diff --git a/modules/ve/ce/ve.ce.Surface.js b/modules/ve/ce/ve.ce.Surface.js
index 2b5b7c7e8e..6f4770a5b7 100644
--- a/modules/ve/ce/ve.ce.Surface.js
+++ b/modules/ve/ce/ve.ce.Surface.js
@@ -145,22 +145,6 @@ OO.mixinClass( ve.ce.Surface, OO.EventEmitter );
  * @event relocationEnd
  */
 
-/* Static Properties */
-
-/**
- * Pattern matching "normal" characters which we can let the browser handle natively.
- *
- * @static
- * @property {RegExp}
- */
-ve.ce.Surface.static.textPattern = new RegExp(
-	'[a-zA-Z\\-_’\'‘ÆÐƎƏƐƔIJŊŒẞÞǷȜæðǝəɛɣijŋœĸſßþƿȝĄƁÇĐƊĘĦĮƘŁØƠŞȘŢȚŦŲƯY̨Ƴąɓçđɗęħįƙłøơşșţțŧųưy̨ƴÁÀÂÄ' +
-	'ǍĂĀÃÅǺĄÆǼǢƁĆĊĈČÇĎḌĐƊÐÉÈĖÊËĚĔĒĘẸƎƏƐĠĜǦĞĢƔáàâäǎăāãåǻąæǽǣɓćċĉčçďḍđɗðéèėêëěĕēęẹǝəɛġĝǧğģɣĤḤĦIÍÌİ' +
-	'ÎÏǏĬĪĨĮỊIJĴĶƘĹĻŁĽĿʼNŃN̈ŇÑŅŊÓÒÔÖǑŎŌÕŐỌØǾƠŒĥḥħıíìiîïǐĭīĩįịijĵķƙĸĺļłľŀʼnńn̈ňñņŋóòôöǒŏōõőọøǿơœŔŘŖŚŜ' +
-	'ŠŞȘṢẞŤŢṬŦÞÚÙÛÜǓŬŪŨŰŮŲỤƯẂẀŴẄǷÝỲŶŸȲỸƳŹŻŽẒŕřŗſśŝšşșṣßťţṭŧþúùûüǔŭūũűůųụưẃẁŵẅƿýỳŷÿȳỹƴźżžẓ]',
-	'g'
-);
-
 /* Static methods */
 
 /**
diff --git a/modules/ve/test/ce/ve.ce.Surface.test.js b/modules/ve/test/ce/ve.ce.Surface.test.js
index c6a85a6ebc..836b059d67 100644
--- a/modules/ve/test/ce/ve.ce.Surface.test.js
+++ b/modules/ve/test/ce/ve.ce.Surface.test.js
@@ -274,7 +274,6 @@ QUnit.test( 'onContentChange', function ( assert ) {
 // TODO: ve.ce.Surface#getDir
 
 /* Methods without return values */
-// TODO: ve.ce.Surface.static.textPattern
 // TODO: ve.ce.Surface#getSelectionRect
 // TODO: ve.ce.Surface#initialize
 // TODO: ve.ce.Surface#enable