diff --git a/internal/action/actions.go b/internal/action/actions.go
index c3b4b150..cca43bfd 100644
--- a/internal/action/actions.go
+++ b/internal/action/actions.go
@@ -1243,7 +1243,7 @@ func (h *BufPane) CutLine() bool {
 		return false
 	}
 	totalLines := nlines
-	if h.freshClip && time.Since(h.lastCutTime) < 10*time.Second {
+	if h.freshClip {
 		if clip, err := clipboard.Read(clipboard.ClipboardReg); err != nil {
 			InfoBar.Error(err)
 			return false
@@ -1255,7 +1255,6 @@ func (h *BufPane) CutLine() bool {
 		h.Cursor.CopySelection(clipboard.ClipboardReg)
 	}
 	h.freshClip = true
-	h.lastCutTime = time.Now()
 	h.Cursor.DeleteSelection()
 	h.Cursor.ResetSelection()
 	h.Cursor.StoreVisualX()
diff --git a/internal/action/bufpane.go b/internal/action/bufpane.go
index 4d17816e..4f213751 100644
--- a/internal/action/bufpane.go
+++ b/internal/action/bufpane.go
@@ -231,10 +231,6 @@ type BufPane struct {
 	lastClickTime time.Time
 	lastLoc       buffer.Loc
 
-	// lastCutTime stores when the last ctrl+k was issued.
-	// It is used for clearing the clipboard to replace it with fresh cut lines.
-	lastCutTime time.Time
-
 	// freshClip returns true if one or more lines have been cut to the clipboard
 	// and have never been pasted yet.
 	freshClip bool