diff --git a/src/atom/editor.coffee b/src/atom/editor.coffee
index 96270bdf2..4068426d7 100644
--- a/src/atom/editor.coffee
+++ b/src/atom/editor.coffee
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ class Editor extends Template
             else
               @updateLineElement(row)
 
-        @selection.bufferChanged(e)
+        @cursor.bufferChanged(e)
 
     updateLineElement: (row) ->
       line = @buffer.getLine(row)
diff --git a/src/atom/selection.coffee b/src/atom/selection.coffee
index d34b85e05..51e94a61b 100644
--- a/src/atom/selection.coffee
+++ b/src/atom/selection.coffee
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ class Selection extends Template
       @anchor = null
       @updateAppearance()
 
-    bufferChanged: (e) ->
-      @cursor.setPosition(e.postRange.end)
-
     updateAppearance: ->
       @clearRegions()