diff --git a/modules/javafx.graphics/src/main/native-glass/gtk/GlassSystemClipboard.cpp b/modules/javafx.graphics/src/main/native-glass/gtk/GlassSystemClipboard.cpp
--- a/modules/javafx.graphics/src/main/native-glass/gtk/GlassSystemClipboard.cpp
+++ b/modules/javafx.graphics/src/main/native-glass/gtk/GlassSystemClipboard.cpp
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@
 
 }
 
-static jobject get_data_raw(JNIEnv *env, const char* mime, gboolean string_data)
+static jobject get_data_raw(JNIEnv *env, const char* mime)
 {
     GtkSelectionData *data;
     const guchar *raw_data;
@@ -397,17 +397,12 @@
     data = gtk_clipboard_wait_for_contents(get_clipboard(), gdk_atom_intern(mime, FALSE));
     if (data != NULL) {
         raw_data = glass_gtk_selection_data_get_data_with_length(data, &length);
-        if (string_data) {
-            result = createUTF(env, (char*)raw_data);
-            EXCEPTION_OCCURED(env);
-        } else {
-            array = env->NewByteArray(length);
-            EXCEPTION_OCCURED(env);
-            env->SetByteArrayRegion(array, 0, length, (const jbyte*)raw_data);
-            EXCEPTION_OCCURED(env);
-            result = env->CallStaticObjectMethod(jByteBufferCls, jByteBufferWrap, array);
-            EXCEPTION_OCCURED(env);
-        }
+        array = env->NewByteArray(length);
+        EXCEPTION_OCCURED(env);
+        env->SetByteArrayRegion(array, 0, length, (const jbyte*)raw_data);
+        EXCEPTION_OCCURED(env);
+        result = env->CallStaticObjectMethod(jByteBufferCls, jByteBufferWrap, array);
+        EXCEPTION_OCCURED(env);
         gtk_selection_data_free(data);
     }
     return result;
@@ -543,13 +538,13 @@
     } else if (g_strcmp0(cmime, "text/uri-list") == 0) {
         result = get_data_uri_list(env, FALSE);
     } else if (g_str_has_prefix(cmime, "text/")) {
-        result = get_data_raw(env, cmime, TRUE);
+        result = get_data_text(env);
     } else if (g_strcmp0(cmime, "application/x-java-file-list") == 0) {
         result = get_data_uri_list(env, TRUE);
     } else if (g_strcmp0(cmime, "application/x-java-rawimage") == 0 ) {
         result = get_data_image(env);
     } else {
-        result = get_data_raw(env, cmime, FALSE);
+        result = get_data_raw(env, cmime);
     }
     LOG_EXCEPTION(env)
     env->ReleaseStringUTFChars(mime, cmime);