diff --git a/spec/text-editor-component-spec.coffee b/spec/text-editor-component-spec.coffee
index b2ef2ec51..ad1f50d74 100644
--- a/spec/text-editor-component-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/text-editor-component-spec.coffee
@@ -2815,7 +2815,7 @@ describe "TextEditorComponent", ->
       clipboardWrittenTo = false
       spyOn(require('ipc'), 'send').andCallFake (eventName, selectedText) ->
         if eventName is 'write-text-to-selection-clipboard'
-          require('clipboard').writeText(selectedText, 'selection')
+          require('../src/native-clipboard').writeText(selectedText, 'selection')
           clipboardWrittenTo = true
 
       atom.clipboard.write('')
diff --git a/src/browser/atom-application.coffee b/src/browser/atom-application.coffee
index 7c15d0f2a..950cb6b78 100644
--- a/src/browser/atom-application.coffee
+++ b/src/browser/atom-application.coffee
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ class AtomApplication
 
     clipboard = null
     ipc.on 'write-text-to-selection-clipboard', (event, selectedText) ->
-      clipboard ?= require 'clipboard'
+      clipboard ?= require '../native-clipboard'
       clipboard.writeText(selectedText, 'selection')
 
   # Public: Executes the given command.