diff --git a/src/editor.cc b/src/editor.cc
deleted file mode 100644
index 8f6bbcf5..00000000
--- a/src/editor.cc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-#include "editor.hh"
-
-#include "exception.hh"
-#include "register.hh"
-#include "register_manager.hh"
-#include "utf8_iterator.hh"
-#include "utils.hh"
-
-#include <array>
-
-namespace Kakoune
-{
-
-Editor::Editor(Buffer& buffer)
-    : m_buffer(&buffer),
-      m_selections(buffer, {BufferCoord{}})
-{}
-
-}
diff --git a/src/editor.hh b/src/editor.hh
index 0e068f90..11f3ecee 100644
--- a/src/editor.hh
+++ b/src/editor.hh
@@ -8,20 +8,15 @@
 namespace Kakoune
 {
 
-namespace InputModes { class Insert; }
-
-class Register;
-
-// An Editor is a buffer mutator
-//
-// The Editor class provides methods to manipulate a set of selections
-// and to use these selections to mutate it's buffer.
+// An Editor is a to be removed class from the past
 class Editor : public SafeCountable
 {
 public:
-    typedef std::function<void (const Buffer&, SelectionList&)>  Selector;
+    Editor(Buffer& buffer)
+    : m_buffer(&buffer),
+      m_selections(buffer, {BufferCoord{}})
+    {}
 
-    Editor(Buffer& buffer);
     virtual ~Editor() {}
 
     Buffer& buffer() const { return *m_buffer; }