diff --git a/helix-core/src/state.rs b/helix-core/src/state.rs
index f74de9a94..047ff83dd 100644
--- a/helix-core/src/state.rs
+++ b/helix-core/src/state.rs
@@ -288,9 +288,6 @@ impl State {
     }
 }
 
-/// Coordinates are a 0-indexed line and column pair.
-pub type Coords = (usize, usize); // line, col
-
 /// Convert a character index to (line, column) coordinates.
 pub fn coords_at_pos(text: &RopeSlice, pos: usize) -> Position {
     let line = text.char_to_line(pos);
diff --git a/helix-core/src/syntax.rs b/helix-core/src/syntax.rs
index 638ec8eea..3e5927e5a 100644
--- a/helix-core/src/syntax.rs
+++ b/helix-core/src/syntax.rs
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ pub struct LanguageLayer {
     tree: Option<Tree>,
 }
 
-use crate::state::{coords_at_pos, Coords};
+use crate::state::coords_at_pos;
 use crate::transaction::{ChangeSet, Operation};
 use crate::Tendril;