diff --git a/packages/cursorless-engine/src/util/rangeUtils.ts b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/util/rangeUtils.ts
index 33d5def915..89bf2aebd3 100644
--- a/packages/cursorless-engine/src/util/rangeUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/util/rangeUtils.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { Position, Range, TextEditor } from "@cursorless/common";
-import { getLeadingWhitespace, getTrailingWhitespace } from "./regex";
 
 export function isAtEndOfLine(editor: TextEditor, position: Position) {
   const endLine = editor.document.lineAt(position);
@@ -54,30 +53,3 @@ export function strictlyContains(
       : [rangeOrPosition.start, rangeOrPosition.end];
   return range1.start.isBefore(start) && range1.end.isAfter(end);
 }
-
-/**
- * Trim the given range of whitespaces
- * @param editor The editor to get the text from
- * @param range The range to trim
- */
-export function trimRange(editor: TextEditor, range: Range): Range {
-  const text = editor.document.getText(range);
-  const leadingWhitespace = getLeadingWhitespace(text);
-  const trailingWhitespace = getTrailingWhitespace(text);
-
-  if (leadingWhitespace === "" && trailingWhitespace === "") {
-    return range;
-  }
-
-  const startOffset =
-    editor.document.offsetAt(range.start) + leadingWhitespace.length;
-  return new Range(
-    editor.document.positionAt(startOffset),
-    editor.document.positionAt(
-      startOffset +
-        text.length -
-        leadingWhitespace.length -
-        trailingWhitespace.length,
-    ),
-  );
-}