diff --git a/crates/rle/src/range_map.rs b/crates/rle/src/range_map.rs
index 278b474e..2d7d3a19 100644
--- a/crates/rle/src/range_map.rs
+++ b/crates/rle/src/range_map.rs
@@ -104,6 +104,44 @@ impl<Index: GlobalIndex + 'static, Value: Rle + 'static> RangeMap<Index, Value>
     }
 }
 
+pub struct WithStartEnd<Index: GlobalIndex, T> {
+    start: Index,
+    end: Index,
+    value: T,
+}
+
+impl<Index: GlobalIndex, T: Clone> Sliceable for WithStartEnd<Index, T> {
+    fn slice(&self, from: usize, to: usize) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            start: self.start + Index::from_usize(from).unwrap(),
+            end: Index::min(self.end, self.start + Index::from_usize(to).unwrap()),
+            value: self.value.clone(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<Index: GlobalIndex, T> HasLength for WithStartEnd<Index, T> {
+    fn len(&self) -> usize {
+        Index::as_(self.end - self.start)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<Index: GlobalIndex, T: PartialEq + Eq> Mergable for WithStartEnd<Index, T> {
+    fn is_mergable(&self, other: &Self, _conf: &()) -> bool
+    where
+        Self: Sized,
+    {
+        self.end == other.start && self.value == other.value
+    }
+
+    fn merge(&mut self, other: &Self, _conf: &())
+    where
+        Self: Sized,
+    {
+        self.end = other.end;
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
     use super::*;
diff --git a/crates/rle/src/rle_tree.rs b/crates/rle/src/rle_tree.rs
index 173d7b92..9cfd1403 100644
--- a/crates/rle/src/rle_tree.rs
+++ b/crates/rle/src/rle_tree.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ use tree_trait::RleTreeTrait;
 mod cursor;
 pub mod iter;
 pub mod node;
-pub mod nonnull;
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test;
 pub mod tree_trait;
diff --git a/crates/rle/src/rle_tree/nonnull.rs b/crates/rle/src/rle_tree/nonnull.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index e21d5d7d..00000000
--- a/crates/rle/src/rle_tree/nonnull.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-use std::ptr::NonNull;
-
-use crate::{HasLength, Mergable, Sliceable};
-
-impl<T> Mergable for NonNull<T> {
-    fn is_mergable(&self, _other: &Self, _conf: &()) -> bool
-    where
-        Self: Sized,
-    {
-        false
-    }
-
-    fn merge(&mut self, _other: &Self, _conf: &())
-    where
-        Self: Sized,
-    {
-        unreachable!()
-    }
-}
-
-impl<T> Sliceable for NonNull<T> {
-    fn slice(&self, _from: usize, _to: usize) -> Self {
-        *self
-    }
-}
-
-impl<T> HasLength for NonNull<T> {
-    fn len(&self) -> usize {
-        1
-    }
-}
diff --git a/crates/rle/src/rle_tree/test/notify_test.rs b/crates/rle/src/rle_tree/test/notify_test.rs
index 2975680d..4b3857a5 100644
--- a/crates/rle/src/rle_tree/test/notify_test.rs
+++ b/crates/rle/src/rle_tree/test/notify_test.rs
@@ -30,15 +30,15 @@ impl Interaction {
 }
 
 fn test(tree: &mut RleTree<Range<usize>, RangeTreeTrait>, interactions: &[Interaction]) {
-    let mut range_map: RangeMap<usize, NonNull<LeafNode<Range<usize>, RangeTreeTrait>>> =
-        Default::default();
-    let mut func = |range: &Range<usize>, node: *mut LeafNode<'_, Range<usize>, RangeTreeTrait>| {
-        let ptr = unsafe { NonNull::new_unchecked(node as usize as *mut _) };
-        range_map.set(range.start, ptr);
-    };
-    for interaction in interactions.iter() {
-        interaction.apply(tree, &mut func);
-    }
+    // let mut range_map: RangeMap<usize, NonNull<LeafNode<Range<usize>, RangeTreeTrait>>> =
+    //     Default::default();
+    // let mut func = |range: &Range<usize>, node: *mut LeafNode<'_, Range<usize>, RangeTreeTrait>| {
+    //     let ptr = unsafe { NonNull::new_unchecked(node as usize as *mut _) };
+    //     range_map.set(range.start, ptr);
+    // };
+    // for interaction in interactions.iter() {
+    //     interaction.apply(tree, &mut func);
+    // }
 }
 
 prop_compose! {