diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepTabRibbon.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepTabRibbon.cs
index 06f8474e..1b3ec4c0 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepTabRibbon.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepTabRibbon.cs
@@ -1668,20 +1668,8 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 						}
 						Clipboard.Clear();
 
-						//Try to update the data object to persist beyond PROMS life
-						//if can't, log it and use old method of scoping clipboard to PROMS life
-						try
-						{
-							// noticed that sometimes the clipboard will get stuck - so set it to retry twice
-							// and if it fails, scope the clipboard to within PROMS
-							Clipboard.SetDataObject(myDO, true, 2, 100); // this saves the cleaned up information to the Windows clipboard		
-						}
-						catch (System.Runtime.InteropServices.ExternalException ex)
-						{
-                            _MyLog.Warn($"Error Setting Clipboard Object to Persist beyond PROMS. Clipboard will be scoped to PROMS. Error:{ex.Message}");
-							Clipboard.SetDataObject(myDO); // this saves the cleaned up information to the Windows clipboard
-						}
-					}
+						Clipboard.SetDataObject(myDO); // this saves the cleaned up information to the Windows clipboard
+                    }
 					iData = Clipboard.GetDataObject();
 					bool noEquationData = true;
 					// part of bug B2017-117 we were running out of window handles when printing, found this similar use of