diff --git a/src/mixins/textbox_behavior.mixin.js b/src/mixins/textbox_behavior.mixin.js
index 2b9d934b..e8d8bc61 100644
--- a/src/mixins/textbox_behavior.mixin.js
+++ b/src/mixins/textbox_behavior.mixin.js
@@ -142,42 +142,7 @@
           map            = this._styleMap[cursorLocation.lineIndex],
           lineIndex      = map.line,
           charIndex      = map.offset + cursorLocation.charIndex;
-
-      if (isBeginningOfLine) {
-        var textOnPreviousLine     = this._getTextOnPreviousLine(cursorLocation.lineIndex),
-            newCharIndexOnPrevLine = textOnPreviousLine ? textOnPreviousLine.length : 0;
-
-        if (!this.styles[lineIndex - 1]) {
-          this.styles[lineIndex - 1] = {};
-        }
-
-        for (charIndex in this.styles[lineIndex]) {
-          this.styles[lineIndex - 1][parseInt(charIndex, 10) + newCharIndexOnPrevLine]
-            = this.styles[lineIndex][charIndex];
-        }
-
-        this.shiftLineStyles(cursorLocation.lineIndex, -1);
-
-      }
-      else {
-        var currentLineStyles = this.styles[lineIndex];
-
-        if (currentLineStyles) {
-          delete currentLineStyles[charIndex];
-          //console.log('deleting', lineIndex, charIndex + offset);
-        }
-
-        var currentLineStylesCloned = clone(currentLineStyles);
-
-        // shift all styles by 1 backwards
-        for (var i in currentLineStylesCloned) {
-          var numericIndex = parseInt(i, 10);
-          if (numericIndex >= charIndex && numericIndex !== 0) {
-            currentLineStyles[numericIndex - 1] = currentLineStylesCloned[numericIndex];
-            delete currentLineStyles[numericIndex];
-          }
-        }
-      }
+      this._removeStyleObject(isBeginningOfLine, cursorLocation, lineIndex, charIndex);
     }
   });
 })();