diff --git a/spec/text-editor-component-spec.coffee b/spec/text-editor-component-spec.coffee
index 74abcadb9..05936f1d8 100644
--- a/spec/text-editor-component-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/text-editor-component-spec.coffee
@@ -3453,14 +3453,14 @@ describe "TextEditorComponent", ->
         expect(wrapperNode.getScrollTop()).toBe 0
         expect(wrapperNode.getScrollLeft()).toBe 0
 
-        wrapperNode.scrollToCursorPosition()
+        editor.scrollToCursorPosition()
         nextAnimationFrame()
         expect(wrapperNode.getScrollTop()).toBe (8.8 * 10) - 30
         expect(wrapperNode.getScrollBottom()).toBe (8.3 * 10) + 30
         expect(wrapperNode.getScrollRight()).toBe (9 + editor.getHorizontalScrollMargin()) * 10
 
         wrapperNode.setScrollTop(0)
-        wrapperNode.scrollToCursorPosition(center: false)
+        editor.scrollToCursorPosition(center: false)
         expect(wrapperNode.getScrollTop()).toBe (7.8 - editor.getVerticalScrollMargin()) * 10
         expect(wrapperNode.getScrollBottom()).toBe (9.3 + editor.getVerticalScrollMargin()) * 10
 
diff --git a/src/text-editor-element.coffee b/src/text-editor-element.coffee
index 9d139eb11..03ed3c422 100644
--- a/src/text-editor-element.coffee
+++ b/src/text-editor-element.coffee
@@ -237,9 +237,6 @@ class TextEditorElement extends HTMLElement
   scrollToBottom: ->
     @setScrollBottom(Infinity)
 
-  scrollToCursorPosition: (options) ->
-    @getModel().getLastCursor().autoscroll(center: options?.center ? true)
-
   getScrollTop: ->
     @component.getScrollTop()
 
diff --git a/src/text-editor-presenter.coffee b/src/text-editor-presenter.coffee
index 9474e9c5f..922f06805 100644
--- a/src/text-editor-presenter.coffee
+++ b/src/text-editor-presenter.coffee
@@ -1552,14 +1552,12 @@ class TextEditorPresenter
     if scrollLeft isnt @scrollLeft and not Number.isNaN(scrollLeft)
       @realScrollLeft = scrollLeft
       @scrollLeft = Math.round(scrollLeft)
-      @model.setScrollLeft(@scrollLeft)
 
   commitPendingScrollTopPosition: ->
     scrollTop = @constrainScrollTop(@pendingScrollTop)
     if scrollTop isnt @scrollTop and not Number.isNaN(scrollTop)
       @realScrollTop = scrollTop
       @scrollTop = Math.round(scrollTop)
-      @model.setScrollTop(@scrollTop)
 
   updateScrollPosition: ->
     @commitPendingLogicalScrollPosition() if @pendingScrollLogicalPosition?