diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d50cbe919..47575e0ce 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -206,7 +206,12 @@ IF(BOOST_STATIC)
 endif()
 
 find_package(OGRE REQUIRED)
+
 find_package(MyGUI REQUIRED)
+if (${MYGUI_VERSION} VERSION_LESS "3.2.1")
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "OpenMW requires MyGUI 3.2.1 or later, please install the latest version from http://mygui.info")
+endif()
+
 find_package(Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS ${BOOST_COMPONENTS})
 find_package(SDL2 REQUIRED)
 find_package(OpenAL REQUIRED)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
index 7c0baaffe..7096f3d89 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -207,14 +207,12 @@ namespace MWGui
         mVideoWidget->setNeedMouseFocus(true);
         mVideoWidget->setNeedKeyFocus(true);
 
-#if MYGUI_VERSION >= MYGUI_DEFINE_VERSION(3,2,1)
         // Removes default MyGUI system clipboard implementation, which supports windows only
         MyGUI::ClipboardManager::getInstance().eventClipboardChanged.clear();
         MyGUI::ClipboardManager::getInstance().eventClipboardRequested.clear();
 
         MyGUI::ClipboardManager::getInstance().eventClipboardChanged += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &WindowManager::onClipboardChanged);
         MyGUI::ClipboardManager::getInstance().eventClipboardRequested += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &WindowManager::onClipboardRequested);
-#endif
     }
 
     void WindowManager::initUI()
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp
index 132ed3326..e1f7c31fc 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -498,48 +498,6 @@ namespace MWInput
 
     void InputManager::keyPressed( const SDL_KeyboardEvent &arg )
     {
-#if MYGUI_VERSION <= MYGUI_DEFINE_VERSION(3,2,0)
-        // Cut, copy & paste
-        MyGUI::Widget* focus = MyGUI::InputManager::getInstance().getKeyFocusWidget();
-        if (focus)
-        {
-            MyGUI::EditBox* edit = focus->castType<MyGUI::EditBox>(false);
-            if (edit && !edit->getEditReadOnly())
-            {
-                if (arg.keysym.sym == SDLK_v && (arg.keysym.mod & SDL_Keymod(KMOD_CTRL)))
-                {
-                    char* text = SDL_GetClipboardText();
-
-                    if (text)
-                    {
-                        edit->insertText(MyGUI::UString(text), edit->getTextCursor());
-                        SDL_free(text);
-                    }
-                }
-                if (arg.keysym.sym == SDLK_x && (arg.keysym.mod & SDL_Keymod(KMOD_CTRL)))
-                {
-                    // Discard color codes and other escape characters
-                    std::string text = MyGUI::TextIterator::getOnlyText(edit->getTextSelection());
-                    if (text.length())
-                    {
-                        SDL_SetClipboardText(text.c_str());
-                        edit->deleteTextSelection();
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            if (edit && !edit->getEditStatic())
-            {
-                if (arg.keysym.sym == SDLK_c && (arg.keysym.mod & SDL_Keymod(KMOD_CTRL)))
-                {
-                    // Discard color codes and other escape characters
-                    std::string text = MyGUI::TextIterator::getOnlyText(edit->getTextSelection());
-                    if (text.length())
-                        SDL_SetClipboardText(text.c_str());
-                }
-            }
-        }
-#endif
-
         OIS::KeyCode kc = mInputManager->sdl2OISKeyCode(arg.keysym.sym);
 
         bool consumed = false;
@@ -552,12 +510,6 @@ namespace MWInput
         }
         if (!mControlsDisabled && !consumed)
             mInputBinder->keyPressed (arg);
-
-        // Clear MyGUI's clipboard, so it doesn't interfere with our own clipboard implementation.
-        // We do not use MyGUI's clipboard manager because it doesn't support system clipboard integration with SDL.
-#if MYGUI_VERSION <= MYGUI_DEFINE_VERSION(3,2,0)
-        MyGUI::ClipboardManager::getInstance().clearClipboardData("Text");
-#endif
     }
 
     void InputManager::textInput(const SDL_TextInputEvent &arg)