diff --git a/mux/src/pane.rs b/mux/src/pane.rs
index 5657f60a1..f79360b68 100644
--- a/mux/src/pane.rs
+++ b/mux/src/pane.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 use crate::domain::DomainId;
 use crate::renderable::*;
-use crate::Mux;
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use config::keyassignment::{KeyAssignment, ScrollbackEraseMode};
 use downcast_rs::{impl_downcast, Downcast};
-use parking_lot::{MappedMutexGuard, Mutex};
+use parking_lot::MappedMutexGuard;
 use rangeset::RangeSet;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
@@ -98,45 +97,6 @@ pub enum CloseReason {
     Pane,
 }
 
-const PASTE_CHUNK_SIZE: usize = 1024;
-
-struct Paste {
-    pane_id: PaneId,
-    text: String,
-    offset: usize,
-}
-
-fn paste_next_chunk(paste: &Arc<Mutex<Paste>>) {
-    let mut locked = paste.lock();
-    let mux = Mux::get();
-    let pane = mux.get_pane(locked.pane_id).unwrap();
-
-    let remain = locked.text.len() - locked.offset;
-    let mut chunk = remain.min(PASTE_CHUNK_SIZE);
-
-    // Make sure we chunk at a char boundary, otherwise the
-    // slice operation below will panic
-    while !locked.text.is_char_boundary(locked.offset + chunk) && chunk < remain {
-        chunk += 1;
-    }
-    let text_slice = &locked.text[locked.offset..locked.offset + chunk];
-    pane.send_paste(text_slice).unwrap();
-
-    if chunk < remain {
-        // There is more to send
-        locked.offset += chunk;
-        schedule_next_paste(paste);
-    }
-}
-
-fn schedule_next_paste(paste: &Arc<Mutex<Paste>>) {
-    let paste = Arc::clone(paste);
-    promise::spawn::spawn(async move {
-        paste_next_chunk(&paste);
-    })
-    .detach();
-}
-
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
 pub struct LogicalLine {
     pub physical_lines: Vec<Line>,
@@ -348,22 +308,6 @@ pub trait Pane: Downcast + Send + Sync {
     fn tty_name(&self) -> Option<String> {
         None
     }
-
-    fn trickle_paste(&self, text: String) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-        if text.len() <= PASTE_CHUNK_SIZE {
-            // Send it all now
-            self.send_paste(&text)?;
-        } else {
-            // It's pretty heavy, so we trickle it into the pty
-            let paste = Arc::new(Mutex::new(Paste {
-                pane_id: self.pane_id(),
-                text,
-                offset: 0,
-            }));
-            paste_next_chunk(&paste);
-        }
-        Ok(())
-    }
 }
 impl_downcast!(Pane);
 
diff --git a/wezterm-gui/src/termwindow/clipboard.rs b/wezterm-gui/src/termwindow/clipboard.rs
index 47c23a096..d1ca7f81f 100644
--- a/wezterm-gui/src/termwindow/clipboard.rs
+++ b/wezterm-gui/src/termwindow/clipboard.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ impl TermWindow {
                             mux.get_pane(pane_id)
                         })
                     {
-                        pane.trickle_paste(clip).ok();
+                        pane.send_paste(&clip).ok();
                     }
                 })));
             }
diff --git a/wezterm-gui/src/termwindow/mod.rs b/wezterm-gui/src/termwindow/mod.rs
index fe362ee5a..3eadc9538 100644
--- a/wezterm-gui/src/termwindow/mod.rs
+++ b/wezterm-gui/src/termwindow/mod.rs
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ impl TermWindow {
                     })
                     .collect::<Vec<_>>()
                     .join(" ");
-                pane.trickle_paste(paths)?;
+                pane.send_paste(&paths)?;
                 Ok(true)
             }
             WindowEvent::DraggedFile(_) => Ok(true),