diff --git a/src/vs/editor/common/viewModel/splitLinesCollection.ts b/src/vs/editor/common/viewModel/splitLinesCollection.ts
index 2617e7488aecd1a06b0aef69d3116b47e3bb65ba..376e4f280fbce783c4053287586b682460579b52 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/common/viewModel/splitLinesCollection.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/common/viewModel/splitLinesCollection.ts
@@ -118,12 +118,12 @@ export class CoordinatesConverter implements ICoordinatesConverter {
 
 	// Model -> View conversion and related methods
 
-	public convertModelPositionToViewPosition(modelPosition: Position, affinity?: PositionAffinity): Position {
-		return this._lines.convertModelPositionToViewPosition(modelPosition.lineNumber, modelPosition.column, affinity);
+	public convertModelPositionToViewPosition(modelPosition: Position): Position {
+		return this._lines.convertModelPositionToViewPosition(modelPosition.lineNumber, modelPosition.column);
 	}
 
-	public convertModelRangeToViewRange(modelRange: Range, affinity?: PositionAffinity): Range {
-		return this._lines.convertModelRangeToViewRange(modelRange, affinity);
+	public convertModelRangeToViewRange(modelRange: Range): Range {
+		return this._lines.convertModelRangeToViewRange(modelRange);
 	}
 
 	public modelPositionIsVisible(modelPosition: Position): boolean {
@@ -886,12 +886,9 @@ export class SplitLinesCollection implements IViewModelLinesCollection {
 		return r;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @param affinity The affinity in case of an empty range. Has no effect for non-empty ranges.
-	*/
-	public convertModelRangeToViewRange(modelRange: Range, affinity: PositionAffinity = PositionAffinity.Left): Range {
+	public convertModelRangeToViewRange(modelRange: Range): Range {
 		if (modelRange.isEmpty()) {
-			const start = this.convertModelPositionToViewPosition(modelRange.startLineNumber, modelRange.startColumn, affinity);
+			const start = this.convertModelPositionToViewPosition(modelRange.startLineNumber, modelRange.startColumn, PositionAffinity.Left);
 			return Range.fromPositions(start);
 		} else {
 			const start = this.convertModelPositionToViewPosition(modelRange.startLineNumber, modelRange.startColumn, PositionAffinity.Right);
diff --git a/src/vs/editor/common/viewModel/viewModel.ts b/src/vs/editor/common/viewModel/viewModel.ts
index bf52f0f45908e9097706190e6ceeb7b5b09f2776..c95364e88daacc829895f61053856208b7e9aa8a 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/common/viewModel/viewModel.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/common/viewModel/viewModel.ts
@@ -82,11 +82,8 @@ export interface ICoordinatesConverter {
 	validateViewRange(viewRange: Range, expectedModelRange: Range): Range;
 
 	// Model -> View conversion and related methods
-	convertModelPositionToViewPosition(modelPosition: Position, affinity?: PositionAffinity): Position;
-	/**
-	 * @param affinity Only has an effect if the range is empty.
-	*/
-	convertModelRangeToViewRange(modelRange: Range, affinity?: PositionAffinity): Range;
+	convertModelPositionToViewPosition(modelPosition: Position): Position;
+	convertModelRangeToViewRange(modelRange: Range): Range;
 	modelPositionIsVisible(modelPosition: Position): boolean;
 	getModelLineViewLineCount(modelLineNumber: number): number;
 }
diff --git a/src/vs/editor/common/viewModel/viewModelDecorations.ts b/src/vs/editor/common/viewModel/viewModelDecorations.ts
index dd8941d88b559959edb02b74fbeb7bba814170cd..c30da7ecdf431aed5ed644c9f7b786c7528e83b2 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/common/viewModel/viewModelDecorations.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/common/viewModel/viewModelDecorations.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { IDisposable } from 'vs/base/common/lifecycle';
 import { Position } from 'vs/editor/common/core/position';
 import { Range } from 'vs/editor/common/core/range';
 import * as editorCommon from 'vs/editor/common/editorCommon';
-import { IModelDecoration, ITextModel, PositionAffinity } from 'vs/editor/common/model';
+import { IModelDecoration, ITextModel } from 'vs/editor/common/model';
 import { IViewModelLinesCollection } from 'vs/editor/common/viewModel/splitLinesCollection';
 import { ICoordinatesConverter, InlineDecoration, InlineDecorationType, ViewModelDecoration } from 'vs/editor/common/viewModel/viewModel';
 import { filterValidationDecorations } from 'vs/editor/common/config/editorOptions';
@@ -81,13 +81,11 @@ export class ViewModelDecorations implements IDisposable {
 			const options = modelDecoration.options;
 			let viewRange: Range;
 			if (options.isWholeLine) {
-				const start = this._coordinatesConverter.convertModelPositionToViewPosition(new Position(modelRange.startLineNumber, 1), PositionAffinity.Left);
-				const end = this._coordinatesConverter.convertModelPositionToViewPosition(new Position(modelRange.endLineNumber, this.model.getLineMaxColumn(modelRange.endLineNumber)), PositionAffinity.Right);
+				const start = this._coordinatesConverter.convertModelPositionToViewPosition(new Position(modelRange.startLineNumber, 1));
+				const end = this._coordinatesConverter.convertModelPositionToViewPosition(new Position(modelRange.endLineNumber, this.model.getLineMaxColumn(modelRange.endLineNumber)));
 				viewRange = new Range(start.lineNumber, start.column, end.lineNumber, end.column);
 			} else {
-				// For backwards compatibility reasons, we want injected text before any decoration.
-				// Thus, move decorations to the right.
-				viewRange = this._coordinatesConverter.convertModelRangeToViewRange(modelRange, PositionAffinity.Right);
+				viewRange = this._coordinatesConverter.convertModelRangeToViewRange(modelRange);
 			}
 			r = new ViewModelDecoration(viewRange, options);
 			this._decorationsCache[id] = r;