diff --git a/lib/ace/lib/dom.js b/lib/ace/lib/dom.js
index ee186d72..9bc7bf2f 100644
--- a/lib/ace/lib/dom.js
+++ b/lib/ace/lib/dom.js
@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@ else
     };
 
 exports.scrollbarWidth = function() {
-
     var inner = exports.createElement("p");
     inner.style.width = "100%";
     inner.style.minWidth = "0px";
@@ -261,36 +260,4 @@ exports.getParentWindow = function(document) {
     return document.defaultView || document.parentWindow;
 };
 
-exports.getSelectionStart = function(textarea) {
-    // TODO IE
-    var start;
-    try {
-        start = textarea.selectionStart || 0;
-    } catch (e) {
-        start = 0;
-    }
-    return start;
-};
-
-exports.setSelectionStart = function(textarea, start) {
-    // TODO IE
-    return textarea.selectionStart = start;
-};
-
-exports.getSelectionEnd = function(textarea) {
-    // TODO IE
-    var end;
-    try {
-        end = textarea.selectionEnd || 0;
-    } catch (e) {
-        end = 0;
-    }
-    return end;
-};
-
-exports.setSelectionEnd = function(textarea, end) {
-    // TODO IE
-    return textarea.selectionEnd = end;
-};
-
 });