diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands.rs b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
index 7be2ea0954c90..c3e7aeac904c9 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ use helix_core::{
     history::UndoKind,
     increment, indent,
     indent::IndentStyle,
-    line_ending::{get_line_ending_of_str, line_end_char_index, str_is_line_ending},
+    line_ending::{get_line_ending_of_str, line_end_char_index},
     match_brackets,
     movement::{self, move_vertically_visual, Direction},
     object, pos_at_coords,
@@ -1596,14 +1596,7 @@ fn replace(cx: &mut Context) {
                 if !range.is_empty() {
                     let text: String =
                         RopeGraphemes::new(doc.text().slice(range.from()..range.to()))
-                            .map(|g| {
-                                let cow: Cow<str> = g.into();
-                                if str_is_line_ending(&cow) {
-                                    cow
-                                } else {
-                                    ch.into()
-                                }
-                            })
+                            .map(|_| -> Cow<str> { ch.into() })
                             .collect();
 
                     (range.from(), range.to(), Some(text.into()))
diff --git a/helix-term/tests/test/commands.rs b/helix-term/tests/test/commands.rs
index 1c5c6196b5c6a..379770580a166 100644
--- a/helix-term/tests/test/commands.rs
+++ b/helix-term/tests/test/commands.rs
@@ -722,5 +722,19 @@ fn foo() {
     ))
     .await?;
 
+    test((
+        indoc! {"\
+            #[a|]#
+            b
+            c
+            d
+            e
+            f
+            "},
+        "4xs\\n<ret>r,",
+        "a#[,|]#b#(,|)#c#(,|)#d#(,|)#e\nf\n",
+    ))
+    .await?;
+
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/helix-term/tests/test/commands/movement.rs b/helix-term/tests/test/commands/movement.rs
index ed6984288ec46..5868fa49433c7 100644
--- a/helix-term/tests/test/commands/movement.rs
+++ b/helix-term/tests/test/commands/movement.rs
@@ -895,6 +895,22 @@ async fn match_bracket() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
                 }
             "##},
         ),
+        // named node with 2 or more children
+        (
+            indoc! {r##"
+                use a::#[{|]#
+                    b::{c, d, e, f, g},
+                    h, i, j, k, l, m, n,
+                };
+            "##},
+            "mm",
+            indoc! {r##"
+                use a::{
+                    b::{c, d, e, f, g},
+                    h, i, j, k, l, m, n,
+                #[}|]#;
+            "##},
+        ),
     ];
 
     let python_tests = vec![