diff --git a/spec/root-view-spec.coffee b/spec/root-view-spec.coffee
index 1363299da..aae9590e8 100644
--- a/spec/root-view-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/root-view-spec.coffee
@@ -365,11 +365,3 @@ describe "RootView", ->
       rootView.open(require.resolve('fixtures/sample.txt'))
       expect(count).toBe 1
       expect(callbackBuffer).toBe rootView.getActiveView().getBuffer()
-
-  describe "when a 'new-editor' event is triggered", ->
-    it "opens a new untitled editor", ->
-      itemCount = rootView.getActivePane().getItems().length
-      rootView.trigger 'new-editor'
-      expect(rootView.getActivePaneItem().getPath()).toBeUndefined()
-      expect(rootView.getActivePaneItem().getBuffer().fileExists()).toBeFalsy()
-      expect(rootView.getActivePane().getItems().length).toBe itemCount + 1
diff --git a/src/atom.coffee b/src/atom.coffee
index 89bd0b30d..c8dae3e43 100644
--- a/src/atom.coffee
+++ b/src/atom.coffee
@@ -132,13 +132,6 @@ window.atom =
 
   open: (url...) ->
     ipc.sendChannel('open', [url...])
-
-  openDev: (url...) ->
-    ipc.sendChannel('open-dev', [url...])
-
-  newWindow: ->
-    ipc.sendChannel('new-window')
-
   openWindow: (windowSettings) ->
     ipc.sendChannel('open-window', windowSettings)
 
@@ -254,9 +247,6 @@ window.atom =
     else
       @windowState
 
-  update: ->
-    ipc.sendChannel 'install-update'
-
   crashMainProcess: ->
     remote.process.crash()
 
diff --git a/src/root-view.coffee b/src/root-view.coffee
index 221354700..6679f0854 100644
--- a/src/root-view.coffee
+++ b/src/root-view.coffee
@@ -86,9 +86,6 @@ class RootView extends View
     @command 'pane:reopen-closed-item', =>
       @panes.reopenItem()
 
-    @command 'new-editor', =>
-      @open()
-
     _.nextTick => atom.setFullScreen(@state.get('fullScreen'))
 
   serialize: ->