidPlaceholderValue);
-                    (try tabstops.addOne(allocator)).* = .{
-                        .id = id orelse unreachable,
-                        .range = .{
-                            .begin = content_begin orelse unreachable,
-                            .end = .{text.written().len},
-                        },
-                    };
-                    max_id = @max(id orelse unreachable, max_id);
-                    id = null;
-                    content_begin = null;
-                    state = .initial;
-                },
-                else => try text.writer.writeByte(c),
-            },
-            .content_escape => {
-                try text.writer.writeByte(c);
-                state = .content;
-            },
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (state != .initial) {
-        const pos = snippet.len - iter.len;
-        if (id == null)
-            return invalid(snippet, pos, error.UnexpectedEndOfDocument);
-    }
-
-    var result: std.ArrayList([]Range) = .empty;
-    defer result.deinit(allocator);
-    var n: usize = 1;
-    while (n <= max_id) : (n += 1) {
-        var tabstop: std.ArrayList(Range) = .empty;
-        errdefer tabstop.deinit(allocator);
-        for (tabstops.items) |item| if (item.id == n) {
-            (try tabstop.addOne(allocator)).* = item.range;
-        };
-        (try result.addOne(allocator)).* = try tabstop.toOwnedSlice(allocator);
-    }
-    return .{
-        .text = try text.toOwnedSlice(),
-        .tabstops = try result.toOwnedSlice(allocator),
-    };
-}
-
-fn invalid(snippet: []const u8, pos: usize, e: Error) Error {
-    log.err("invalid snippet: {s}", .{snippet});
-    log.err("{t} at pos {d}", .{ e, pos });
-    return e;
-}
-
-pub const Error = error{
-    WriteFailed,
-    OutOfMemory,
-    InvalidIdValue,
-    InvalidPlaceholderValue,
-    UnexpectedEndOfDocument,
-};
-
-const log = std.log.scoped(.snippet);
-const std = @import("std");
diff --git a/src/tui/mode/overlay/completion_palette.zig b/src/tui/mode/overlay/completion_palette.zig
index 5b141c5..1af71a6 100644
--- a/src/tui/mode/overlay/completion_palette.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mode/overlay/completion_palette.zig
@@ -45,18 +45,18 @@ pub fn load_entries(palette: *Type) !usize {
     max_description = 0;
     var max_label_len: usize = 0;
     for (palette.entries.items) |*item| {
-        const values = get_values(item.cbor);
-        if (get_replace_selection(values.replace)) |replace| {
+        const label_, const sort_text, _, const maybe_replace, _, const label_detail, const label_description, _, _ = get_values(item.cbor);
+        if (get_replace_selection(maybe_replace)) |replace| {
             if (palette.value.replace == null) palette.value.replace = replace;
         }
-        item.label = values.label;
-        item.sort_text = values.sort_text;
+        item.label = label_;
+        item.sort_text = sort_text;
 
-        var lines = std.mem.splitScalar(u8, values.label_description, '\n');
-        const label_description_len = if (lines.next()) |desc| desc.len else values.label_description.len;
+        var lines = std.mem.splitScalar(u8, label_description, '\n');
+        const label_description_len = if (lines.next()) |desc| desc.len else label_description.len;
 
         max_label_len = @max(max_label_len, item.label.len);
-        max_description = @max(max_description, label_description_len + values.label_detail.len);
+        max_description = @max(max_description, label_description_len + label_detail.len);
     }
 
     const less_fn = struct {
@@ -102,17 +102,17 @@ pub fn on_render_menu(_: *Type, button: *Type.ButtonType, theme: *const Widget.T
     if (!(cbor.matchValue(&iter, cbor.extract_cbor(&item_cbor)) catch false)) return false;
     if (!(cbor.matchValue(&iter, cbor.extract_cbor(&matches_cbor)) catch false)) return false;
 
-    const values = get_values(item_cbor);
-    const icon_: []const u8 = kind_icon(@enumFromInt(values.kind));
+    const label_, _, const kind, _, _, const label_detail, const label_description, _, _ = get_values(item_cbor);
+    const icon_: []const u8 = kind_icon(@enumFromInt(kind));
     const color: u24 = 0x0;
 
     return tui.render_symbol(
         &button.plane,
-        values.label,
+        label_,
         icon_,
         color,
-        values.label_detail,
-        values.label_description,
+        label_detail,
+        label_description,
         matches_cbor,
         button.active,
         selected,
@@ -121,21 +121,7 @@ pub fn on_render_menu(_: *Type, button: *Type.ButtonType, theme: *const Widget.T
     );
 }
 
