diff --git a/fcore/normal-mode/make-normal-delete.sml b/fcore/normal-mode/make-normal-delete.sml
index 6bb611a..a15404a 100644
--- a/fcore/normal-mode/make-normal-delete.sml
+++ b/fcore/normal-mode/make-normal-delete.sml
@@ -732,7 +732,6 @@ struct
         , windowWidth
         , windowHeight
         , searchList
-        , searchString
         , visualScrollColumn
         )
       val drawMsg = Vector.concat drawMsg
diff --git a/fcore/normal-mode/normal-finish.sml b/fcore/normal-mode/normal-finish.sml
index 10859f8..4887094 100644
--- a/fcore/normal-mode/normal-finish.sml
+++ b/fcore/normal-mode/normal-finish.sml
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ struct
         , windowWidth
         , windowHeight
         , searchList
-        , searchString
         , visualScrollColumn
         )
       val drawMsg = Vector.concat drawMsg
@@ -110,7 +109,6 @@ struct
         , newWidth
         , newHeight
         , searchList
-        , searchString
         , visualScrollColumn
         )
       val drawMsg = Vector.concat drawMsg
@@ -156,7 +154,6 @@ struct
         , windowWidth
         , windowHeight
         , searchList
-        , searchString
         , visualScrollColumn
         )
       val drawMsg = Vector.concat drawMsg
diff --git a/fcore/normal-mode/normal-move.sml b/fcore/normal-mode/normal-move.sml
index c53ffe1..895824c 100644
--- a/fcore/normal-mode/normal-move.sml
+++ b/fcore/normal-mode/normal-move.sml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ struct
         , windowWidth
         , windowHeight
         , searchList
-        , searchString
         , bufferModifyTime
         , visualScrollColumn
         , ...
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ struct
         , windowWidth
         , windowHeight
         , searchList
-        , searchString
         , visualScrollColumn
         )
       val drawMsg = Vector.concat drawMsg
@@ -55,7 +53,6 @@ struct
         , windowWidth
         , windowHeight
         , searchList
-        , searchString
         , bufferModifyTime
         , visualScrollColumn = prevScrollColumn
         , startLine = prevLineNumber
@@ -92,7 +89,6 @@ struct
         , windowWidth
         , windowHeight
         , searchList
-        , searchString
         , visualScrollColumn
         )
       val drawMsg = Vector.concat drawMsg
@@ -123,7 +119,6 @@ struct
         , visualScrollColumn = prevScrollColumn
         , startLine = prevLineNumber
         , searchList
-        , searchString
         , bufferModifyTime
         , ...
         } = app
@@ -162,7 +157,6 @@ struct
         , windowWidth
         , windowHeight
         , searchList
-        , searchString
         , visualScrollColumn
         )
       val drawMsg = Vector.concat drawMsg
@@ -235,7 +229,6 @@ struct
         , buffer
         , startLine = prevLineNumber
         , searchList
-        , searchString
         , bufferModifyTime
         , visualScrollColumn = prevScrollColumn
         , ...
@@ -330,7 +323,6 @@ struct
             , buffer
             , startLine = prevLineNumber
             , searchList
-            , searchString
             , bufferModifyTime
             , visualScrollColumn = prevScrollColumn
             , ...
@@ -368,7 +360,6 @@ struct
             , windowWidth
             , windowHeight
             , searchList
-            , searchString
             , visualScrollColumn
             )
           val drawMsg = Vector.concat drawMsg
@@ -400,7 +391,6 @@ struct
         , windowHeight
         , startLine = prevLineNumber
         , searchList
-        , searchString
         , bufferModifyTime
         , visualScrollColumn = prevScrollColumn
         , ...
@@ -430,7 +420,6 @@ struct
           , windowWidth
           , windowHeight
           , searchList
-          , searchString
           , visualScrollColumn
           )
         val drawMsg = Vector.concat drawMsg
diff --git a/fcore/normal-mode/normal-search-finish.sml b/fcore/normal-mode/normal-search-finish.sml
index 0624863..3f0c05a 100644
--- a/fcore/normal-mode/normal-search-finish.sml
+++ b/fcore/normal-mode/normal-search-finish.sml
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ struct
         , floatWindowWidth
         , floatWindowHeight
         , tempSearchList
-        , searchString
         , visualScrollColumn
         , initialTextAcc
         )
@@ -138,7 +137,6 @@ struct
         , floatWindowWidth
         , floatWindowHeight
         , tempSearchList
-        , searchString
         , visualScrollColumn
         , initialTextAcc
         )
diff --git a/fcore/search-list.sml b/fcore/search-list.sml
index aae2917..fdcc47b 100644
--- a/fcore/search-list.sml
+++ b/fcore/search-list.sml
@@ -246,51 +246,7 @@ struct
     else
       PersistentVector.empty
 
-  fun loopNextMatch (pos, searchList, count) =
-    if count = 0 then
-      Vector.sub (searchList, pos)
-    else
-      let
-        val pos = pos + 1
-        val pos = if pos < Vector.length searchList then pos else 0
-        val count = count - 1
-      in
-        loopNextMatch (pos, searchList, count)
-      end
+  fun nextMatch (cursorIdx, searchList, count) = raise Fail "todo: reimplement"
 
-  fun nextMatch (cursorIdx, searchList, count) =
-    if Vector.length searchList = 0 then
-      ~1
-    else
-      let
-        val pos = BinSearch.equalOrMore (cursorIdx + 1, searchList)
-        val pos = if pos = ~1 then 0 else pos
-        val count = count - 1
-      in
-        loopNextMatch (pos, searchList, count)
-      end
-
-  fun loopPrevMatch (pos, searchList, count) =
-    if count = 0 then
-      Vector.sub (searchList, pos)
-    else
-      let
-        val pos = pos - 1
-        val pos = if pos < 0 then Vector.length searchList - 1 else pos
-        val count = count - 1
-      in
-        loopPrevMatch (pos, searchList, count)
-      end
-
-  fun prevMatch (cursorIdx, searchList, count) =
-    if Vector.length searchList = 0 then
-      ~1
-    else
-      let
-        val pos = BinSearch.equalOrLess (cursorIdx - 1, searchList)
-        val pos = if pos = ~1 then Vector.length searchList - 1 else pos
-        val count = count - 1
-      in
-        loopPrevMatch (pos, searchList, count)
-      end
+  fun prevMatch (cursorIdx, searchList, count) = raise Fail "todo: reimplement"
 end