diff --git a/spec/app/editor-spec.coffee b/spec/app/editor-spec.coffee
index d9fe55c03..b796898b4 100644
--- a/spec/app/editor-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/app/editor-spec.coffee
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ describe "Editor", ->
 
     describe "when soft-wrap is enabled", ->
       beforeEach ->
-        otherEditor = new Editor()
+        otherEditor = new Editor
         otherEditor.setBuffer editor.buffer
         otherEditor.attachToDom()
         charWidth = otherEditor.charWidth
@@ -2069,7 +2069,7 @@ describe "Editor", ->
 
   describe "path-change event", ->
     it "emits event when buffer's path is changed", ->
-      editor = new Editor()
+      editor = new Editor
 
       eventHandler = jasmine.createSpy('eventHandler')
       editor.on 'buffer-path-change', eventHandler
diff --git a/src/app/root-view.coffee b/src/app/root-view.coffee
index 1a7729fb9..656908f73 100644
--- a/src/app/root-view.coffee
+++ b/src/app/root-view.coffee
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class RootView extends View
     if @editors.length
       _.last(@editors)
     else
-      editor = new Editor()
+      editor = new Editor
       @editors.push(editor)
       editor.appendTo(@panes)
       editor.focus()