diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/share.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/share.hbs
index 5bd54e1d599..019da994781 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/share.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/share.hbs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 {{#if controller.link}}
   <h3>{{view.title}}</h3>
-  <span class="copy-text {{if copied "success"}}">{{i18n 'share.copied'}}</span>
 
   {{#if date}}
     <span class="date">{{displayDate}}</span>
@@ -19,4 +18,3 @@
     <a href {{action "close"}} aria-label='{{i18n 'share.close'}}' title='{{i18n 'share.close'}}'>{{fa-icon "times-circle"}}</a>
   </div>
 {{/if}}
-<span class="hidden" id="copy-target"></span>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/share.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/share.js.es6
index 91c9c89ae00..4bc44acd9f9 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/share.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/share.js.es6
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import copyText from 'discourse/lib/copy-text';
 
 export default Discourse.View.extend({
   templateName: 'share',
@@ -36,6 +35,9 @@ export default Discourse.View.extend({
           var $linkForTouch = $('#share-link .share-for-touch a');
           $linkForTouch.attr('href',self.get('controller.link'));
           $linkForTouch.html(self.get('controller.link'));
+          var range = window.document.createRange();
+          range.selectNode($linkForTouch[0]);
+          window.getSelection().addRange(range);
         }
       });
     }
@@ -63,7 +65,6 @@ export default Discourse.View.extend({
       var $currentTarget = $(e.currentTarget),
           $currentTargetOffset = $currentTarget.offset(),
           $shareLink = $('#share-link'),
-          copyElement = document.getElementById('copy-target'),
           url = $currentTarget.data('share-url'),
           postNumber = $currentTarget.data('post-number'),
           date = $currentTarget.children().data('time');
@@ -94,18 +95,10 @@ export default Discourse.View.extend({
         $shareLink.css({left: "" + x + "px"});
       }
 
-      self.set('controller.copied', false);
-
-      const copySuccess = copyText(url, copyElement);
-
       self.set('controller.link', url);
       self.set('controller.postNumber', postNumber);
       self.set('controller.date', date);
 
-      Ember.run.later(null, function() {
-        self.set('controller.copied', copySuccess);
-      }, 50);
-
       return false;
     });
 
diff --git a/config/locales/client.en.yml b/config/locales/client.en.yml
index d8f30a30749..82b1a903825 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ en:
       topic: 'share a link to this topic'
       post: 'post #%{postNumber}'
       close: 'close'
-      copied: 'copied to clipboard'
       twitter: 'share this link on Twitter'
       facebook: 'share this link on Facebook'
       google+: 'share this link on Google+'