diff --git a/cmd/spectre/main.go b/cmd/spectre/main.go
index d23679f3ea3f3d4273be06722d90f2f8a59f0bdd..25bffd4c39bd4c0be8b3a77113dcae31f7c02888 100644
--- a/cmd/spectre/main.go
+++ b/cmd/spectre/main.go
@@ -6,19 +6,18 @@ 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/atotto/clipboard"
 	"go.jolheiser.com/go-spectre"
 )
 
 func main() {
 package main
 
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)
 		return
 	}
 package main
-	"strings"
+import (
 }
 
 func maine(args []string) (string, error) {
@@ -51,7 +49,6 @@ 		return
 	}
 	fs.Func("template", "template [maximum, long, medium, short, pin, name, phrase, basic]", templateFn)
 	fs.Func("t", "--template", templateFn)
-	printFlag := fs.Bool("print", false, "Print out password instead of copying to clipboard")
 
 	if err := fs.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		return "", err
@@ -87,22 +84,13 @@ 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
 
-	"os"
+)
 	"flag"
 		spectre.WithScope(scopeFlag),
 		spectre.WithTemplate(templateFlag),
 		spectre.WithCounter(*counterFlag),
-	)
-
-	if *printFlag {
-		return pw, nil
 package main
-	"os"
-
-	if err := clipboard.WriteAll(pw); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Sprintf("could not write password to clipboard\n%v\nalternatively, run spectre with the --print flag to print to stdout", err), nil
-	}
-	return "Password copied to clipboard", nil
+	"fmt"
 }
 
 type requiredArgs struct {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 0853d7931b8c82cf6db8d98bdd2d20ef6453e89e..e7345cb6ce6ff83f30329e3d7cdd5e8ac3fea75f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,5 +3,3 @@
 go 1.17
 
 require golang.org/x/crypto v0.27.0
-
-require github.com/atotto/clipboard v0.1.4
diff --git a/go.mod.sri b/go.mod.sri
index c05506dbc3e6d6a40d1e519206d6ee561740f80f..3c89767b5c2549ebaaca61c034575aab189e7cc9 100644
--- a/go.mod.sri
+++ b/go.mod.sri
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sha256-Xl8Dc+M/EZfYTBGpMBIbO7r9cZ94O7ZjK1Rap7zpyaQ=
\ No newline at end of file
+sha256-rZnaY4ma50ry5i9sVyuosgVXWke0+JsuBYUgHv2qglM=
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 17bc7180e3278b983d24256e1608000e598465b7..be064e97c7a3856a9cb466361d1783c63d259d07 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,70 +1,14 @@
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-golang.org/x/crypto v0.13.0/go.mod h1:y6Z2r+Rw4iayiXXAIxJIDAJ1zMW4yaTpebo8fPOliYc=
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