diff --git a/internal/driver/glfw/clipboard.go b/internal/driver/glfw/clipboard.go
index a0bd540135..41fb2edd07 100644
--- a/internal/driver/glfw/clipboard.go
+++ b/internal/driver/glfw/clipboard.go
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@ import (
 var _ fyne.Clipboard = (*clipboard)(nil)
 
 // clipboard represents the system clipboard
-type clipboard struct {
-	window *glfw.Window
-}
+type clipboard struct{}
 
 // Content returns the clipboard content
 func (c *clipboard) Content() string {
@@ -64,12 +62,6 @@ func (c *clipboard) SetContent(content string) {
 
 func (c *clipboard) setContent(content string) {
 	runOnMain(func() {
-		defer func() {
-			if r := recover(); r != nil {
-				fyne.LogError("GLFW clipboard error (details above)", nil)
-			}
-		}()
-
 		glfw.SetClipboardString(content)
 	})
 }
diff --git a/internal/driver/glfw/window.go b/internal/driver/glfw/window.go
index 971fc486d0..c0f1dd21d3 100644
--- a/internal/driver/glfw/window.go
+++ b/internal/driver/glfw/window.go
@@ -229,14 +229,7 @@ func (w *window) ShowAndRun() {
 
 // Clipboard returns the system clipboard
 func (w *window) Clipboard() fyne.Clipboard {
-	if w.view() == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	if w.clipboard == nil {
-		w.clipboard = &clipboard{window: w.viewport}
-	}
-	return w.clipboard
+	return &clipboard{}
 }
 
 func (w *window) Content() fyne.CanvasObject {
diff --git a/internal/driver/glfw/window_desktop.go b/internal/driver/glfw/window_desktop.go
index d04fccd421..48515ed858 100644
--- a/internal/driver/glfw/window_desktop.go
+++ b/internal/driver/glfw/window_desktop.go
@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@ type window struct {
 	icon         fyne.Resource
 	mainmenu     *fyne.MainMenu
 
-	clipboard fyne.Clipboard
-
 	master     bool
 	fullScreen bool
 	centered   bool