diff --git a/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimhandler.cpp b/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimhandler.cpp
index c438a9ac2651b63e4c57660f3c5158578a051051..75fdef9168dbdabac0ad333756d5bde94beadfbb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimhandler.cpp
@@ -222,7 +222,6 @@ public:
     bool m_wasReadOnly; // saves read-only state of document
 
     FakeVimHandler *q;
-    Core::ICore *m_core;
     Mode m_mode;
     SubMode m_submode;
     SubSubMode m_subsubmode;
@@ -242,7 +241,6 @@ public:
 
     QString m_commandBuffer;
     QString m_currentFileName;
-    Core::IFile* m_currentFile;
     QString m_currentMessage;
 
     bool m_lastSearchForward;
@@ -305,8 +303,6 @@ FakeVimHandler::Private::Private(FakeVimHandler *parent)
     m_visualMode = NoVisualMode;
     m_desiredColumn = 0;
 
-    m_core = ExtensionSystem::PluginManager::instance()->getObject<Core::ICore>();
-
     m_config[ConfigStartOfLine] = ConfigOn;
     m_config[ConfigTabStop]     = "8";
     m_config[ConfigSmartTab]    = ConfigOff;
diff --git a/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimplugin.cpp
index e809eaae481c185575ae5148daf7297a3a648d3c..a27e988f4b4fd7fe81a5b4fa980446ad38ca3801 100644
--- a/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimplugin.cpp
@@ -240,8 +240,7 @@ void FakeVimPluginPrivate::writeFile(const QString &fileName,
     const QString &contents)
 {
     if (m_currentFile && fileName == m_currentFile->fileName()) {
-        // handle that as a special case for nicer interation with
-        // Creator core
+        // Handle that as a special case for nicer interaction with core
         m_core->fileManager()->blockFileChange(m_currentFile);
         m_currentFile->save(fileName);
         m_core->fileManager()->unblockFileChange(m_currentFile);