diff --git a/README.asciidoc b/README.asciidoc
index c07b2f47..b8f6f7a1 100644
--- a/README.asciidoc
+++ b/README.asciidoc
@@ -811,10 +811,6 @@ existing hooks are:
  * +BufOpen+: A buffer for an existing file has been created, filename is
        used for filtering
  * +BufCreate+: A buffer has been created, filename is used for filtering
- * +BufInsert+: An insertion just took place in a buffer, filtering string
-       is 'line.column+len'
- * +BufErase+: An erase just took place in a buffer, filtering string
-       is 'line.column+len'
  * +BufWritePre+: Executed just before a buffer is written, filename is
        used for filtering.
  * +BufWritePost+: Executed just after a buffer is written, filename is
diff --git a/src/buffer.cc b/src/buffer.cc
index cddf58c7..57a243e9 100644
--- a/src/buffer.cc
+++ b/src/buffer.cc
@@ -374,11 +374,6 @@ void Buffer::apply_modification(const Modification& modification)
     }
 }
 
-static String change_spec(ByteCoord coord, ByteCount len)
-{
-    return to_string(coord.line) + "." + to_string(coord.column) + "+" + to_string(len);
-}
-
 BufferIterator Buffer::insert(const BufferIterator& pos, StringView content)
 {
     kak_assert(is_valid(pos.coord()));
@@ -396,11 +391,7 @@ BufferIterator Buffer::insert(const BufferIterator& pos, StringView content)
     auto coord = pos == end() ? ByteCoord{line_count()} : pos.coord();
     if (not (m_flags & Flags::NoUndo))
         m_current_undo_group.emplace_back(Modification::Insert, coord, real_content);
-    BufferIterator it{*this, do_insert(pos.coord(), real_content)};
-
-    run_hook_in_own_context("BufInsert", change_spec(pos.coord(), real_content.length()));
-
-    return it;
+    return {*this, do_insert(pos.coord(), real_content)};
 }
 
 BufferIterator Buffer::erase(BufferIterator begin, BufferIterator end)
@@ -415,13 +406,7 @@ BufferIterator Buffer::erase(BufferIterator begin, BufferIterator end)
     if (not (m_flags & Flags::NoUndo))
         m_current_undo_group.emplace_back(Modification::Erase, begin.coord(),
                                           InternedString(string(begin.coord(), end.coord())));
-
-    ByteCount len = distance(begin.coord(), end.coord());
-    BufferIterator it{*this, do_erase(begin.coord(), end.coord())};
-
-    run_hook_in_own_context("BufErase", change_spec(begin.coord(), len));
-
-    return it;
+    return {*this, do_erase(begin.coord(), end.coord())};
 }
 
 bool Buffer::is_modified() const