diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3180c71..39a6daf 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 st.o
 st
 x.o
-config.h
\ No newline at end of file
+config.h
+*.orig
+*.rej
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/patches/st-clipboard-0.8.3.diff b/patches/st-clipboard-0.8.3.diff
deleted file mode 100644
index c1e0e9e..0000000
--- a/patches/st-clipboard-0.8.3.diff
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/x.c b/x.c
-index e5f1737..5cabd60 100644
---- a/x.c
-+++ b/x.c
-@@ -673,6 +673,7 @@ setsel(char *str, Time t)
- 	XSetSelectionOwner(xw.dpy, XA_PRIMARY, xw.win, t);
- 	if (XGetSelectionOwner(xw.dpy, XA_PRIMARY) != xw.win)
- 		selclear();
-+	clipcopy(NULL);
- }
- 
- void
diff --git a/x.c b/x.c
index d73152b..d78e261 100644
--- a/x.c
+++ b/x.c
@@ -686,6 +686,7 @@ setsel(char *str, Time t)
 	XSetSelectionOwner(xw.dpy, XA_PRIMARY, xw.win, t);
 	if (XGetSelectionOwner(xw.dpy, XA_PRIMARY) != xw.win)
 		selclear();
+	clipcopy(NULL);
 }
 
 void