diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/fileInterface.js b/chrome/content/zotero/fileInterface.js
index bc4ab3922a..d4c03fed30 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/fileInterface.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/fileInterface.js
@@ -279,8 +279,8 @@ var Zotero_File_Interface = new function() {
 					let str = Components.classes['@mozilla.org/supports-string;1']
 						.createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsISupportsString);
 					str.data = text;
-					transferable.addDataFlavor('text/unicode');
-					transferable.setTransferData('text/unicode', str, text.length * 2);
+					transferable.addDataFlavor('text/plain');
+					transferable.setTransferData('text/plain', str, text.length * 2);
 
 					// Add HTML
 					str = Components.classes['@mozilla.org/supports-string;1']
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ var Zotero_File_Interface = new function() {
 	 * Imports from clipboard
 	 */
 	this.importFromClipboard = Zotero.Promise.coroutine(function* () {
-		var str = Zotero.Utilities.Internal.getClipboard("text/unicode");
+		var str = Zotero.Utilities.Internal.getClipboard("text/plain");
 		if(!str) {
 			var ps = Services.prompt;
 			ps.alert(
@@ -823,8 +823,8 @@ var Zotero_File_Interface = new function() {
 		var str = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/supports-string;1"].
 				  createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsISupportsString);
 		str.data = output;
-		transferable.addDataFlavor("text/unicode");
-		transferable.setTransferData("text/unicode", str, output.length * 2);
+		transferable.addDataFlavor("text/plain");
+		transferable.setTransferData("text/plain", str, output.length * 2);
 		
 		clipboardService.setData(transferable, null, Components.interfaces.nsIClipboard.kGlobalClipboard);
 		
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/integration/quickFormat.js b/chrome/content/zotero/integration/quickFormat.js
index 4946ebe7cb..dbe78cd2cd 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/integration/quickFormat.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/integration/quickFormat.js
@@ -2101,7 +2101,7 @@ var Zotero_QuickFormat = new function () {
 		event.stopPropagation();
 		event.preventDefault();
 
-		var str = Zotero.Utilities.Internal.getClipboard("text/unicode");
+		var str = Zotero.Utilities.Internal.getClipboard("text/plain");
 		if (str) {
 			isPaste = true;
 			this.value += str.replace(/[\r\n]/g, " ").trim();
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/utilities_internal.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/utilities_internal.js
index 5833c771eb..099bec6d62 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/utilities_internal.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/utilities_internal.js
@@ -2354,7 +2354,7 @@ Zotero.Utilities.Internal = {
 				let targetInput = targetInputWeak.deref();
 				if (!targetInput) return;
 				targetInput.focus();
-				targetInput.value = Zotero.Utilities.Internal.getClipboard('text/unicode') || '';
+				targetInput.value = Zotero.Utilities.Internal.getClipboard('text/plain') || '';
 				targetInput.dispatchEvent(new Event('input'));
 			});
 			editMenuItems.push(pasteMenuitem);
diff --git a/test/tests/fileInterfaceTest.js b/test/tests/fileInterfaceTest.js
index dd28614b0d..bbe7650293 100644
--- a/test/tests/fileInterfaceTest.js
+++ b/test/tests/fileInterfaceTest.js
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ describe("Zotero_File_Interface", function() {
 			assert.equal(str, '(<i>A</i>, 2016; <i>B</i>, 2016)');
 			
 			// Plain text
-			str = getDataForFlavor('text/unicode');
+			str = getDataForFlavor('text/plain');
 			assert.equal(str, '(A, 2016; B, 2016)');
 		});
 		
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ describe("Zotero_File_Interface", function() {
 			assert.include(str, '<i>B</i>');
 			
 			// Plain text
-			str = getDataForFlavor('text/unicode');
+			str = getDataForFlavor('text/plain');
 			assert.equal(str, 'A. (2016).\nB. (2016).\n');
 		});
 		
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ describe("Zotero_File_Interface", function() {
 			assert.equal(str, '(<i>A</i>, 2016; <i>B</i>, 2016)');
 			
 			// Plain text
-			str = getDataForFlavor('text/unicode');
+			str = getDataForFlavor('text/plain');
 			assert.equal(str, '(<i>A</i>, 2016; <i>B</i>, 2016)');
 		});
 		
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ describe("Zotero_File_Interface", function() {
 			assert.include(str, '<i>B</i>');
 			
 			// Plain text
-			str = getDataForFlavor('text/unicode');
+			str = getDataForFlavor('text/plain');
 			assert.include(str, 'line-height');
 			assert.include(str, '<i>A</i>');
 			assert.include(str, '<i>B</i>');