diff --git a/src/editor/clipboard.js b/src/editor/clipboard.js
index 0c2268f10..825c1aa6f 100644
--- a/src/editor/clipboard.js
+++ b/src/editor/clipboard.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { nextFrame } from "../helpers/timing_helper"
 import { addBlockSpacing, dispatch, parseHtml } from "../helpers/html_helper"
 import { $isCodeNode } from "@lexical/code"
 import { $createTextNode, $getSelection, $isParagraphNode, $isRangeSelection, $onUpdate, COMMAND_PRIORITY_NORMAL, PASTE_COMMAND, PASTE_TAG, SELECTION_INSERT_CLIPBOARD_NODES_COMMAND } from "lexical"
-import { $insertDataTransferForRichText } from "@lexical/clipboard"
 import { $createLinkNode, $isLinkNode, $toggleLink } from "@lexical/link"
 import { ListenerBin } from "../helpers/listener_helper"
 import NodeInserter from "./contents/node_inserter"
@@ -148,7 +147,7 @@ export default class Clipboard {
       } else if (this.editorElement.supportsMarkdown) {
         this.#pasteMarkdown(text)
       } else {
-        this.#pasteRichText(clipboardData)
+        this.contents.insertText(text, { tag: PASTE_TAG })
       }
     })
   }
@@ -226,13 +225,6 @@ export default class Clipboard {
       && Array.from(paragraph.childNodes).every((node) => node.nodeType === Node.TEXT_NODE || node.nodeName === "BR")
   }
 
-  #pasteRichText(clipboardData) {
-    this.editor.update(() => {
-      const selection = $getSelection()
-      $insertDataTransferForRichText(clipboardData, selection, this.editor)
-    }, { tag: PASTE_TAG })
-  }
-
   #handlePastedFiles(clipboardData) {
     if (!this.editorElement.supportsAttachments) return false
 
diff --git a/test/system/plain_text_paste_test.rb b/test/system/plain_text_paste_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bc4c6e417
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/system/plain_text_paste_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+require "application_system_test_case"
+
+class PlainTextPasteTest < ApplicationSystemTestCase
+  PASTED_TEXT = "Plain text pasted from the clipboard"
+  MODIFIER = RUBY_PLATFORM.include?("darwin") ? :command : :control
+
+  test "pastes plain text when markdown is disabled" do
+    visit new_post_path(markdown_disabled: 1)
+    paste_from_clipboard PASTED_TEXT
+
+    find_editor.within_contents do
+      assert_text PASTED_TEXT
+    end
+  end
+
+  test "pastes plain text in a plain-text-only editor" do
+    visit new_post_path(rich_text_disabled: 1)
+    paste_from_clipboard PASTED_TEXT
+
+    find_editor.within_contents do
+      assert_text PASTED_TEXT
+    end
+  end
+
+  private
+    def paste_from_clipboard(text)
+      copy_to_clipboard text
+
+      find_editor.click
+      find_editor.content_element.send_keys [ MODIFIER, "v" ]
+    end
+
+    def copy_to_clipboard(text)
+      title = find_field("Post title")
+      title.set text
+      title.send_keys [ MODIFIER, "a" ], [ MODIFIER, "c" ]
+    end
+end