-const Values = struct {
-    label: []const u8,
-    sort_text: []const u8,
-    kind: u8,
-    replace: Buffer.Selection,
-    additionalTextEdits: []const u8,
-    label_detail: []const u8,
-    label_description: []const u8,
-    detail: []const u8,
-    documentation: []const u8,
-    insertTextFormat: usize,
-    textEdit_newText: []const u8,
-};
-
-fn get_values(item_cbor: []const u8) Values {
+fn get_values(item_cbor: []const u8) struct { []const u8, []const u8, u8, Buffer.Selection, []const u8, []const u8, []const u8, []const u8, []const u8 } {
     var label_: []const u8 = "";
     var label_detail: []const u8 = "";
     var label_description: []const u8 = "";
@@ -172,19 +158,7 @@ fn get_values(item_cbor: []const u8) Values {
         cbor.extract(&replace.end.col), // replace.end.col
         cbor.extract_cbor(&additionalTextEdits),
     }) catch false;
-    return .{
-        .label = label_,
-        .sort_text = sort_text,
-        .kind = kind,
-        .replace = replace,
-        .additionalTextEdits = additionalTextEdits,
-        .label_detail = label_detail,
-        .label_description = label_description,
-        .detail = detail,
-        .documentation = documentation,
-        .insertTextFormat = insertTextFormat,
-        .textEdit_newText = textEdit_newText,
-    };
+    return .{ label_, sort_text, kind, replace, additionalTextEdits, label_detail, label_description, detail, documentation };
 }
 
 const TextEdit = struct { newText: []const u8 = &.{}, insert: ?Range = null, replace: ?Range = null };
@@ -201,35 +175,25 @@ fn get_replace_selection(replace: Buffer.Selection) ?Buffer.Selection {
 }
 
 fn select(menu: **Type.MenuType, button: *Type.ButtonType, _: Type.Pos) void {
-    const values = get_values(button.opts.label);
-    switch (values.insertTextFormat) {
-        2 => {
-            const snippet = @import("snippet").parse(menu.*.opts.ctx.allocator, values.textEdit_newText) catch return;
-            defer snippet.deinit(menu.*.opts.ctx.allocator);
-            tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "insert_chars", .{snippet.text} }) catch |e| menu.*.opts.ctx.logger.err(module_name, e);
-        },
-        else => {
-            tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "insert_chars", .{values.label} }) catch |e| menu.*.opts.ctx.logger.err(module_name, e);
-        },
-    }
+    const label_, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _ = get_values(button.opts.label);
+    tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "exit_overlay_mode" }) catch |e| menu.*.opts.ctx.logger.err(module_name, e);
+    tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "insert_chars", .{label_} }) catch |e| menu.*.opts.ctx.logger.err(module_name, e);
     const mv = tui.mainview() orelse return;
     mv.cancel_info_content() catch {};
-    tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "exit_overlay_mode" }) catch |e| menu.*.opts.ctx.logger.err(module_name, e);
 }
 
 pub fn updated(palette: *Type, button_: ?*Type.ButtonType) !void {
     const button = button_ orelse return cancel(palette);
-    const values = get_values(button.opts.label);
+    const label_, _, _, const replace, _, _, _, const detail, const documentation = get_values(button.opts.label);
     const editor = tui.get_active_editor() orelse return error.NotFound;
-    editor.get_primary().selection = get_replace_selection(values.replace);
+    editor.get_primary().selection = get_replace_selection(replace);
 
     const mv = tui.mainview() orelse return;
-    try mv.set_info_content(values.label, .replace);
+    try mv.set_info_content(label_, .replace);
     try mv.set_info_content(" ", .append); // blank line
-    try mv.set_info_content(values.detail, .append);
-    // try mv.set_info_content(values.textEdit_newText, .append);
+    try mv.set_info_content(detail, .append);
     try mv.set_info_content(" ", .append); // blank line
-    try mv.set_info_content(values.documentation, .append);
+    try mv.set_info_content(documentation, .append);
 }
 
 pub fn cancel(palette: *Type) !void {