diff --git a/helix-term/src/ui/statusline.rs b/helix-term/src/ui/statusline.rs
index 94447d9eb..963940625 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/ui/statusline.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/ui/statusline.rs
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ where
         helix_view::editor::StatusLineElement::Separator => render_separator,
         helix_view::editor::StatusLineElement::Spacer => render_spacer,
         helix_view::editor::StatusLineElement::VersionControl => render_version_control,
-        helix_view::editor::StatusLineElement::Custom => render_custom_text,
         helix_view::editor::StatusLineElement::Register => render_register,
     }
 }
@@ -509,15 +508,6 @@ where
     write(context, head, None);
 }
 
-fn render_custom_text<F>(context: &mut RenderContext, write: F)
-where
-    F: Fn(&mut RenderContext, String, Option<Style>) + Copy,
-{
-    // if let Some(message) = StatusLineMessage::get() {
-    //     write(context, message, None);
-    // }
-}
-
 fn render_register<F>(context: &mut RenderContext, write: F)
 where
     F: Fn(&mut RenderContext, String, Option<Style>) + Copy,
diff --git a/helix-view/src/editor.rs b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
index a3e8ebf2a..af2e7368e 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
@@ -529,9 +529,6 @@ pub enum StatusLineElement {
     /// Current version control information
     VersionControl,
 
-    /// Custom
-    Custom,
-
     /// Indicator for selected register
     Register,
 }
diff --git a/helix-view/src/extension.rs b/helix-view/src/extension.rs
index 2db31a6e1..b2c3dfd9d 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/extension.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/extension.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ mod steel_implementations {
     impl steel::rvals::Custom for Mode {}
     impl steel::rvals::Custom for Event {}
 
-    // Reference types along with value types - This should allow for having users
     impl CustomReference for Event {}
     impl Custom for Rect {}
     impl Custom for crate::graphics::CursorKind {}
@@ -48,5 +47,4 @@ mod steel_implementations {
     impl Custom for IndentGuidesConfig {}
     impl Custom for LineEndingConfig {}
     impl Custom for SmartTabConfig {}
-    // impl Custom for SoftW
 }
diff --git a/helix-view/src/info.rs b/helix-view/src/info.rs
index 0fc77acea..e1351d683 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/info.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/info.rs
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ impl Info {
         Self {
             title: title.to_string(),
             width: text.lines().map(|l| l.width()).max().unwrap_or(body.len()) as u16,
-            // height: (body.len() + newlines) as u16,
             height,
             text,
         }