diff --git a/src/core/file_buffer.odin b/src/core/file_buffer.odin
index f181612..40bd6db 100644
--- a/src/core/file_buffer.odin
+++ b/src/core/file_buffer.odin
@@ -799,73 +799,6 @@ color_character :: proc(buffer: ^FileBuffer, start: Cursor, end: Cursor, palette
     }
 }
 
-color_buffer :: proc(buffer: ^FileBuffer) {
-    start_it := new_file_buffer_iter(buffer);
-    it := new_file_buffer_iter(buffer);
-
-    for character in iterate_file_buffer(&it) {
-        if it.cursor.line > it.buffer.glyph_buffer_height && (it.cursor.line - it.buffer.top_line) > it.buffer.glyph_buffer_height {
-            break;
-        }
-
-        if character == '/' {
-            start_it = it;
-            // need to go back one character because `it` is on the next character
-            iterate_file_buffer_reverse(&start_it);
-
-            character, _, succ := iterate_file_buffer(&it);
-            if !succ { break; }
-
-            if character == '/' {
-                iterate_file_buffer_until(&it, until_line_break);
-                color_character(buffer, start_it.cursor, it.cursor, .Foreground4);
-            } else if character == '*' {
-                // TODO: block comments
-            }
-        } else if character == '\'' {
-            start_it = it;
-            // need to go back one character because `it` is on the next character
-            iterate_file_buffer_reverse(&start_it);
-
-            // jump into the quoted text
-            iterate_file_buffer_until(&it, until_single_quote);
-            color_character(buffer, start_it.cursor, it.cursor, .Yellow);
-
-            iterate_file_buffer(&it);
-        } else if character == '"' {
-            start_it = it;
-            // need to go back one character because `it` is on the next character
-            iterate_file_buffer_reverse(&start_it);
-
-            // jump into the quoted text
-            iterate_file_buffer_until(&it, until_double_quote);
-            color_character(buffer, start_it.cursor, it.cursor, .Yellow);
-
-            iterate_file_buffer(&it);
-        } else if (character >= 'a' && character <= 'z') || (character >= 'A' && character <= 'Z') || character == '_' {
-            start_it = it;
-            // need to go back one character because `it` is on the next character
-            iterate_file_buffer_reverse(&start_it);
-            it = start_it;
-
-            iterate_file_buffer_until(&it, until_end_of_word);
-
-            // TODO: color keywords
-            if is_keyword(start_it, it) {
-                color_character(buffer, start_it.cursor, it.cursor, .Blue);
-            } else if character, _, cond := iterate_peek(&it, iterate_file_buffer); cond {
-                if character == '(' {
-                    color_character(buffer, start_it.cursor, it.cursor, .Green);
-                }
-            } else {
-                break;
-            }
-
-            iterate_file_buffer(&it);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 update_glyph_buffer :: proc(buffer: ^FileBuffer) {
     for &glyph in buffer.glyph_buffer {
         glyph = Glyph{};