diff --git a/helix-core/src/movement.rs b/helix-core/src/movement.rs
index 6c4f3f535f8d..54eb02fd0b19 100644
--- a/helix-core/src/movement.rs
+++ b/helix-core/src/movement.rs
@@ -573,16 +573,11 @@ pub fn move_parent_node_end(
     dir: Direction,
     movement: Movement,
 ) -> Selection {
-    let tree = syntax.tree();
-
     selection.transform(|range| {
         let start_from = text.char_to_byte(range.from());
         let start_to = text.char_to_byte(range.to());
 
-        let mut node = match tree
-            .root_node()
-            .named_descendant_for_byte_range(start_from, start_to)
-        {
+        let mut node = match syntax.named_descendant_for_byte_range(start_from, start_to) {
             Some(node) => node,
             None => {
                 log::debug!(
diff --git a/helix-core/src/syntax.rs b/helix-core/src/syntax.rs
index a403e7ccfcd2..24de1a338758 100644
--- a/helix-core/src/syntax.rs
+++ b/helix-core/src/syntax.rs
@@ -1352,6 +1352,12 @@ impl Syntax {
         self.layers[container_id].tree()
     }
 
+    pub fn named_descendant_for_byte_range(&self, start: usize, end: usize) -> Option<Node<'_>> {
+        self.tree_for_byte_range(start, end)
+            .root_node()
+            .named_descendant_for_byte_range(start, end)
+    }
+
     pub fn descendant_for_byte_range(&self, start: usize, end: usize) -> Option<Node<'_>> {
         self.tree_for_byte_range(start, end)
             .root_node()