diff --git a/src/editor.hh b/src/editor.hh
index b26a8fee..5a468279 100644
--- a/src/editor.hh
+++ b/src/editor.hh
@@ -12,14 +12,6 @@ namespace InputModes { class Insert; }
 
 class Register;
 
-enum class SelectMode
-{
-    Replace,
-    Extend,
-    Append,
-    ReplaceMain,
-};
-
 enum class InsertMode : unsigned
 {
     Insert,
diff --git a/src/normal.cc b/src/normal.cc
index ec8f32c0..aab5a029 100644
--- a/src/normal.cc
+++ b/src/normal.cc
@@ -22,6 +22,14 @@ namespace Kakoune
 
 using namespace std::placeholders;
 
+enum class SelectMode
+{
+    Replace,
+    Extend,
+    Append,
+    ReplaceMain,
+};
+
 template<SelectMode mode, typename T>
 class Select
 {
@@ -360,6 +368,30 @@ void pipe(Context& context, int)
         });
 }
 
+template<Direction direction, SelectMode mode>
+void select_next_match(const Buffer& buffer, SelectionList& selections,
+                       const Regex& regex)
+{
+    if (mode == SelectMode::Replace)
+    {
+        for (auto& sel : selections)
+            sel = find_next_match<direction>(buffer, sel, regex);
+    }
+    if (mode == SelectMode::Extend)
+    {
+        for (auto& sel : selections)
+            sel.merge_with(find_next_match<direction>(buffer, sel, regex));
+    }
+    else if (mode == SelectMode::ReplaceMain)
+        selections.main() = find_next_match<direction>(buffer, selections.main(), regex);
+    else if (mode == SelectMode::Append)
+    {
+        selections.push_back(find_next_match<direction>(buffer, selections.main(), regex));
+        selections.set_main_index(selections.size() - 1);
+    }
+    selections.sort_and_merge_overlapping();
+}
+
 template<SelectMode mode, Direction direction>
 void search(Context& context, int)
 {
diff --git a/src/selectors.hh b/src/selectors.hh
index 84cc9ed9..da9b195f 100644
--- a/src/selectors.hh
+++ b/src/selectors.hh
@@ -266,30 +266,6 @@ Selection find_next_match(const Buffer& buffer, const Selection& sel, const Rege
     return {begin.coord(), end.coord(), std::move(captures)};
 }
 
-template<Direction direction, SelectMode mode>
-void select_next_match(const Buffer& buffer, SelectionList& selections,
-                                const Regex& regex)
-{
-    if (mode == SelectMode::Replace)
-    {
-        for (auto& sel : selections)
-            sel = find_next_match<direction>(buffer, sel, regex);
-    }
-    if (mode == SelectMode::Extend)
-    {
-        for (auto& sel : selections)
-            sel.merge_with(find_next_match<direction>(buffer, sel, regex));
-    }
-    else if (mode == SelectMode::ReplaceMain)
-        selections.main() = find_next_match<direction>(buffer, selections.main(), regex);
-    else if (mode == SelectMode::Append)
-    {
-        selections.push_back(find_next_match<direction>(buffer, selections.main(), regex));
-        selections.set_main_index(selections.size() - 1);
-    }
-    selections.sort_and_merge_overlapping();
-}
-
 void select_all_matches(const Buffer& buffer, SelectionList& selections,
                         const Regex& regex);