diff --git a/.eslintrc b/.eslintrc
index 0f2d2c87436..96a41ba6b69 100644
--- a/.eslintrc
+++ b/.eslintrc
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "es6": true,
     "jasmine": true,
     "mocha": true,
-    "node": true,
+    "node": true
   },
   "parserOptions": {
     "ecmaVersion": 7,
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
     "selectKitSelectRowByIndex": true,
     "selectKitSelectRowByName": true,
     "selectKitSelectRowByValue": true,
+    "setTextareaSelection": true,
     "sinon": true,
     "test": true,
     "triggerEvent": true,
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@
     "semi": 2,
     "strict": 0,
     "valid-typeof": 2,
-    "wrap-iife": [2, "inside"],
+    "wrap-iife": [2, "inside"]
   },
   "parser": "babel-eslint"
 }
diff --git a/test/javascripts/components/d-editor-test.js.es6 b/test/javascripts/components/d-editor-test.js.es6
index 26803f99456..2da16a65d60 100644
--- a/test/javascripts/components/d-editor-test.js.es6
+++ b/test/javascripts/components/d-editor-test.js.es6
@@ -777,11 +777,6 @@ composerTestCase("replace-text event for composer", async function(assert) {
     }
   ];
 
-  function setSelection(textarea, [start, len]) {
-    textarea.selectionStart = start;
-    textarea.selectionEnd = start + len;
-  }
-
   function getSelection(textarea) {
     const start = textarea.selectionStart;
     const end = textarea.selectionEnd;
@@ -802,13 +797,14 @@ composerTestCase("replace-text event for composer", async function(assert) {
       assert.ok(document.activeElement === textarea);
       assert.ok(textarea.value === BEFORE);
 
-      setSelection(textarea, CASE.before);
+      const [start, len] = CASE.before;
+      setTextareaSelection(textarea, start, start + len);
 
       assert.ok(document.activeElement === textarea);
 
       this.container
         .lookup("app-events:main")
-        .trigger("composer:replace-text", "green", "yellow", {forceFocus: true});
+        .trigger("composer:replace-text", "green", "yellow", { forceFocus: true });
 
       assert.ok(document.activeElement === textarea);
 
diff --git a/test/javascripts/helpers/set-textarea-selection.js b/test/javascripts/helpers/set-textarea-selection.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b6f219e0929
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/javascripts/helpers/set-textarea-selection.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+Ember.Test.registerHelper("setTextareaSelection", function(
+  app,
+  textarea,
+  selectionStart,
+  selectionEnd
+) {
+  textarea.selectionStart = selectionStart;
+  textarea.selectionEnd = selectionEnd;
+});
diff --git a/test/javascripts/test_helper.js b/test/javascripts/test_helper.js
index 67a429395e7..bf920e75571 100644
--- a/test/javascripts/test_helper.js
+++ b/test/javascripts/test_helper.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 //= require sinon/pkg/sinon
 
 //= require helpers/assertions
+//= require helpers/set-textarea-selection
 //= require helpers/select-kit-helper
 //= require helpers/d-editor-helper