diff --git a/helix-core/src/syntax.rs b/helix-core/src/syntax.rs
index 702cc0483..65fda7fb4 100644
--- a/helix-core/src/syntax.rs
+++ b/helix-core/src/syntax.rs
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ impl FileTypeGlobMatcher {
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Syntax {
-    pub inner: tree_house::Syntax,
+    inner: tree_house::Syntax,
 }
 
 const PARSE_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_millis(500); // half a second is pretty generous
diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands.rs b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
index 6ccbde19e..983a9cd8b 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
@@ -4235,7 +4235,7 @@ pub mod insert {
             let line_start = text.line_to_char(current_line);
 
             let continue_comment_token = comment::get_line_comment_token(
-                &doc.syn_loader.load(),
+                &cx.editor.syn_loader.load(),
                 syntax,
                 text,
                 doc_default_comment_token,
@@ -5215,7 +5215,7 @@ fn toggle_comments_impl(cx: &mut Context, comments_transaction: CommentTransacti
         doc_line_token,
         doc_block_tokens,
         syntax,
-        &doc.syn_loader.load(),
+        &cx.editor.syn_loader.load(),
     );
 
     doc.apply(&transaction, view.id);
diff --git a/helix-view/src/document.rs b/helix-view/src/document.rs
index 0369356dc..fb89e2e0c 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/document.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/document.rs
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ pub struct Document {
     // NOTE: this field should eventually go away - we should use the Editor's syn_loader instead
     // of storing a copy on every doc. Then we can remove the surrounding `Arc` and use the
     // `ArcSwap` directly.
-    pub syn_loader: Arc<ArcSwap<syntax::Loader>>,
+    syn_loader: Arc<ArcSwap<syntax::Loader>>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]