diff --git a/src/vs/editor/common/commonCodeEditor.ts b/src/vs/editor/common/commonCodeEditor.ts
index a6fb1e06c96..f16c2ec47a8 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/common/commonCodeEditor.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/common/commonCodeEditor.ts
@@ -213,10 +213,6 @@ export abstract class CommonCodeEditor extends EventEmitter implements IActionPr
 		};
 	}
 
-	public setIndentationOptions(indentationOptions: editorCommon.IInternalIndentationOptions): void {
-		this._configuration.setIndentationOptions(indentationOptions);
-	}
-
 	public normalizeIndentation(str:string): string {
 		return this._configuration.normalizeIndentation(str);
 	}
diff --git a/src/vs/editor/common/config/commonEditorConfig.ts b/src/vs/editor/common/config/commonEditorConfig.ts
index add14f8dda2..9a483998f72 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/common/config/commonEditorConfig.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/common/config/commonEditorConfig.ts
@@ -727,10 +727,6 @@ export abstract class CommonEditorConfiguration extends Disposable implements ed
 		return this.editor.indentInfo;
 	}
 
-	public setIndentationOptions(indentationOptions: editorCommon.IInternalIndentationOptions): void {
-		this.editor.indentInfo = indentationOptions;
-	}
-
 	private _normalizeIndentationFromWhitespace(str:string): string {
 		let indentation = this.getIndentationOptions(),
 			spacesCnt = 0,
diff --git a/src/vs/editor/common/editorCommon.ts b/src/vs/editor/common/editorCommon.ts
index e08c7afa542..63a0c58d5db 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/common/editorCommon.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/common/editorCommon.ts
@@ -3078,11 +3078,6 @@ export interface ICommonCodeEditor extends IEditor {
 	 */
 	getIndentationOptions(): IInternalIndentationOptions;
 
-	/**
-	 * Sets the indentation options of the editor.
-	 */
-	setIndentationOptions(IInternalIndentationOptions): void;
-
 	/**
 	 * Normalize whitespace using the editor's whitespace specific settings
 	 */
diff --git a/src/vs/editor/contrib/indentation/common/indentation.ts b/src/vs/editor/contrib/indentation/common/indentation.ts
index c43d4d078a8..831932ed4a3 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/contrib/indentation/common/indentation.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/contrib/indentation/common/indentation.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export abstract class Indent extends EditorAction {
 	public run(): TPromise<boolean> {
 		return TPromise.timeout(50 /* quick open is sensitive to being opened so soon after another */).then(() =>
 			this.quickOpenService.pick(['1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8'], { placeHolder: nls.localize('selectTabWidth', "Select Tab Width")}).then(pick => {
-				this.editor.setIndentationOptions({
+				this.editor.updateOptions({
 					insertSpaces: this.insertSpaces,
 					tabSize: parseInt(pick)
 				});