diff --git a/src/atom-environment.coffee b/src/atom-environment.coffee
index c42bf05aa..dc1bef7d4 100644
--- a/src/atom-environment.coffee
+++ b/src/atom-environment.coffee
@@ -254,8 +254,6 @@ class AtomEnvironment extends Model
       new PaneAxisElement().initialize(model, env)
     @views.addViewProvider Pane, (model, env) ->
       new PaneElement().initialize(model, env)
-    @views.addViewProvider TextEditor, (model, env) ->
-      new TextEditorElement().initialize(model, env)
     @views.addViewProvider(Gutter, createGutterView)
 
   registerDefaultOpeners: ->