diff --git a/include/SDL3/SDL_events.h b/include/SDL3/SDL_events.h
index 55ce261daa..19ec7e2aee 100644
--- a/include/SDL3/SDL_events.h
+++ b/include/SDL3/SDL_events.h
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@ typedef enum
 
     /* Clipboard events */
     SDL_EVENT_CLIPBOARD_UPDATE = 0x900, /**< The clipboard or primary selection changed */
-    SDL_EVENT_CLIPBOARD_CANCELLED,      /**< The clipboard or primary selection cancelled */
 
     /* Drag and drop events */
     SDL_EVENT_DROP_FILE        = 0x1000, /**< The system requests a file open */
@@ -535,16 +534,12 @@ typedef struct SDL_DropEvent
 } SDL_DropEvent;
 
 /**
- * \brief An event triggered when the applications active clipboard content is cancelled by new clipboard content
- * \note Primary use for this event is to free any userdata you may have provided when setting the clipboard data.
- *
- * \sa SDL_SetClipboardData
+ * \brief An event triggered when the clipboard contents have changed (event.clipboard.*)
  */
 typedef struct SDL_ClipboardEvent
 {
-    Uint32 type;        /**< ::SDL_EVENT_CLIPBOARD_UPDATE or ::SDL_EVENT_CLIPBOARD_CANCELLED */
+    Uint32 type;        /**< ::SDL_EVENT_CLIPBOARD_UPDATE */
     Uint64 timestamp;   /**< In nanoseconds, populated using SDL_GetTicksNS() */
-    void *userdata;     /**< User data if any has been set. NULL for ::SDL_EVENT_CLIPBOARD_UPDATE */
 } SDL_ClipboardEvent;
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/events/SDL_clipboardevents.c b/src/events/SDL_clipboardevents.c
index ae6519d16d..bc9b07e6ed 100644
--- a/src/events/SDL_clipboardevents.c
+++ b/src/events/SDL_clipboardevents.c
@@ -35,23 +35,6 @@ int SDL_SendClipboardUpdate(void)
         SDL_Event event;
         event.type = SDL_EVENT_CLIPBOARD_UPDATE;
         event.clipboard.timestamp = 0;
-        event.clipboard.userdata = NULL;
-        posted = (SDL_PushEvent(&event) > 0);
-    }
-    return posted;
-}
-
-int SDL_SendClipboardCancelled(void *userdata)
-{
-    int posted;
-
-    /* Post the event, if desired */
-    posted = 0;
-    if (SDL_EventEnabled(SDL_EVENT_CLIPBOARD_CANCELLED)) {
-        SDL_Event event;
-        event.type = SDL_EVENT_CLIPBOARD_CANCELLED;
-        event.clipboard.timestamp = 0;
-        event.clipboard.userdata = userdata;
         posted = (SDL_PushEvent(&event) > 0);
     }
     return posted;
diff --git a/src/events/SDL_clipboardevents_c.h b/src/events/SDL_clipboardevents_c.h
index c078042133..ce74e3cbdb 100644
--- a/src/events/SDL_clipboardevents_c.h
+++ b/src/events/SDL_clipboardevents_c.h
@@ -24,6 +24,5 @@
 #define SDL_clipboardevents_c_h_
 
 extern int SDL_SendClipboardUpdate(void);
-extern int SDL_SendClipboardCancelled(void *userdata);
 
 #endif /* SDL_clipboardevents_c_h_ */
diff --git a/src/events/SDL_events.c b/src/events/SDL_events.c
index b228738f41..865a9b063a 100644
--- a/src/events/SDL_events.c
+++ b/src/events/SDL_events.c
@@ -210,8 +210,6 @@ static void SDL_LogEvent(const SDL_Event *event)
         break;
         SDL_EVENT_CASE(SDL_EVENT_CLIPBOARD_UPDATE)
         break;
-        SDL_EVENT_CASE(SDL_EVENT_CLIPBOARD_CANCELLED)
-        break;
         SDL_EVENT_CASE(SDL_EVENT_RENDER_TARGETS_RESET)
         break;
         SDL_EVENT_CASE(SDL_EVENT_RENDER_DEVICE_RESET)
diff --git a/src/test/SDL_test_common.c b/src/test/SDL_test_common.c
index ffb721009f..31a29243a5 100644
--- a/src/test/SDL_test_common.c
+++ b/src/test/SDL_test_common.c
@@ -1757,9 +1757,6 @@ static void SDLTest_PrintEvent(SDL_Event *event)
     case SDL_EVENT_CLIPBOARD_UPDATE:
         SDL_Log("SDL EVENT: Clipboard updated");
         break;
-    case SDL_EVENT_CLIPBOARD_CANCELLED:
-        SDL_Log("SDL EVENT: Clipboard ownership canceled");
-        break;
 
     case SDL_EVENT_FINGER_MOTION:
         SDL_Log("SDL EVENT: Finger: motion touch=%ld, finger=%ld, x=%f, y=%f, dx=%f, dy=%f, pressure=%f",
diff --git a/src/video/SDL_clipboard.c b/src/video/SDL_clipboard.c
index 8858f4b455..b6cbcb3fb0 100644
--- a/src/video/SDL_clipboard.c
+++ b/src/video/SDL_clipboard.c
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ void SDL_CancelClipboardData(Uint32 sequence)
         return;
     }
 
-    SDL_SendClipboardCancelled(_this->clipboard_userdata);
-
     if (_this->clipboard_cleanup) {
         _this->clipboard_cleanup(_this->clipboard_userdata);
     }