diff --git a/src/normal.cc b/src/normal.cc
index fd44110f..78b134cf 100644
--- a/src/normal.cc
+++ b/src/normal.cc
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ void select(Context& context, T func)
             }
 
             if (mode == SelectMode::Extend)
-                sel.merge_with(*res);
+                sel.cursor() = res->cursor();
             else
             {
                 sel.anchor() = res->anchor();
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ void search(Context& context, NormalParams params)
                                 if (mode == SelectMode::Replace)
                                     sel = keep_direction(find_next_match<direction>(context, sel, regex, wrapped), sel);
                                 if (mode == SelectMode::Extend)
-                                    sel.merge_with(find_next_match<direction>(context, sel, regex, wrapped));
+                                    sel.cursor() = find_next_match<direction>(context, sel, regex, wrapped).cursor();
                             }
                             selections.sort_and_merge_overlapping();
                          } while (--c > 0);
diff --git a/src/selection.cc b/src/selection.cc
index 43f47090..d55b3d20 100644
--- a/src/selection.cc
+++ b/src/selection.cc
@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@
 namespace Kakoune
 {
 
-void Selection::merge_with(const Selection& other)
-{
-    m_cursor = other.m_cursor;
-}
-
 SelectionList::SelectionList(Buffer& buffer, Selection s, size_t timestamp)
     : m_buffer(&buffer), m_selections({ std::move(s) }), m_timestamp(timestamp)
 {
diff --git a/src/selection.hh b/src/selection.hh
index 4b6269f3..1f492b43 100644
--- a/src/selection.hh
+++ b/src/selection.hh
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ struct Selection
         : m_anchor{anchor}, m_cursor{cursor},
           m_captures(std::move(captures)) {}
 
-    void merge_with(const Selection& range);
-
     BufferCoord& anchor() { return m_anchor; }
     BufferCoordAndTarget& cursor() { return m_cursor; }