diff --git a/test/transforms/fixtures/by-key/remove-text-by-key/selection-after/index.js b/test/transforms/fixtures/by-key/remove-text-by-key/selection-after/index.js
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/transforms/fixtures/by-key/remove-text-by-key/selection-after/index.js
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+
+import assert from 'assert'
+
+export default function (state) {
+  const { document, selection } = state
+  const texts = document.getTexts()
+  const firstText = texts.first()
+
+  const nextSelection = selection.merge({
+    anchorKey: firstText.key,
+    focusKey: firstText.key,
+    anchorOffset: 2,
+    focusOffset: 2
+  })
+
+  const next = state
+    .transform()
+    .moveTo(nextSelection)
+    .removeTextByKey(firstText.key, 0, 1)
+    .apply()
+
+  assert.deepEqual(
+    next.selection.toJS(),
+    nextSelection.merge({
+      anchorOffset: 1,
+      focusOffset: 1
+    }).toJS()
+  )
+
+  return next
+}
diff --git a/test/transforms/fixtures/by-key/remove-text-by-key/selection-after/input.yaml b/test/transforms/fixtures/by-key/remove-text-by-key/selection-after/input.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..98adb1781
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/transforms/fixtures/by-key/remove-text-by-key/selection-after/input.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+
+nodes:
+  - kind: block
+    type: paragraph
+    nodes:
+      - kind: text
+        text: hello
diff --git a/test/transforms/fixtures/by-key/remove-text-by-key/selection-after/output.yaml b/test/transforms/fixtures/by-key/remove-text-by-key/selection-after/output.yaml
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/transforms/fixtures/by-key/remove-text-by-key/selection-after/output.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+
+nodes:
+  - kind: block
+    type: paragraph
+    nodes:
+      - kind: text
+        text: ello
diff --git a/test/transforms/fixtures/by-key/remove-text-by-key/selection-before/index.js b/test/transforms/fixtures/by-key/remove-text-by-key/selection-before/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..beeddb3a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/transforms/fixtures/by-key/remove-text-by-key/selection-before/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+
+import assert from 'assert'
+
+export default function (state) {
+  const { document, selection } = state
+  const texts = document.getTexts()
+  const firstText = texts.first()
+
+  const nextSelection = selection.merge({
+    anchorKey: firstText.key,
+    focusKey: firstText.key,
+    anchorOffset: 2,
+    focusOffset: 2
+  })
+
+  const next = state
+    .transform()
+    .moveTo(nextSelection)
+    .removeTextByKey(firstText.key, 3, 1)
+    .apply()
+
+  assert.deepEqual(
+    next.selection.toJS(),
+    nextSelection.merge({
+      anchorOffset: 2,
+      focusOffset: 2
+    }).toJS()
+  )
+
+  return next
+}
diff --git a/test/transforms/fixtures/by-key/remove-text-by-key/selection-before/input.yaml b/test/transforms/fixtures/by-key/remove-text-by-key/selection-before/input.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..98adb1781
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/transforms/fixtures/by-key/remove-text-by-key/selection-before/input.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+
+nodes:
+  - kind: block
+    type: paragraph
+    nodes:
+      - kind: text
+        text: hello
diff --git a/test/transforms/fixtures/by-key/remove-text-by-key/selection-before/output.yaml b/test/transforms/fixtures/by-key/remove-text-by-key/selection-before/output.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bac33813a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/transforms/fixtures/by-key/remove-text-by-key/selection-before/output.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+
+nodes:
+  - kind: block
+    type: paragraph
+    nodes:
+      - kind: text
+        text: helo
diff --git a/test/transforms/fixtures/by-key/remove-text-by-key/selection-start/index.js b/test/transforms/fixtures/by-key/remove-text-by-key/selection-start/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aa51524ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/transforms/fixtures/by-key/remove-text-by-key/selection-start/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+
+import assert from 'assert'
+
+export default function (state) {
+  const { document, selection } = state
+  const texts = document.getTexts()
+  const firstText = texts.first()
+
+  const nextSelection = selection.merge({
+    anchorKey: firstText.key,
+    focusKey: firstText.key,
+    anchorOffset: 3,
+    focusOffset: 3
+  })
+
+  const next = state
+    .transform()
+    .moveTo(nextSelection)
+    .removeTextByKey(firstText.key, 2, 1)
+    .apply()
+
+  assert.deepEqual(
+    next.selection.toJS(),
+    nextSelection.merge({
+      anchorOffset: 2,
+      focusOffset: 2
+    }).toJS()
+  )
+
+  return next
+}
diff --git a/test/transforms/fixtures/by-key/remove-text-by-key/selection-start/input.yaml b/test/transforms/fixtures/by-key/remove-text-by-key/selection-start/input.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..98adb1781
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/transforms/fixtures/by-key/remove-text-by-key/selection-start/input.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+
+nodes:
+  - kind: block
+    type: paragraph
+    nodes:
+      - kind: text
+        text: hello
diff --git a/test/transforms/fixtures/by-key/remove-text-by-key/selection-start/output.yaml b/test/transforms/fixtures/by-key/remove-text-by-key/selection-start/output.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bac33813a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/transforms/fixtures/by-key/remove-text-by-key/selection-start/output.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+
+nodes:
+  - kind: block
+    type: paragraph
+    nodes:
+      - kind: text
+        text: helo
diff --git a/test/transforms/fixtures/by-key/remove-text-by-key/selection-wrap/index.js b/test/transforms/fixtures/by-key/remove-text-by-key/selection-wrap/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..29398de14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/transforms/fixtures/by-key/remove-text-by-key/selection-wrap/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+
+import assert from 'assert'
+
+export default function (state) {
+  const { document, selection } = state
+  const texts = document.getTexts()
+  const firstText = texts.first()
+
+  const nextSelection = selection.merge({
+    anchorKey: firstText.key,
+    focusKey: firstText.key,
+    anchorOffset: 1,
+    focusOffset: 5
+  })
+
+  const next = state
+    .transform()
+    .moveTo(nextSelection)
+    .removeTextByKey(firstText.key, 2, 1)
+    .apply()
+
+  assert.deepEqual(
+    next.selection.toJS(),
+    nextSelection.merge({
+      anchorOffset: 1,
+      focusOffset: 4
+    }).toJS()
+  )
+
+  return next
+}
diff --git a/test/transforms/fixtures/by-key/remove-text-by-key/selection-wrap/input.yaml b/test/transforms/fixtures/by-key/remove-text-by-key/selection-wrap/input.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..98adb1781
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/transforms/fixtures/by-key/remove-text-by-key/selection-wrap/input.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+
+nodes:
+  - kind: block
+    type: paragraph
+    nodes:
+      - kind: text
+        text: hello
diff --git a/test/transforms/fixtures/by-key/remove-text-by-key/selection-wrap/output.yaml b/test/transforms/fixtures/by-key/remove-text-by-key/selection-wrap/output.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bac33813a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/transforms/fixtures/by-key/remove-text-by-key/selection-wrap/output.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+
+nodes:
+  - kind: block
+    type: paragraph
+    nodes:
+      - kind: text
+        text: helo