diff --git a/src/main.cc b/src/main.cc
index e6234f94..03b9ebd9 100644
--- a/src/main.cc
+++ b/src/main.cc
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #include "window.hh"
 #include "buffer.hh"
 #include "file.hh"
-#include "regex_selector.hh"
 #include "command_manager.hh"
 #include "buffer_manager.hh"
 #include "register_manager.hh"
@@ -474,7 +473,7 @@ void do_search(Window& window)
         else
             RegisterManager::instance()['/'] = ex;
 
-        window.select(RegexSelector(ex));
+        window.select(std::bind(select_next_match, _1, ex));
     }
     catch (prompt_aborted&) {}
 }
@@ -483,7 +482,7 @@ void do_search_next(Window& window)
 {
     std::string& ex = RegisterManager::instance()['/'];
     if (not ex.empty())
-        window.select(RegexSelector(ex));
+        window.select(std::bind(select_next_match, _1, ex));
     else
         print_status("no search pattern");
 }
@@ -522,8 +521,8 @@ void do_select_regex(Window& window, int count)
 {
     try
     {
-        RegexSelector selector(prompt("select: "));
-        window.multi_select(selector);
+        std::string ex = prompt("select: ");
+        window.multi_select(std::bind(select_all_matches, _1, ex));
     }
     catch (prompt_aborted&) {}
 }
diff --git a/src/regex_selector.cc b/src/regex_selector.cc
deleted file mode 100644
index 0bfce956..00000000
--- a/src/regex_selector.cc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,71 +0,0 @@
-#include "regex_selector.hh"
-#include "exception.hh"
-
-namespace Kakoune
-{
-
-RegexSelector::RegexSelector(const std::string& exp)
-    : m_regex(exp) {}
-
-Selection RegexSelector::operator()(const BufferIterator& cursor) const
-{
-    BufferIterator begin = cursor;
-    BufferIterator end = cursor;
-    Selection::CaptureList captures;
-
-    try
-    {
-        boost::match_results<BufferIterator> matches;
-
-        if (boost::regex_search(cursor, cursor.buffer().end(), matches,
-                                m_regex))
-        {
-            begin = matches[0].first;
-            end   = matches[0].second;
-            std::copy(matches.begin(), matches.end(),
-                      std::back_inserter(captures));
-        }
-        else if (boost::regex_search(cursor.buffer().begin(), cursor, matches,
-                                     m_regex))
-        {
-            begin = matches[0].first;
-            end   = matches[0].second;
-            std::copy(matches.begin(), matches.end(),
-                      std::back_inserter(captures));
-        }
-    }
-    catch (boost::regex_error& err)
-    {
-        throw runtime_error("regex error");
-    }
-
-
-    if (begin == end)
-        ++end;
-
-    return Selection(begin, end - 1, std::move(captures));
-}
-
-SelectionList RegexSelector::operator()(const Selection& selection) const
-{
-    boost::regex_iterator<BufferIterator> re_it(selection.begin(),
-                                                selection.end(),
-                                                m_regex);
-    boost::regex_iterator<BufferIterator> re_end;
-
-    SelectionList result;
-    for (; re_it != re_end; ++re_it)
-    {
-        BufferIterator begin = (*re_it)[0].first;
-        BufferIterator end   = (*re_it)[0].second;
-
-        if (begin == end)
-           ++end;
-
-        Selection::CaptureList captures(re_it->begin(), re_it->end());
-        result.push_back(Selection(begin, end-1, std::move(captures)));
-    }
-    return result;
-}
-
-}
diff --git a/src/regex_selector.hh b/src/regex_selector.hh
deleted file mode 100644
index bb4151f3..00000000
--- a/src/regex_selector.hh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef regex_selector_hh_INCLUDED
-#define regex_selector_hh_INCLUDED
-
-#include "buffer.hh"
-#include "window.hh"
-
-#include <boost/regex.hpp>
-
-namespace Kakoune
-{
-
-class RegexSelector
-{
-public:
-    RegexSelector(const std::string& exp);
-
-    Selection operator()(const BufferIterator& cursor) const;
-    SelectionList operator()(const Selection& selection) const;
-
-private:
-    boost::regex m_regex;
-};
-
-}
-
-#endif // regex_selector_hh_INCLUDED
diff --git a/src/selectors.cc b/src/selectors.cc
index 6a0ee218..1c4eb83d 100644
--- a/src/selectors.cc
+++ b/src/selectors.cc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "selectors.hh"
 
+#include <boost/regex.hpp>
 #include <algorithm>
 
 namespace Kakoune
@@ -297,4 +298,70 @@ SelectionList select_whole_lines(const Selection& selection)
      return result;
 }
 
+Selection select_next_match(const BufferIterator& cursor,
+                            const std::string& regex)
+{
+    boost::regex ex(regex);
+
+    BufferIterator begin = cursor;
+    BufferIterator end = cursor;
+    Selection::CaptureList captures;
+
+    try
+    {
+        boost::match_results<BufferIterator> matches;
+
+        if (boost::regex_search(cursor, cursor.buffer().end(), matches,
+                                ex))
+        {
+            begin = matches[0].first;
+            end   = matches[0].second;
+            std::copy(matches.begin(), matches.end(),
+                      std::back_inserter(captures));
+        }
+        else if (boost::regex_search(cursor.buffer().begin(), cursor, matches,
+                                     ex))
+        {
+            begin = matches[0].first;
+            end   = matches[0].second;
+            std::copy(matches.begin(), matches.end(),
+                      std::back_inserter(captures));
+        }
+    }
+    catch (boost::regex_error& err)
+    {
+        throw runtime_error("regex error");
+    }
+
+
+    if (begin == end)
+        ++end;
+
+    return Selection(begin, end - 1, std::move(captures));
+}
+
+SelectionList select_all_matches(const Selection& selection,
+                                 const std::string& regex)
+{
+    boost::regex ex(regex);
+    boost::regex_iterator<BufferIterator> re_it(selection.begin(),
+                                                selection.end(),
+                                                ex);
+    boost::regex_iterator<BufferIterator> re_end;
+
+    SelectionList result;
+    for (; re_it != re_end; ++re_it)
+    {
+        BufferIterator begin = (*re_it)[0].first;
+        BufferIterator end   = (*re_it)[0].second;
+
+        if (begin == end)
+           ++end;
+
+        Selection::CaptureList captures(re_it->begin(), re_it->end());
+        result.push_back(Selection(begin, end-1, std::move(captures)));
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/selectors.hh b/src/selectors.hh
index 16ff095b..79a6dc68 100644
--- a/src/selectors.hh
+++ b/src/selectors.hh
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ Selection select_to_eol_reverse(const BufferIterator& cursor);
 
 SelectionList select_whole_lines(const Selection& selection);
 
+Selection select_next_match(const BufferIterator& cursor,
+                            const std::string& regex);
+
+SelectionList select_all_matches(const Selection& selection,
+                                 const std::string& regex);
+
 }
 
 #endif // selectors_hh_INCLUDED