diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/BasicMessageComposer.js b/src/components/views/rooms/BasicMessageComposer.js
index cd8589ee29..b1eb4f0746 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/BasicMessageComposer.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/BasicMessageComposer.js
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import EditorModel from '../../../editor/model';
 import HistoryManager from '../../../editor/history';
 import {setCaretPosition} from '../../../editor/caret';
 import {
-    replaceRangeAndExpandSelection,
     formatRangeAsQuote,
     formatRangeAsCode,
     formatInline,