diff --git a/pkg/gocui/view.go b/pkg/gocui/view.go
index 40e067f00..f48a4704e 100644
--- a/pkg/gocui/view.go
+++ b/pkg/gocui/view.go
@@ -2035,33 +2035,6 @@ func (v *View) isHoveredHyperlink(x, y int) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-// realPosition returns the position in the internal buffer corresponding to the
-// point (x, y) of the view.
-func (v *View) realPosition(vx, vy int) (x, y int, ok bool) {
-	vx = v.ox + vx
-	vy = v.oy + vy
-
-	if vx < 0 || vy < 0 {
-		return 0, 0, false
-	}
-
-	if len(v.viewLines) == 0 {
-		return vx, vy, true
-	}
-
-	if vy < len(v.viewLines) {
-		vline := v.viewLines[vy]
-		x = vline.linesX + vx
-		y = vline.linesY
-	} else {
-		vline := v.viewLines[len(v.viewLines)-1]
-		x = vx
-		y = vline.linesY + vy - len(v.viewLines) + 1
-	}
-
-	return x, y, true
-}
-
 // clearRunes erases all the cells in the view.
 func (v *View) clearRunes() {
 	maxX, maxY := v.InnerSize()
@@ -2290,56 +2263,6 @@ func (v *View) ViewBuffer() string {
 	return strings.Join(strs, "\n")
 }
 
-// Line returns a string with the line of the view's internal buffer
-// at the position corresponding to the point (x, y).
-func (v *View) Line(y int) (string, bool) {
-	_, y, ok := v.realPosition(0, y)
-	if !ok {
-		return "", false
-	}
-
-	if y < 0 || y >= len(v.buf.lines) {
-		return "", false
-	}
-
-	return v.buf.lines[y].cells.String(), true
-}
-
-// Word returns a string with the word of the view's internal buffer
-// at the position corresponding to the point (x, y).
-func (v *View) Word(x, y int) (string, bool) {
-	x, y, ok := v.realPosition(x, y)
-	if !ok {
-		return "", false
-	}
-
-	if x < 0 || y < 0 || y >= len(v.buf.lines) || x >= len(v.buf.lines[y].cells) {
-		return "", false
-	}
-
-	str := v.buf.lines[y].cells.String()
-
-	nl := strings.LastIndexFunc(str[:x], indexFunc)
-	if nl == -1 {
-		nl = 0
-	} else {
-		nl = nl + 1
-	}
-	nr := strings.IndexFunc(str[x:], indexFunc)
-	if nr == -1 {
-		nr = len(str)
-	} else {
-		nr = nr + x
-	}
-	return str[nl:nr], true
-}
-
-// indexFunc allows to split lines by words taking into account spaces
-// and 0.
-func indexFunc(r rune) bool {
-	return r == ' ' || r == 0
-}
-
 // applySelTextColor adds the attributes of selTextColor to fgColor, and
 // replaces the color of fgColor with that of selTextColor if it has one.
 func applySelTextColor(fgColor, selTextColor Attribute) Attribute {