diff --git a/src/vs/editor/browser/controller/keyboardHandler.ts b/src/vs/editor/browser/controller/keyboardHandler.ts
index 3002ec12fc8..6341ee3386a 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/browser/controller/keyboardHandler.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/browser/controller/keyboardHandler.ts
@@ -189,11 +189,6 @@ export class KeyboardHandler extends ViewEventHandler implements IDisposable {
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	public onCursorPositionChanged(e:editorCommon.IViewCursorPositionChangedEvent): boolean {
-		this.textAreaHandler.setCursorPosition(e.position);
-		return false;
-	}
-
 	public onLayoutChanged(layoutInfo:editorCommon.EditorLayoutInfo): boolean {
 		this.contentLeft = layoutInfo.contentLeft;
 		this.contentWidth = layoutInfo.contentWidth;
diff --git a/src/vs/editor/common/controller/textAreaHandler.ts b/src/vs/editor/common/controller/textAreaHandler.ts
index 4aa7e5bb3b1..aa6cbcd0be8 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/common/controller/textAreaHandler.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/common/controller/textAreaHandler.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import Event, {Emitter} from 'vs/base/common/event';
 import {CommonKeybindings} from 'vs/base/common/keyCodes';
 import {Disposable} from 'vs/base/common/lifecycle';
 import {IClipboardEvent, ICompositionEvent, IKeyboardEventWrapper, ISimpleModel, ITextAreaWrapper, ITypeData, TextAreaState, TextAreaStrategy, createTextAreaState} from 'vs/editor/common/controller/textAreaState';
-import {Position} from 'vs/editor/common/core/position';
 import {Range} from 'vs/editor/common/core/range';
 import {EndOfLinePreference} from 'vs/editor/common/editorCommon';
 
@@ -74,7 +73,6 @@ export class TextAreaHandler extends Disposable {
 	private asyncTriggerCut: RunOnceScheduler;
 
 	private lastCompositionEndTime:number;
-	private cursorPosition:Position;
 
 	private textAreaState:TextAreaState;
 	private textareaIsShownAtCursor: boolean;
@@ -92,7 +90,6 @@ export class TextAreaHandler extends Disposable {
 		this.flushAnyAccumulatedEvents = flushAnyAccumulatedEvents;
 		this.selection = new Range(1, 1, 1, 1);
 		this.selections = [new Range(1, 1, 1, 1)];
-		this.cursorPosition = new Position(1, 1);
 		this._nextCommand = ReadFromTextArea.Type;
 
 		this.asyncTriggerCut = new RunOnceScheduler(() => this._onCut.fire(), 0);
@@ -241,10 +238,6 @@ export class TextAreaHandler extends Disposable {
 		this._writePlaceholderAndSelectTextArea('selection changed');
 	}
 
-	public setCursorPosition(primary: Position): void {
-		this.cursorPosition = primary;
-	}
-
 	// --- end event handlers
 
 	private setTextAreaState(reason:string, textAreaState:TextAreaState): void {
diff --git a/src/vs/editor/test/browser/controller/imeTester.ts b/src/vs/editor/test/browser/controller/imeTester.ts
index c55a594c32a..4b5495217fd 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/test/browser/controller/imeTester.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/test/browser/controller/imeTester.ts
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ function doCreateTest(strategy:TextAreaStrategy, description:string, inputStr:st
 	let updatePosition = (off:number, len:number) => {
 		cursorOffset = off;
 		cursorLength = len;
-		handler.setCursorPosition(new Position(1, 1 + cursorOffset + cursorLength));
 		handler.setCursorSelections(new Range(1, 1 + cursorOffset, 1, 1 + cursorOffset + cursorLength), []);
 		handler.writePlaceholderAndSelectTextAreaSync();
 	};