diff --git a/src/typography/utils/copy-to-clipboard/index.ts b/src/typography/utils/copy-to-clipboard/index.ts
index acfa7d6bd9..40762792dc 100644
--- a/src/typography/utils/copy-to-clipboard/index.ts
+++ b/src/typography/utils/copy-to-clipboard/index.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,11 @@
 import deselectCurrent from './toggle-selection';
 
 interface Options {
-  debug?: boolean;
   message?: string;
   format?: string; // MIME type
   onCopy?: (clipboardData: object) => void;
 }
 
-const clipboardToIE11Formatting = {
-  'text/plain': 'Text',
-  'text/html': 'Url',
-  default: 'Text',
-};
-
 const defaultMessage = 'Copy to clipboard: #{key}, Enter';
 
 function format(message: string) {
@@ -30,7 +23,6 @@ function copy(text: string, options?: Options): boolean {
   if (!options) {
     options = {};
   }
-  const debug = options.debug || false;
   try {
     reselectPrevious = deselectCurrent();
 
@@ -54,18 +46,8 @@ function copy(text: string, options?: Options): boolean {
       e.stopPropagation();
       if (options.format) {
         e.preventDefault();
-        if (typeof e.clipboardData === 'undefined') {
-          // IE 11
-          debug && console.warn('unable to use e.clipboardData');
-          debug && console.warn('trying IE specific stuff');
-          (window as any).clipboardData.clearData();
-          const format = clipboardToIE11Formatting[options.format] || clipboardToIE11Formatting['default'];
-          (window as any).clipboardData.setData(format, text);
-        } else {
-          // all other browsers
-          e.clipboardData.clearData();
-          e.clipboardData.setData(options.format, text);
-        }
+        e.clipboardData.clearData();
+        e.clipboardData.setData(options.format, text);
       }
       if (options.onCopy) {
         e.preventDefault();
@@ -84,15 +66,11 @@ function copy(text: string, options?: Options): boolean {
     }
     success = true;
   } catch (err) {
-    debug && console.error('unable to copy using execCommand: ', err);
-    debug && console.warn('trying IE specific stuff');
     try {
       (window as any).clipboardData.setData(options.format || 'text', text);
       options.onCopy && options.onCopy((window as any).clipboardData);
       success = true;
     } catch (err) {
-      debug && console.error('unable to copy using clipboardData: ', err);
-      debug && console.error('falling back to prompt');
       message = format('message' in options ? options.message : defaultMessage);
       window.prompt(message, text);
     }