diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/EditingUtils.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/EditingUtils.java
index 634dbbd..1e8ad18 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/EditingUtils.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/EditingUtils.java
@@ -87,23 +87,6 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * 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.
      */
     public static class Range {
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
index 2f5f2a5..e6c4ba7 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
@@ -1399,7 +1399,7 @@
             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