diff --git a/core/core-editor.el b/core/core-editor.el
index 8dba9ea79..070a72e49 100644
--- a/core/core-editor.el
+++ b/core/core-editor.el
@@ -132,11 +132,12 @@ possible."
 
 ;; Fixes the clipboard in tty Emacs by piping clipboard I/O through xclip, xsel,
 ;; pb{copy,paste}, wl-copy, termux-clipboard-get, or getclip (cygwin).
-(add-hook! 'tty-setup-hook
-  (defun doom-init-clipboard-in-tty-emacs-h ()
-    (and (not (getenv "SSH_CONNECTION"))
-         (require 'xclip nil t)
-         (xclip-mode +1))))
+(unless IS-WINDOWS
+  (add-hook! 'tty-setup-hook
+    (defun doom-init-clipboard-in-tty-emacs-h ()
+      (and (not (getenv "SSH_CONNECTION"))
+           (require 'xclip nil t)
+           (xclip-mode +1)))))
 
 
 ;;
diff --git a/core/packages.el b/core/packages.el
index 19b43c8a6..62a7330e8 100644
--- a/core/packages.el
+++ b/core/packages.el
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   ;; Use my fork of ws-butler, which has a few choice improvements and
   ;; optimizations (the original has been abandoned).
   :recipe (:host github :repo "hlissner/ws-butler"))
-(package! xclip)
+(package! xclip :ignore IS-WINDOWS)
 
 ;; core-projects.el
 (package! projectile)