diff --git a/src/atom/buffer.coffee b/src/atom/buffer.coffee
index 4839e22d2..6bf77c0d3 100644
--- a/src/atom/buffer.coffee
+++ b/src/atom/buffer.coffee
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@ class Buffer
   getLine: (row) ->
     @lines[row]
 
-  insert: (point, text) ->
-    @change(new Range(point, point), text)
-
   numLines: ->
     @getLines().length
 
@@ -53,6 +50,9 @@ class Buffer
   lastLine: ->
     @getLine(@lastRow())
 
+  insert: (point, text) ->
+    @change(new Range(point, point), text)
+
   change: (preRange, newText) ->
     postRange = new Range(_.clone(preRange.start), _.clone(preRange.start))
     prefix = @lines[preRange.start.row][0...preRange.start.column]