diff --git a/lib/ace/ext/language_tools.js b/lib/ace/ext/language_tools.js
index 3b4dfd7a..c7f40bce 100644
--- a/lib/ace/ext/language_tools.js
+++ b/lib/ace/ext/language_tools.js
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@ var snippetCompleter = {
 };
 
 var completers = [snippetCompleter, textCompleter, keyWordCompleter];
+// Allows default completers to be removed or replaced with a explict set of completers
+// A null argument here will result in an empty completer array, not a null attribute
+exports.setCompleters = function(val) {
+    completers = val || [];
+};
 exports.addCompleter = function(completer) {
     completers.push(completer);
 };