diff --git a/pkg/edit/completion.go b/pkg/edit/completion.go
index 30863799..6703353a 100644
--- a/pkg/edit/completion.go
+++ b/pkg/edit/completion.go
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ func adaptArgGeneratorMap(ev *eval.Evaler, m vals.Map) complete.ArgGenerator {
 			for {
 				line, err := buffered.ReadString('\n')
 				if line != "" {
-					collect(complete.PlainItem(strings.TrimRight(line, "\r\n")))
+					collect(complete.PlainItem(eval.ChopLineEnding(line)))
 				}
 				if err != nil {
 					break
diff --git a/pkg/edit/instant.go b/pkg/edit/instant.go
index bed91857..ae543ef0 100644
--- a/pkg/edit/instant.go
+++ b/pkg/edit/instant.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"bufio"
 	"io"
 	"os"
-	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/elves/elvish/pkg/cli"
@@ -72,7 +71,7 @@ func instantStart(app cli.App, ev *eval.Evaler, binding cli.Handler) {
 					}
 					break
 				}
-				addLine(strings.TrimRight(line, "\r\n"))
+				addLine(eval.ChopLineEnding(line))
 			}
 		}
 		err = fm.PipeOutput(
diff --git a/pkg/edit/listing_custom.go b/pkg/edit/listing_custom.go
index 431f4ab2..f1e21bc7 100644
--- a/pkg/edit/listing_custom.go
+++ b/pkg/edit/listing_custom.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func listingStartCustom(ed *Editor, fm *eval.Frame, opts customListingOpts, item
 				for {
 					line, err := buffered.ReadString('\n')
 					if line != "" {
-						s := strings.TrimRight(line, "\r\n")
+						s := eval.ChopLineEnding(line)
 						collect(listing.Item{ToAccept: s, ToShow: ui.T(s)})
 					}
 					if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/eval/compile_value.go b/pkg/eval/compile_value.go
index 5ac62c8c..5034e7f9 100644
--- a/pkg/eval/compile_value.go
+++ b/pkg/eval/compile_value.go
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ func captureOutput(fm *Frame, f func(*Frame) error) ([]interface{}, error) {
 			for {
 				line, err := buffered.ReadString('\n')
 				if line != "" {
-					v := strings.TrimRight(line, "\r\n")
+					v := ChopLineEnding(line)
 					m.Lock()
 					vs = append(vs, v)
 					m.Unlock()
diff --git a/pkg/eval/frame.go b/pkg/eval/frame.go
index 1b62c8ff..290c3aaf 100644
--- a/pkg/eval/frame.go
+++ b/pkg/eval/frame.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
-	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/elves/elvish/pkg/diag"
@@ -108,7 +107,7 @@ func linesToChan(r io.Reader, ch chan<- interface{}) {
 	for {
 		line, err := filein.ReadString('\n')
 		if line != "" {
-			ch <- strings.TrimRight(line, "\r\n")
+			ch <- ChopLineEnding(line)
 		}
 		if err != nil {
 			if err != io.EOF {
diff --git a/pkg/shell/editor.go b/pkg/shell/editor.go
index 010114d1..115449ee 100644
--- a/pkg/shell/editor.go
+++ b/pkg/shell/editor.go
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
-	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/elves/elvish/pkg/eval"
 )
 
 type editor interface {
@@ -28,7 +29,5 @@ func (ed *minEditor) ReadCode() (string, error) {
 	}
 	fmt.Fprintf(ed.out, "%s> ", wd)
 	line, err := ed.in.ReadString('\n')
-	// Chop off the trailing \r on Windows.
-	line = strings.TrimRight(line, "\r\n")
-	return line, err
+	return eval.ChopLineEnding(line), err
 }