diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/EditingUtils.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/EditingUtils.java
index 634dbbdfccbe3103d1587d62035b8c3987fac67a..1e8ad18405b4cf9005ed1796355c0be440520a40 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/EditingUtils.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/EditingUtils.java
@@ -86,23 +86,6 @@ public class EditingUtils {
         return (r == null) ? null : r.mWord;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Removes the word surrounding the cursor. Parameters are identical to
-     * getWordAtCursor.
-     */
-    public static void deleteWordAtCursor(InputConnection connection, String separators) {
-        // getWordRangeAtCursor returns null if the connection is null
-        Range range = getWordRangeAtCursor(connection, separators);
-        if (range == null) return;
-
-        connection.finishComposingText();
-        // Move cursor to beginning of word, to avoid crash when cursor is outside
-        // of valid range after deleting text.
-        int newCursor = getCursorPosition(connection) - range.mCharsBefore;
-        connection.setSelection(newCursor, newCursor);
-        connection.deleteSurroundingText(0, range.mCharsBefore + range.mCharsAfter);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Represents a range of text, relative to the current cursor position.
      */
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
index 2f5f2a5dd75c5da33cc5f2fa730204497a3b2c10..e6c4ba71bfe0c4c5566440480c25dddf4faa155c 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
@@ -1399,7 +1399,7 @@ public class LatinIME extends InputMethodServiceCompatWrapper implements Keyboar
             if (mSuggestionsView != null && mSuggestionsView.dismissAddToDictionaryHint()) {
                 // Go back to the suggestion mode if the user canceled the
                 // "Touch again to save".
-                // NOTE: In gerenal, we don't revert the word when backspacing
+                // NOTE: In general, we don't revert the word when backspacing
                 // from a manual suggestion pick.  We deliberately chose a
                 // different behavior only in the case of picking the first
                 // suggestion (typed word).  It's intentional to have made this