diff --git a/src/assets.rs b/src/assets.rs
index 544acaf2..8f794483 100644
--- a/src/assets.rs
+++ b/src/assets.rs
@@ -306,6 +306,13 @@ impl HighlightingAssets {
             .map(|syntax| SyntaxReferenceInSet { syntax, syntax_set }))
     }
 
+    fn find_syntax_by_extension(&self, extension: &str) -> Result<Option<SyntaxReferenceInSet>> {
+        let syntax_set = self.get_syntax_set()?;
+        Ok(syntax_set
+            .find_syntax_by_extension(extension)
+            .map(|syntax| SyntaxReferenceInSet { syntax, syntax_set }))
+    }
+
     fn get_extension_syntax(&self, file_name: &OsStr) -> Result<Option<SyntaxReferenceInSet>> {
         let mut syntax = self.find_syntax_by_file_name(file_name)?;
         if syntax.is_none() {
@@ -318,26 +325,19 @@ impl HighlightingAssets {
     }
 
     fn find_syntax_by_file_name(&self, file_name: &OsStr) -> Result<Option<SyntaxReferenceInSet>> {
-        let syntax_set = self.get_syntax_set()?;
-        Ok(syntax_set
-            .find_syntax_by_extension(file_name.to_str().unwrap_or_default())
-            .map(|syntax| SyntaxReferenceInSet { syntax, syntax_set }))
+        self.find_syntax_by_extension(file_name.to_str().unwrap_or_default())
     }
 
     fn find_syntax_by_file_name_extension(
         &self,
         file_name: &OsStr,
     ) -> Result<Option<SyntaxReferenceInSet>> {
-        let file_path = Path::new(file_name);
-        let syntax_set = self.get_syntax_set()?;
-        Ok(syntax_set
-            .find_syntax_by_extension(
-                file_path
-                    .extension()
-                    .and_then(|x| x.to_str())
-                    .unwrap_or_default(),
-            )
-            .map(|syntax| SyntaxReferenceInSet { syntax, syntax_set }))
+        self.find_syntax_by_extension(
+            Path::new(file_name)
+                .extension()
+                .and_then(|x| x.to_str())
+                .unwrap_or_default(),
+        )
     }
 
     /// If we find an ignored suffix on the file name, e.g. '~', we strip it and