diff --git a/src/routes/_actions/addInstance.js b/src/routes/_actions/addInstance.js
index 1db0069b..1cf0eeae 100644
--- a/src/routes/_actions/addInstance.js
+++ b/src/routes/_actions/addInstance.js
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ function createKnownError (message) {
 }
 
 function getRedirectUri () {
-  const { copyPasteMode } = store.get()
-  return copyPasteMode ? 'urn:ietf:wg:oauth:2.0:oob' : `${location.origin}/settings/instances/add`
+  return `${location.origin}/settings/instances/add`
 }
 
 async function redirectToOauth () {
@@ -45,13 +44,8 @@ async function redirectToOauth () {
     redirectUri
   )
   // setTimeout to allow the browser to *actually* save the localStorage data (fixes Safari bug apparently)
-  const { copyPasteMode } = store.get()
   setTimeout(() => {
-    if (copyPasteMode) {
-      window.open(oauthUrl, '_blank', 'noopener')
-    } else {
-      document.location.href = oauthUrl
-    }
+    document.location.href = oauthUrl
   }, 200)
 }
 
@@ -102,8 +96,7 @@ async function registerNewInstance (code) {
     loggedInInstances: loggedInInstances,
     currentInstance: currentRegisteredInstanceName,
     loggedInInstancesInOrder: loggedInInstancesInOrder,
-    instanceThemes: instanceThemes,
-    copyPasteMode: false
+    instanceThemes: instanceThemes
   })
   store.save()
   const { enableGrayscale } = store.get()
@@ -124,16 +117,3 @@ export async function handleOauthCode (code) {
     store.set({ logInToInstanceLoading: false })
   }
 }
-
-export async function handleCopyPasteOauthCode (code) {
-  const { currentRegisteredInstanceName, currentRegisteredInstance } = store.get()
-  if (!currentRegisteredInstanceName || !currentRegisteredInstance) {
-    store.set({
-      logInToInstanceError: 'You must log in to an instance first.',
-      logInToInstanceErrorForText: '',
-      instanceNameInSearch: ''
-    })
-  } else {
-    await handleOauthCode(code)
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/routes/_pages/settings/instances/add.html b/src/routes/_pages/settings/instances/add.html
index 0f2fa9ae..9e20a8c0 100644
--- a/src/routes/_pages/settings/instances/add.html
+++ b/src/routes/_pages/settings/instances/add.html
@@ -33,19 +33,6 @@
         Log in
       </button>
     </form>
-
-    {#if $copyPasteMode }
-      <form aria-label="Enter code" on:submit="onSubmitOauth(event)">
-        <label for="oauthCodeInput">Code:</label>
-        <input type="text" id="oauthCodeInput"
-               bind:value='oauthCode' placeholder="Enter code" required
-        >
-        <button class="primary" type="submit" id="submitOauthButton"
-                disabled={!oauthCode}>
-          Submit
-        </button>
-      </form>
-    {/if}
   </div>
 
   {#if !$isUserLoggedIn}
@@ -59,23 +46,6 @@
       <ExternalLink href="https://joinmastodon.org">Join Mastodon!</ExternalLink>
     </p>
   {/if}
-  <p>
-    {#if $copyPasteMode}
-      Switch back to
-    {:else}
-      Trouble logging in? Switch to
-    {/if}
-    <button on:click="onCopyPasteModeButtonClick()"
-            class="copy-paste-mode-button"
-            aria-pressed={$copyPasteMode}>
-      {$copyPasteMode ? 'regular' : 'basic'} login mode
-    </button>.
-  </p>
-  {#if $copyPasteMode}
-    <InfoAside className="add-new-instance-aside">
-      In basic login mode, click "log in" to open a new window. Then copy the code and paste it above.
-    </InfoAside>
-  {/if}
 </SettingsLayout>
 <style>
   .add-new-instance {
@@ -105,20 +75,6 @@
     margin: 20px 5px;
   }
 
-  button.copy-paste-mode-button {
-    margin: 0;
-    padding: 0;
-    display: inline-block;
-    background: none;
-    border: none;
-    font-size: 1em;
-    color: var(--anchor-text);
-  }
-
-  button.copy-paste-mode-button:hover {
-    text-decoration: underline;
-  }
-
   @media (max-width: 767px) {
     input {
       min-width: 95%;
@@ -129,11 +85,10 @@
 <script>
   import SettingsLayout from '../../../_components/settings/SettingsLayout.html'
   import { store } from '../../../_store/store'
-  import { logInToInstance, handleOauthCode, handleCopyPasteOauthCode } from '../../../_actions/addInstance'
+  import { logInToInstance, handleOauthCode } from '../../../_actions/addInstance'
   import ExternalLink from '../../../_components/ExternalLink.html'
   import { testHasIndexedDB, testHasLocalStorage } from '../../../_utils/testStorage'
   import Tooltip from '../../../_components/Tooltip.html'
-  import InfoAside from '../../../_components/InfoAside.html'
 
   export default {
     async oncreate () {
@@ -149,30 +104,18 @@
     components: {
       SettingsLayout,
       ExternalLink,
-      Tooltip,
-      InfoAside
+      Tooltip
     },
     store: () => store,
     data: () => ({
       hasIndexedDB: true,
-      hasLocalStorage: true,
-      oauthCode: ''
+      hasLocalStorage: true
     }),
     methods: {
       onSubmitInstance (event) {
         event.preventDefault()
         event.stopPropagation()
         logInToInstance()
-      },
-      onSubmitOauth (event) {
-        event.preventDefault()
-        event.stopPropagation()
-        handleCopyPasteOauthCode(this.get().oauthCode)
-      },
-      onCopyPasteModeButtonClick () {
-        const { copyPasteMode } = this.store.get()
-        console.log('copyPasteMode', copyPasteMode)
-        this.store.set({ copyPasteMode: !copyPasteMode })
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/tests/spec/002-login-spec.js b/tests/spec/002-login-spec.js
index eceaa843..481e5ec9 100644
--- a/tests/spec/002-login-spec.js
+++ b/tests/spec/002-login-spec.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Selector as $ } from 'testcafe'
 import {
   addInstanceButton,
-  authorizeInput, confirmationDialogOKButton, copyPasteModeButton,
+  authorizeInput, confirmationDialogOKButton,
   emailInput,
   formError,
   getFirstVisibleStatus, getNthStatus, getOpacity,
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ import {
   homeNavButton,
   instanceInput,
   logInToInstanceLink,
-  mastodonLogInButton, oauthCodeInput,
+  mastodonLogInButton,
   passwordInput, reload,
   settingsButton,
-  sleep, submitOauthButton
+  sleep
 } from '../utils'
 import { loginAsFoobar } from '../roles'
 
@@ -96,13 +96,3 @@ test('Logs in, refreshes, then logs out', async t => {
     .click(homeNavButton)
     .expect(getOpacity('.hidden-from-ssr')()).eql('1')
 })
-
-test('Shows error when entering only oauth code in basic mode', async t => {
-  await t
-    .click(logInToInstanceLink)
-    .click(copyPasteModeButton)
-    .typeText(oauthCodeInput, 'blahblahblah')
-    .click(submitOauthButton)
-    .expect(formError.exists).ok()
-    .expect(formError.innerText).contains('You must log in to an instance first')
-})