diff --git a/atom/common/api/atom_api_clipboard.cc b/atom/common/api/atom_api_clipboard.cc
index fba44bc0a39a..13cf36518242 100644
--- a/atom/common/api/atom_api_clipboard.cc
+++ b/atom/common/api/atom_api_clipboard.cc
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 
 #include "atom/common/api/atom_api_clipboard.h"
 
-#include <map>
-
 #include "atom/common/native_mate_converters/image_converter.h"
 #include "atom/common/native_mate_converters/string16_converter.h"
 #include "base/strings/utf_string_conversions.h"
@@ -68,7 +66,6 @@ void Clipboard::Write(const mate::Dictionary& data, mate::Arguments* args) {
   ui::ScopedClipboardWriter writer(GetClipboardType(args));
   base::string16 text, html, bookmark;
   gfx::Image image;
-  std::map<std::string, v8::Local<v8::Value>> customBuffers;
 
   if (data.Get("text", &text)) {
     writer.WriteText(text);
@@ -87,14 +84,6 @@ void Clipboard::Write(const mate::Dictionary& data, mate::Arguments* args) {
 
   if (data.Get("image", &image))
     writer.WriteImage(image.AsBitmap());
-
-  if (data.Get("buffers", &customBuffers)) {
-    for (auto i = customBuffers.begin(); i != customBuffers.end(); ++i) {
-      writer.WriteData(node::Buffer::Data(i->second),
-                       node::Buffer::Length(i->second),
-                       ui::Clipboard::GetFormatType(i->first));
-    }
-  }
 }
 
 base::string16 Clipboard::ReadText(mate::Arguments* args) {
diff --git a/docs/api/clipboard.md b/docs/api/clipboard.md
index f96f01368c0d..ef62acb8bb0a 100644
--- a/docs/api/clipboard.md
+++ b/docs/api/clipboard.md
@@ -173,17 +173,10 @@ Writes the `buffer` into the clipboard as `format`.
   * `image` [NativeImage](native-image.md) (optional)
   * `rtf` String (optional)
   * `bookmark` String (optional) - The title of the url at `text`.
-  * `buffers` {[format: String]: Buffer} (optional) _Experimental_ - The buffers for each format you want to write
 * `type` String (optional)
 
 ```javascript
 const {clipboard} = require('electron')
-clipboard.write({
-  text: 'test',
-  html: '<b>test</b>',
-  buffers: {
-    'com.adobe.pdf': pdfData
-  }
-})
+clipboard.write({text: 'test', html: '<b>test</b>'})
 ```
 Writes `data` to the clipboard.