diff --git a/src/vs/editor/common/editorCommon.ts b/src/vs/editor/common/editorCommon.ts
index 689ba193813..313e090044b 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/common/editorCommon.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/common/editorCommon.ts
@@ -2082,24 +2082,3 @@ export var Handler = {
 	Undo: 'undo',
 	Redo: 'redo',
 };
-
-/**
- *@internal
- */
-export function getSelectionSearchString(editor: ICommonCodeEditor): string {
-	let selection = editor.getSelection();
-
-	// if selection spans multiple lines, default search string to empty
-	if (selection.startLineNumber === selection.endLineNumber) {
-		if (selection.isEmpty()) {
-			let wordAtPosition = editor.getModel().getWordAtPosition(selection.getStartPosition());
-			if (wordAtPosition) {
-				return wordAtPosition.word;
-			}
-		} else {
-			return editor.getModel().getValueInRange(selection);
-		}
-	}
-
-	return null;
-}
diff --git a/src/vs/editor/contrib/find/common/find.ts b/src/vs/editor/contrib/find/common/find.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..661bacdb837
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vs/editor/contrib/find/common/find.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import * as editorCommon from 'vs/editor/common/editorCommon';
+
+export function getSelectionSearchString(editor: editorCommon.ICommonCodeEditor): string {
+	let selection = editor.getSelection();
+
+	// if selection spans multiple lines, default search string to empty
+	if (selection.startLineNumber === selection.endLineNumber) {
+		if (selection.isEmpty()) {
+			let wordAtPosition = editor.getModel().getWordAtPosition(selection.getStartPosition());
+			if (wordAtPosition) {
+				return wordAtPosition.word;
+			}
+		} else {
+			return editor.getModel().getValueInRange(selection);
+		}
+	}
+
+	return null;
+}
diff --git a/src/vs/editor/contrib/find/common/findController.ts b/src/vs/editor/contrib/find/common/findController.ts
index 05a09041f88..2e3b28bb648 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/contrib/find/common/findController.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/contrib/find/common/findController.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import * as editorCommon from 'vs/editor/common/editorCommon';
 import { editorAction, commonEditorContribution, ServicesAccessor, EditorAction, EditorCommand, CommonEditorRegistry } from 'vs/editor/common/editorCommonExtensions';
 import { FIND_IDS, FindModelBoundToEditorModel, ToggleCaseSensitiveKeybinding, ToggleRegexKeybinding, ToggleWholeWordKeybinding, ToggleSearchScopeKeybinding, ShowPreviousFindTermKeybinding, ShowNextFindTermKeybinding } from 'vs/editor/contrib/find/common/findModel';
 import { FindReplaceState, FindReplaceStateChangedEvent, INewFindReplaceState } from 'vs/editor/contrib/find/common/findState';
+import { getSelectionSearchString } from 'vs/editor/contrib/find/common/find';
 import { DocumentHighlightProviderRegistry } from 'vs/editor/common/modes';
 import { RunOnceScheduler, Delayer } from 'vs/base/common/async';
 import { CursorChangeReason, ICursorSelectionChangedEvent } from 'vs/editor/common/controller/cursorEvents';
@@ -206,7 +207,7 @@ export class CommonFindController extends Disposable implements editorCommon.IEd
 	}
 
 	public getSelectionSearchString(): string {
-		return editorCommon.getSelectionSearchString(this._editor);
+		return getSelectionSearchString(this._editor);
 	}
 
 	protected _start(opts: IFindStartOptions): void {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/search.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/search.contribution.ts
index 240c874bcd1..4b5d4930499 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/search.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/search.contribution.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import { IInstantiationService } from 'vs/platform/instantiation/common/instanti
 import { IWorkspaceContextService } from 'vs/platform/workspace/common/workspace';
 import { IQuickOpenService } from 'vs/platform/quickOpen/common/quickOpen';
 import { ICodeEditorService } from 'vs/editor/common/services/codeEditorService';
-import { getSelectionSearchString } from 'vs/editor/common/editorCommon';
+import { getSelectionSearchString } from 'vs/editor/contrib/find/common/find';
 import { IViewletService } from 'vs/workbench/services/viewlet/browser/viewlet';
 import { KeyMod, KeyCode } from 'vs/base/common/keyCodes';
 import { ITree } from 'vs/base/parts/tree/browser/tree';