diff --git a/helix-core/src/comment.rs b/helix-core/src/comment.rs
index 9109e2d6..969d4d92 100644
--- a/helix-core/src/comment.rs
+++ b/helix-core/src/comment.rs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ pub fn toggle_line_comments(state: &State) -> Transaction {
             }
         }
     }
-    Transaction::change(state, changes.into_iter())
+    Transaction::change(&state.doc, changes.into_iter())
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/helix-core/src/history.rs b/helix-core/src/history.rs
index 99de3f7c..c92c2a89 100644
--- a/helix-core/src/history.rs
+++ b/helix-core/src/history.rs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ mod test {
         let mut state = State::new(doc);
 
         let transaction1 =
-            Transaction::change(&state, vec![(5, 5, Some(" world!".into()))].into_iter());
+            Transaction::change(&state.doc, vec![(5, 5, Some(" world!".into()))].into_iter());
 
         // Need to commit before applying!
         history.commit_revision(&transaction1, &state);
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ mod test {
         // ---
 
         let transaction2 =
-            Transaction::change(&state, vec![(6, 11, Some("世界".into()))].into_iter());
+            Transaction::change(&state.doc, vec![(6, 11, Some("世界".into()))].into_iter());
 
         // Need to commit before applying!
         history.commit_revision(&transaction2, &state);
diff --git a/helix-core/src/syntax.rs b/helix-core/src/syntax.rs
index 2ad06bef..3d665953 100644
--- a/helix-core/src/syntax.rs
+++ b/helix-core/src/syntax.rs
@@ -1591,7 +1591,7 @@ fn test_input_edits() {
 
     let mut state = State::new("hello world!\ntest 123".into());
     let transaction = Transaction::change(
-        &state,
+        &state.doc,
         vec![(6, 11, Some("test".into())), (12, 17, None)].into_iter(),
     );
     let edits = LanguageLayer::generate_edits(state.doc.slice(..), &transaction.changes);
@@ -1621,7 +1621,8 @@ fn test_input_edits() {
 
     // Testing with the official example from tree-sitter
     let mut state = State::new("fn test() {}".into());
-    let transaction = Transaction::change(&state, vec![(8, 8, Some("a: u32".into()))].into_iter());
+    let transaction =
+        Transaction::change(&state.doc, vec![(8, 8, Some("a: u32".into()))].into_iter());
     let edits = LanguageLayer::generate_edits(state.doc.slice(..), &transaction.changes);
     transaction.apply(&mut state);
 
diff --git a/helix-core/src/transaction.rs b/helix-core/src/transaction.rs
index bd605305..dbc5d588 100644
--- a/helix-core/src/transaction.rs
+++ b/helix-core/src/transaction.rs
@@ -459,11 +459,11 @@ impl Transaction {
     }
 
     /// Generate a transaction from a set of changes.
-    pub fn change<I>(state: &State, changes: I) -> Self
+    pub fn change<I>(doc: &Rope, changes: I) -> Self
     where
         I: IntoIterator<Item = Change> + ExactSizeIterator,
     {
-        let len = state.doc.len_chars();
+        let len = doc.len_chars();
         let acc = Vec::with_capacity(2 * changes.len() + 1);
         let mut changeset = ChangeSet { changes: acc, len };
 
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ impl Transaction {
     where
         F: FnMut(&Range) -> Change,
     {
-        Self::change(state, state.selection.ranges().iter().map(f))
+        Self::change(&state.doc, state.selection.ranges().iter().map(f))
     }
 
     /// Insert text at each selection head.
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ mod test {
     fn transaction_change() {
         let mut state = State::new("hello world!\ntest 123".into());
         let transaction = Transaction::change(
-            &state,
+            &state.doc,
             // (1, 1, None) is a useless 0-width delete
             vec![(1, 1, None), (6, 11, Some("void".into())), (12, 17, None)].into_iter(),
         );
diff --git a/helix-lsp/src/lib.rs b/helix-lsp/src/lib.rs
index 3e4f55ea..3dcdeb07 100644
--- a/helix-lsp/src/lib.rs
+++ b/helix-lsp/src/lib.rs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ pub mod util {
     ) -> Transaction {
         let doc = state.doc.slice(..);
         Transaction::change(
-            state,
+            &state.doc,
             edits.into_iter().map(|edit| {
                 // simplify "" into None for cleaner changesets
                 let replacement = if !edit.new_text.is_empty() {
diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands.rs b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
index 34e4a813..34e18e3e 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ pub fn open_below(cx: &mut Context) {
     );
 
     let transaction =
-        Transaction::change(&doc.state, changes.into_iter()).with_selection(selection);
+        Transaction::change(doc.text(), changes.into_iter()).with_selection(selection);
 
     doc.apply(&transaction);
 }
@@ -1116,7 +1116,7 @@ pub fn indent(cx: &mut Context) {
     let indent = Tendril::from(" ".repeat(TAB_WIDTH));
 
     let transaction = Transaction::change(
-        &doc.state,
+        doc.text(),
         lines.into_iter().map(|line| {
             let pos = doc.text().line_to_char(line);
             (pos, pos, Some(indent.clone()))
@@ -1153,7 +1153,7 @@ pub fn unindent(cx: &mut Context) {
         }
     }
 
-    let transaction = Transaction::change(&doc.state, changes.into_iter());
+    let transaction = Transaction::change(doc.text(), changes.into_iter());
 
     doc.apply(&transaction);
     doc.append_changes_to_history();
@@ -1234,7 +1234,7 @@ pub fn join_selections(cx: &mut Context) {
     // TODO: joining multiple empty lines should be replaced by a single space.
     // need to merge change ranges that touch
 
-    let transaction = Transaction::change(&doc.state, changes.into_iter());
+    let transaction = Transaction::change(doc.text(), changes.into_iter());
     // TODO: select inserted spaces
     // .with_selection(selection);
 
diff --git a/helix-view/src/document.rs b/helix-view/src/document.rs
index 82258bde..eba6478d 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/document.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/document.rs
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ mod test {
 
         doc.state.selection = Selection::single(0, 5);
         let transaction = Transaction::change(
-            &doc.state,
+            &doc.state.doc,
             vec![(0, 2, Some("aei".into())), (3, 5, Some("ou".into()))].into_iter(),
         );
         // aeilou