diff --git a/fcore/app-update.sml b/fcore/app-update.sml
index 359c787..359d5af 100644
--- a/fcore/app-update.sml
+++ b/fcore/app-update.sml
@@ -805,12 +805,8 @@ struct
            | #"W" => deleteByDfa (app, count, Cursor.nextWORD)
            | #"b" => deleteByDfa (app, count, Cursor.prevWord)
            | #"B" => deleteByDfa (app, count, Cursor.prevWORD)
-
-           (* todo: fix as 'plusOne' needs reimplementing
-           | #"e" => deleteByDfa (app, count, Cursor.endOfWordPlusOne)
-           | #"E" => deleteByDfa (app, count, Cursor.endOfWORDPlusOne)
-           *)
-
+           | #"e" => deleteByDfa (app, count, Cursor.endOfWord)
+           | #"E" => deleteByDfa (app, count, Cursor.endOfWORD)
            | #"0" => delete (app, 1, Cursor.vi0)
            | #"$" => deleteToEndOfLine app
            | #"^" => deleteToFirstNonSpaceChr app
diff --git a/fcore/cursor.sml b/fcore/cursor.sml
index 76d8648..8373d49 100644
--- a/fcore/cursor.sml
+++ b/fcore/cursor.sml
@@ -733,17 +733,6 @@ struct
   (* equivalent of vi's `E` command *)
   val endOfWORD = ViWORDDfa.endOfCurrentWORD
 
-  (* vi's 'e' command takes user last char in word
-   * but 'de' deletes up to and including last char of word 
-   * So we need to increment by one for deletion. *)
-  fun endOfWordPlusOne (lineGap, cursorIdx) =
-    (* todo: fix *)
-    endOfWord (lineGap, cursorIdx, 1) + 1
-
-  fun endOfWORDPlusOne (lineGap, cursorIdx) =
-    (* todo: fix *)
-    endOfWORD (lineGap, cursorIdx, 1) + 1
-
   fun helpFirstNonSpaceChr (strPos, str, absIdx, stl, ltl) =
     if strPos = String.size str then
       case (stl, ltl) of