diff --git a/extensions/css-language-features/client/src/cssMain.ts b/extensions/css-language-features/client/src/cssMain.ts
index 641d11f335b22..a7c4fac148d7a 100644
--- a/extensions/css-language-features/client/src/cssMain.ts
+++ b/extensions/css-language-features/client/src/cssMain.ts
@@ -88,8 +88,7 @@ export function activate(context: ExtensionContext) {
 						return rawResult.map(rawSelectionRanges => {
 							return rawSelectionRanges.map(selectionRange => {
 								return {
-									range: client.protocol2CodeConverter.asRange(selectionRange.range),
-									kind: selectionRange.kind
+									range: client.protocol2CodeConverter.asRange(selectionRange.range)
 								};
 							});
 						});
diff --git a/extensions/html-language-features/client/src/htmlMain.ts b/extensions/html-language-features/client/src/htmlMain.ts
index 27f3ad2d6263a..efbfd2b319565 100644
--- a/extensions/html-language-features/client/src/htmlMain.ts
+++ b/extensions/html-language-features/client/src/htmlMain.ts
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ export function activate(context: ExtensionContext) {
 							return rawSelectionRanges.map(selectionRange => {
 								return {
 									range: client.protocol2CodeConverter.asRange(selectionRange.range),
-									kind: selectionRange.kind
 								};
 							});
 						});
diff --git a/extensions/json-language-features/client/src/jsonMain.ts b/extensions/json-language-features/client/src/jsonMain.ts
index ee52e73fc61d5..a553200443144 100644
--- a/extensions/json-language-features/client/src/jsonMain.ts
+++ b/extensions/json-language-features/client/src/jsonMain.ts
@@ -222,7 +222,6 @@ export function activate(context: ExtensionContext) {
 							return rawSelectionRanges.map(selectionRange => {
 								return {
 									range: client.protocol2CodeConverter.asRange(selectionRange.range),
-									kind: selectionRange.kind
 								};
 							});
 						});
diff --git a/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts b/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts
index 014274386ce1b..9b91f35509047 100644
--- a/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts
+++ b/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts
@@ -84,36 +84,9 @@ declare module 'vscode' {
 
 	//#region Joh - selection range provider
 
-	export class SelectionRangeKind {
-
-		/**
-		 * Empty Kind.
-		 */
-		static readonly Empty: SelectionRangeKind;
-
-		/**
-		 * The statement kind, its value is `statement`, possible extensions can be
-		 * `statement.if` etc
-		 */
-		static readonly Statement: SelectionRangeKind;
-
-		/**
-		 * The declaration kind, its value is `declaration`, possible extensions can be
-		 * `declaration.function`, `declaration.class` etc.
-		 */
-		static readonly Declaration: SelectionRangeKind;
-
-		readonly value: string;
-
-		private constructor(value: string);
-
-		append(value: string): SelectionRangeKind;
-	}
-
 	export class SelectionRange {
-		kind: SelectionRangeKind;
 		range: Range;
-		constructor(range: Range, kind: SelectionRangeKind);
+		constructor(range: Range);
 	}
 
 	export interface SelectionRangeProvider {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHost.api.impl.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHost.api.impl.ts
index 274325534264d..9e6f4b3479836 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHost.api.impl.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHost.api.impl.ts
@@ -800,7 +800,6 @@ export function createApiFactory(
 			ResolvedAuthority: extHostTypes.ResolvedAuthority,
 			Selection: extHostTypes.Selection,
 			SelectionRange: extHostTypes.SelectionRange,
-			SelectionRangeKind: extHostTypes.SelectionRangeKind,
 			ShellExecution: extHostTypes.ShellExecution,
 			ShellQuoting: extHostTypes.ShellQuoting,
 			SignatureHelpTriggerKind: extHostTypes.SignatureHelpTriggerKind,
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostTypeConverters.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostTypeConverters.ts
index b87947ae0b8b7..793094e713fc8 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostTypeConverters.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostTypeConverters.ts
@@ -854,27 +854,17 @@ export namespace Color {
 	}
 }
 
