diff --git a/src/app.js b/src/app.js
index d9f759cddb..b93df63207 100644
--- a/src/app.js
+++ b/src/app.js
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ var run = function() {
 
 	// ----------------- editor ----------------------
 
-	var editor = new Editor(ace, loadingFromGist, SOL_CACHE_FILE_PREFIX);
+	var editor = new Editor(loadingFromGist, SOL_CACHE_FILE_PREFIX);
 
 
 	// ----------------- tabbed menu -------------------
diff --git a/src/app/editor.js b/src/app/editor.js
index ae16a23da2..f71416920a 100644
--- a/src/app/editor.js
+++ b/src/app/editor.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 var ace = require('brace');
 require('../mode-solidity.js');
 
-function Editor(ace, loadingFromGist, SOL_CACHE_FILE_PREFIX) {
+function Editor(loadingFromGist, SOL_CACHE_FILE_PREFIX) {
 
   this.newFile = function() {
     untitledCount = '';