diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext/src/org/eclipse/xtext/formatting2/debug/TextRegionsInTextToString.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext/src/org/eclipse/xtext/formatting2/debug/TextRegionsInTextToString.java
index 81baa3e00..4a7b0df32 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext/src/org/eclipse/xtext/formatting2/debug/TextRegionsInTextToString.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext/src/org/eclipse/xtext/formatting2/debug/TextRegionsInTextToString.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import org.eclipse.xtext.formatting2.regionaccess.ILineRegion;
 import org.eclipse.xtext.formatting2.regionaccess.ITextRegionAccess;
 import org.eclipse.xtext.formatting2.regionaccess.ITextReplacement;
 import org.eclipse.xtext.formatting2.regionaccess.ITextSegment;
+import org.eclipse.xtext.formatting2.regionaccess.internal.TextRegions;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Strings;
 import com.google.common.base.Throwables;
@@ -64,9 +65,9 @@ public class TextRegionsInTextToString {
 			return this.frame;
 		ITextRegionAccess access = getTextRegionAccess();
 		if (access != null) {
-			ITextSegment impactRegion = access.merge(this.items);
+			ITextSegment impactRegion = TextRegions.merge(this.items);
 			List<ILineRegion> expandToLines = access.expandToLines(impactRegion, getLeadingLines(), getTrailingLines());
-			return access.merge(expandToLines);
+			return TextRegions.merge(expandToLines);
 		}
 		return null;
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext/src/org/eclipse/xtext/formatting2/debug/TextRegionsWithTitleToString.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext/src/org/eclipse/xtext/formatting2/debug/TextRegionsWithTitleToString.java
index f1b4e1195..56ab64db5 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext/src/org/eclipse/xtext/formatting2/debug/TextRegionsWithTitleToString.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext/src/org/eclipse/xtext/formatting2/debug/TextRegionsWithTitleToString.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import org.eclipse.xtext.formatting2.regionaccess.ITextRegionAccess;
 import org.eclipse.xtext.formatting2.regionaccess.ITextRegionRewriter;
 import org.eclipse.xtext.formatting2.regionaccess.ITextReplacement;
 import org.eclipse.xtext.formatting2.regionaccess.ITextSegment;
+import org.eclipse.xtext.formatting2.regionaccess.internal.TextRegions;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Strings;
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
@@ -80,9 +81,9 @@ public class TextRegionsWithTitleToString {
 			List<ITextSegment> segments = Lists.newArrayList();
 			for (Item item : items)
 				segments.add(item.getRegion());
-			ITextSegment impactRegion = access.merge(segments);
+			ITextSegment impactRegion = TextRegions.merge(segments);
 			List<ILineRegion> expandToLines = access.expandToLines(impactRegion, getLeadingLines(), getTrailingLines());
-			return access.merge(expandToLines);
+			return TextRegions.merge(expandToLines);
 		}
 		return null;
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext/src/org/eclipse/xtext/formatting2/regionaccess/ITextRegionAccess.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext/src/org/eclipse/xtext/formatting2/regionaccess/ITextRegionAccess.java
index bad3caf23..92846040c 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext/src/org/eclipse/xtext/formatting2/regionaccess/ITextRegionAccess.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext/src/org/eclipse/xtext/formatting2/regionaccess/ITextRegionAccess.java
@@ -191,7 +191,5 @@ public interface ITextRegionAccess {
 
 	String textForOffset(int offset, int length);
 
-	ITextSegment merge(Iterable<? extends ITextSegment> segments);
-
 	List<ILineRegion> expandToLines(ITextSegment segment, int leadingLinesToAdd, int trailingLinesToAdd);
 }
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext/src/org/eclipse/xtext/formatting2/regionaccess/internal/AbstractRegionAccess.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext/src/org/eclipse/xtext/formatting2/regionaccess/internal/AbstractRegionAccess.java
index 62fe3f087..747e32506 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext/src/org/eclipse/xtext/formatting2/regionaccess/internal/AbstractRegionAccess.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext/src/org/eclipse/xtext/formatting2/regionaccess/internal/AbstractRegionAccess.java
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashSet;
-import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -269,26 +268,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractRegionAccess implements ITextRegionAccess {
 		return new LineRegion(this, start, end - start);
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public ITextSegment merge(Iterable<? extends ITextSegment> segments) {
-		Iterator<? extends ITextSegment> it = segments.iterator();
-		if (!it.hasNext())
-			throw new IllegalStateException();
-		ITextSegment first = it.next();
-		int minOffset = first.getOffset();
-		int maxEndOffset = first.getEndOffset();
-		while (it.hasNext()) {
-			ITextSegment next = it.next();
-			int offset = next.getOffset();
-			int endOffset = next.getEndOffset();
-			if (offset < minOffset)
-				minOffset = offset;
-			if (endOffset > maxEndOffset)
-				maxEndOffset = endOffset;
-		}
-		return new TextSegment(this, minOffset, maxEndOffset - minOffset);
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public List<ILineRegion> expandToLines(ITextSegment segment, int leadingLinesToAdd, int trailingLinesToAdd) {
 		List<ILineRegion> lines = Lists.newArrayList(segment.getLineRegions());
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext/src/org/eclipse/xtext/formatting2/regionaccess/internal/TextRegions.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext/src/org/eclipse/xtext/formatting2/regionaccess/internal/TextRegions.java
index 07e7211df..b8c1ef700 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext/src/org/eclipse/xtext/formatting2/regionaccess/internal/TextRegions.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.xtext/src/org/eclipse/xtext/formatting2/regionaccess/internal/TextRegions.java
@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@ package org.eclipse.xtext.formatting2.regionaccess.internal;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Comparator;
+import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import org.eclipse.xtext.formatting2.regionaccess.ITextSegment;
 import org.eclipse.xtext.util.ITextRegion;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
@@ -65,4 +67,24 @@ public class TextRegions {
 		}
 		return ImmutableList.copyOf(missing);
 	}
+
+	public static ITextSegment merge(Iterable<? extends ITextSegment> segments) {
+		Iterator<? extends ITextSegment> it = segments.iterator();
+		if (!it.hasNext())
+			throw new IllegalStateException();
+		ITextSegment first = it.next();
+		int minOffset = first.getOffset();
+		int maxEndOffset = first.getEndOffset();
+		while (it.hasNext()) {
+			ITextSegment next = it.next();
+			int offset = next.getOffset();
+			int endOffset = next.getEndOffset();
+			if (offset < minOffset)
+				minOffset = offset;
+			if (endOffset > maxEndOffset)
+				maxEndOffset = endOffset;
+		}
+		return new TextSegment(first.getTextRegionAccess(), minOffset, maxEndOffset - minOffset);
+	}
+
 }