-export namespace SelectionRangeKind {
-
-	export function from(kind: vscode.SelectionRangeKind): string {
-		return kind.value;
-	}
-
-	export function to(value: string): vscode.SelectionRangeKind {
-		return new types.SelectionRangeKind(value);
-	}
-}
 
 export namespace SelectionRange {
 	export function from(obj: vscode.SelectionRange): modes.SelectionRange {
 		return {
-			kind: SelectionRangeKind.from(obj.kind),
+			kind: '',
 			range: Range.from(obj.range)
 		};
 	}
 
 	export function to(obj: modes.SelectionRange): vscode.SelectionRange {
-		return new types.SelectionRange(Range.to(obj.range), SelectionRangeKind.to(obj.kind));
+		return new types.SelectionRange(Range.to(obj.range));
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostTypes.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostTypes.ts
index 26d40372a34f8..189cad04375b0 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostTypes.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostTypes.ts
@@ -1094,35 +1094,13 @@ CodeActionKind.Source = CodeActionKind.Empty.append('source');
 CodeActionKind.SourceOrganizeImports = CodeActionKind.Source.append('organizeImports');
 CodeActionKind.SourceFixAll = CodeActionKind.Source.append('fixAll');
 
-@es5ClassCompat
-export class SelectionRangeKind {
-
-	private static readonly _sep = '.';
-
-	static readonly Empty = new SelectionRangeKind('');
-	static readonly Statement = SelectionRangeKind.Empty.append('statement');
-	static readonly Declaration = SelectionRangeKind.Empty.append('declaration');
-
-	readonly value: string;
-
-	constructor(value: string) {
-		this.value = value;
-	}
-
-	append(value: string): SelectionRangeKind {
-		return new SelectionRangeKind(this.value ? this.value + SelectionRangeKind._sep + value : value);
-	}
-}
-
 @es5ClassCompat
 export class SelectionRange {
 
-	kind: SelectionRangeKind;
 	range: Range;
 
-	constructor(range: Range, kind: SelectionRangeKind, ) {
+	constructor(range: Range) {
 		this.range = range;
-		this.kind = kind;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/test/electron-browser/api/extHostApiCommands.test.ts b/src/vs/workbench/test/electron-browser/api/extHostApiCommands.test.ts
index f7c066436d539..fa2d483f30aad 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/test/electron-browser/api/extHostApiCommands.test.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/test/electron-browser/api/extHostApiCommands.test.ts
@@ -800,8 +800,8 @@ suite('ExtHostLanguageFeatureCommands', function () {
 		disposables.push(extHost.registerSelectionRangeProvider(nullExtensionDescription, defaultSelector, <vscode.SelectionRangeProvider>{
 			provideSelectionRanges() {
 				return [[
-					new types.SelectionRange(new types.Range(0, 10, 0, 18), types.SelectionRangeKind.Empty),
-					new types.SelectionRange(new types.Range(0, 2, 0, 20), types.SelectionRangeKind.Empty)
+					new types.SelectionRange(new types.Range(0, 10, 0, 18)),
+					new types.SelectionRange(new types.Range(0, 2, 0, 20))
 				]];
 			}
 		}));
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/test/electron-browser/api/extHostLanguageFeatures.test.ts b/src/vs/workbench/test/electron-browser/api/extHostLanguageFeatures.test.ts
index 5aa4625c2157d..ea15710b13b56 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/test/electron-browser/api/extHostLanguageFeatures.test.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/test/electron-browser/api/extHostLanguageFeatures.test.ts
@@ -1105,8 +1105,8 @@ suite('ExtHostLanguageFeatures', function () {
 		disposables.push(extHost.registerSelectionRangeProvider(defaultExtension, defaultSelector, new class implements vscode.SelectionRangeProvider {
 			provideSelectionRanges() {
 				return [[
-					new types.SelectionRange(new types.Range(0, 10, 0, 18), types.SelectionRangeKind.Empty),
-					new types.SelectionRange(new types.Range(0, 2, 0, 20), types.SelectionRangeKind.Empty)
+					new types.SelectionRange(new types.Range(0, 10, 0, 18)),
+					new types.SelectionRange(new types.Range(0, 2, 0, 20))
 				]];
 			}
 		}));