diff --git a/components/constellation/constellation.rs b/components/constellation/constellation.rs
index 11967e10038..cf7f69479fe 100644
--- a/components/constellation/constellation.rs
+++ b/components/constellation/constellation.rs
@@ -341,9 +341,6 @@ pub struct Constellation<Message, LTF, STF> {
     /// The size of the top-level window.
     window_size: WindowSizeData,
 
-    /// Means of accessing the clipboard
-    clipboard_ctx: Option<ClipboardContext>,
-
     /// Bits of state used to interact with the webdriver implementation
     webdriver: WebDriverData,
 
@@ -692,13 +689,6 @@ where
                         ),
                     },
                     phantom: PhantomData,
-                    clipboard_ctx: match ClipboardContext::new() {
-                        Ok(c) => Some(c),
-                        Err(e) => {
-                            warn!("Error creating clipboard context ({})", e);
-                            None
-                        },
-                    },
                     webdriver: WebDriverData::new(),
                     scheduler_chan: TimerScheduler::start(),
                     document_states: HashMap::new(),
@@ -1343,30 +1333,6 @@ where
             FromScriptMsg::Focus => {
                 self.handle_focus_msg(source_pipeline_id);
             },
-            FromScriptMsg::GetClipboardContents(sender) => {
-                let contents = match self.clipboard_ctx {
-                    Some(ref mut ctx) => {
-                        match ctx.get_contents() {
-                            Ok(c) => c,
-                            Err(e) => {
-                                warn!("Error getting clipboard contents ({}), defaulting to empty string", e);
-                                "".to_owned()
-                            },
-                        }
-                    },
-                    None => "".to_owned(),
-                };
-                if let Err(e) = sender.send(contents) {
-                    warn!("Failed to send clipboard ({})", e);
-                }
-            },
-            FromScriptMsg::SetClipboardContents(s) => {
-                if let Some(ref mut ctx) = self.clipboard_ctx {
-                    if let Err(e) = ctx.set_contents(s) {
-                        warn!("Error setting clipboard contents ({})", e);
-                    }
-                }
-            },
             FromScriptMsg::VisibilityChangeComplete(is_visible) => {
                 self.handle_visibility_change_complete(source_pipeline_id, is_visible);
             },
diff --git a/components/script_traits/script_msg.rs b/components/script_traits/script_msg.rs
index 48862e8378f..6f11e2356df 100644
--- a/components/script_traits/script_msg.rs
+++ b/components/script_traits/script_msg.rs
@@ -121,8 +121,6 @@ pub enum ScriptMsg {
     CreateCanvasPaintThread(Size2D<u64>, IpcSender<(IpcSender<CanvasMsg>, CanvasId)>),
     /// Notifies the constellation that this frame has received focus.
     Focus,
-    /// Requests that the constellation retrieve the current contents of the clipboard
-    GetClipboardContents(IpcSender<String>),
     /// Get the top-level browsing context info for a given browsing context.
     GetTopForBrowsingContext(
         BrowsingContextId,
@@ -183,8 +181,6 @@ pub enum ScriptMsg {
         AuxiliaryBrowsingContextLoadInfo,
         IpcSender<LayoutControlMsg>,
     ),
-    /// Requests that the constellation set the contents of the clipboard
-    SetClipboardContents(String),
     /// Mark a new document as active
     ActivateDocument,
     /// Set the document state for a pipeline (used by screenshot / reftests)
@@ -224,7 +220,6 @@ impl fmt::Debug for ScriptMsg {
             ChangeRunningAnimationsState(..) => "ChangeRunningAnimationsState",
             CreateCanvasPaintThread(..) => "CreateCanvasPaintThread",
             Focus => "Focus",
-            GetClipboardContents(..) => "GetClipboardContents",
             GetBrowsingContextInfo(..) => "GetBrowsingContextInfo",
             GetTopForBrowsingContext(..) => "GetParentBrowsingContext",
             GetChildBrowsingContextId(..) => "GetChildBrowsingContextId",
@@ -242,7 +237,6 @@ impl fmt::Debug for ScriptMsg {
             ScriptLoadedURLInIFrame(..) => "ScriptLoadedURLInIFrame",
             ScriptNewIFrame(..) => "ScriptNewIFrame",
             ScriptNewAuxiliary(..) => "ScriptNewAuxiliary",
-            SetClipboardContents(..) => "SetClipboardContents",
             ActivateDocument => "ActivateDocument",
             SetDocumentState(..) => "SetDocumentState",
             SetFinalUrl(..) => "SetFinalUrl",