organizing my hd/defying Apple (TextEdit)

Consolidation is the key. I only need one text program, and I'm currently enjoying Smultron. Therefore I don't need TextEdit. Here's my question: if I wipe TextEdit's existence from my hard drive, will anything go boom?

I'm usually fearless about such things. The reason I'm concerned is that SimpleText, then TextEdit, have been so integrated into the Apple OS...I have visions of its regenerating itself, or borking my OSX so that it won't boot...

This reads as paranoid, though it made perfect sense in my head. :o

Any thoughts?