diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 25fcfde55e..5422b7b9e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -57,11 +57,6 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: true
       matrix:
         platform: [windows-latest, macos-latest, ubuntu-20.04]
-        include:
-          - default-flags: ""
-          # linux CI cannot handle clipboard feature
-          - platform: ubuntu-20.04
-            default-flags: "--no-default-features --features=default-no-clipboard"
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
 
@@ -72,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1.9.0
 
       - name: Tests
-        run: cargo test --workspace --profile ci --exclude nu_plugin_* ${{ matrix.default-flags }}
+        run: cargo test --workspace --profile ci --exclude nu_plugin_*
       - name: Check for clean repo
         shell: bash
         run: |
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 2a1b9a0439..22afaccf49 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -248,10 +248,8 @@ plugin = [
   "nu-protocol/plugin",
   "nu-engine/plugin",
 ]
-default = ["default-no-clipboard", "system-clipboard"]
-# Enables convenient omitting of the system-clipboard feature, as it leads to problems in ci on linux
-# See https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/11535
-default-no-clipboard = [
+
+default = [
   "plugin",
   "trash-support",
   "sqlite",
@@ -265,6 +263,8 @@ stable = ["default"]
 static-link-openssl = ["dep:openssl", "nu-cmd-lang/static-link-openssl"]
 
 mimalloc = ["nu-cmd-lang/mimalloc", "dep:mimalloc"]
+# Optional system clipboard support in `reedline`, this behavior has problematic compatibility with some systems.
+# Missing X server/ Wayland can cause issues
 system-clipboard = [
   "reedline/system_clipboard",
   "nu-cli/system-clipboard",
diff --git a/crates/nu-utils/src/sample_config/default_config.nu b/crates/nu-utils/src/sample_config/default_config.nu
index 5345613d3b..32ddbcf511 100644
--- a/crates/nu-utils/src/sample_config/default_config.nu
+++ b/crates/nu-utils/src/sample_config/default_config.nu
@@ -854,8 +854,6 @@ $env.config = {
         }
         # The following bindings with `*system` events require that Nushell has
         # been compiled with the `system-clipboard` feature.
-        # This should be the case for Windows, macOS, and most Linux distributions
-        # Not available for example on Android (termux)
         # If you want to use the system clipboard for visual selection or to
         # paste directly, uncomment the respective lines and replace the version
         # using the internal clipboard.
@@ -890,4 +888,4 @@ $env.config = {
             event: { edit: selectall }
         }
     ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}