diff --git a/src/editor-component.coffee b/src/editor-component.coffee
index 8e1efdd3e..28cccfe33 100644
--- a/src/editor-component.coffee
+++ b/src/editor-component.coffee
@@ -183,8 +183,6 @@ EditorComponent = React.createClass
     clearInterval(@scrollViewMeasurementIntervalId)
     @scrollViewMeasurementIntervalId = null
 
-  componentWillUpdate: ->
-
   componentDidUpdate: (prevProps, prevState) ->
     cursorsMoved = @cursorsMoved
     selectionChanged = @selectionChanged