diff --git a/fcore/normal-mode/make-normal-delete.sml b/fcore/normal-mode/make-normal-delete.sml
index 86ccadb..2995250 100644
--- a/fcore/normal-mode/make-normal-delete.sml
+++ b/fcore/normal-mode/make-normal-delete.sml
@@ -383,8 +383,17 @@ struct
         val low = Cursor.endOfPrevWord (buffer, cursorIdx, count)
 
         val length = (cursorIdx + 1) - low
+
+        val buffer = LineGap.goToIdx (cursorIdx + 1, buffer)
+        val initialMsg = Fn.initMsgs (low, length, buffer)
+        val buffer = LineGap.delete (low, length, buffer)
+
+        val buffer = LineGap.goToIdx (low, buffer)
+        val newCursorIdx =
+          if Cursor.isOnNewlineAfterChr (buffer, low) then Int.max (low - 1, 0)
+          else low
       in
-        deleteAndFinish (app, low, length, buffer, time)
+        finishAfterDeletingBuffer (app, newCursorIdx, buffer, time, initialMsg)
       end
 
   fun deleteToEndOfPrevWORD (app: app_type, count, time) =
@@ -398,8 +407,17 @@ struct
         val low = Cursor.endOfPrevWORD (buffer, cursorIdx, count)
 
         val length = (cursorIdx + 1) - low
+
+        val buffer = LineGap.goToIdx (cursorIdx + 1, buffer)
+        val initialMsg = Fn.initMsgs (low, length, buffer)
+        val buffer = LineGap.delete (low, length, buffer)
+
+        val buffer = LineGap.goToIdx (low, buffer)
+        val newCursorIdx =
+          if Cursor.isOnNewlineAfterChr (buffer, low) then Int.max (low - 1, 0)
+          else low
       in
-        deleteAndFinish (app, low, length, buffer, time)
+        finishAfterDeletingBuffer (app, newCursorIdx, buffer, time, initialMsg)
       end
 
   fun deleteToEndOfLine (app: app_type, time) =
diff --git a/temp.txt b/temp.txt
index c90c515..3b18e51 100644
--- a/temp.txt
+++ b/temp.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-hello world again
+hello world
diff --git a/test/normal-delete.sml b/test/normal-delete.sml
index dd8a7eb..b5699ab 100644
--- a/test/normal-delete.sml
+++ b/test/normal-delete.sml
@@ -2387,7 +2387,7 @@ struct
 
              (* assert *)
              val actualString = LineGap.toString buffer
-             val expectedString = "hell world\n"
+             val expectedString = "hell\n"
              val expectedCursorIdx = String.size expectedString - 2
            in
              Expect.isTrue