diff --git a/components/fpspreadsheet/fpspreadsheet.pas b/components/fpspreadsheet/fpspreadsheet.pas
index 2f7151d6a..d9d6a9ab1 100755
--- a/components/fpspreadsheet/fpspreadsheet.pas
+++ b/components/fpspreadsheet/fpspreadsheet.pas
@@ -446,6 +446,7 @@ type
     // Selected cell and ranges
     procedure SelectCell(ARow, ACol: Cardinal);
     procedure ClearSelection;
+    procedure DeleteSelection;
     function GetSelection: TsCellRangeArray;
     function GetSelectionAsString: String;
     function GetSelectionCount: Integer;
@@ -3579,6 +3580,25 @@ begin
   SetLength(FSelection, 0);
 end;
 
+{@@ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  Deletes all selected cells (delete = make them empty)
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------}
+procedure TsWorksheet.DeleteSelection;
+var
+  i: Integer;
+  r, c: Cardinal;
+  cell: PCell;
+begin
+  for i:=0 to High(FSelection) do
+    for r := FSelection[i].Row1 to FSelection[i].Row2 do
+      for c := FSelection[i].Col1 to FSelection[i].Col2 do
+      begin
+        cell := FindCell(r, c);
+        DeleteCell(cell);
+      end;
+  ClearSelection;
+end;
+
 {@@ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Returns the list of selected cell ranges
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------}
diff --git a/components/fpspreadsheet/fpspreadsheetctrls.pas b/components/fpspreadsheet/fpspreadsheetctrls.pas
index ce228c2ef..a4f766f8f 100644
--- a/components/fpspreadsheet/fpspreadsheetctrls.pas
+++ b/components/fpspreadsheet/fpspreadsheetctrls.pas
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ type
     FFileFormat: TsSpreadsheetFormat;
     FPendingSelection: TsCellRangeArray;
     FPendingOperation: TsCopyOperation;
-    FCutPending: Boolean;
     FControlLockCount: Integer;
     FOptions: TsWorkbookOptions;
     FOnError: TsWorkbookSourceErrorEvent;
@@ -122,8 +121,8 @@ type
       const ASelection: TsCellRangeArray);
 
     { Clipboard }
-    function CellClipboardEmpty: Boolean;
-    procedure ClearCellClipboard;
+//    function CellClipboardEmpty: Boolean;
+//    procedure ClearCellClipboard;
     procedure CopyCellsToClipboard;
     procedure CutCellsToClipboard;
     procedure PasteCellsFromClipboard(AItem: TsCopyOperation);
@@ -525,9 +524,6 @@ type
     property MultipleRanges: Boolean read FMultipleRanges write FMultipleRanges;
   end;
 
-var
-  CellClipboard: TsCellList = nil;
-
 destructor TsCellList.Destroy;
 begin
   Clear;
@@ -1138,23 +1134,6 @@ begin
   FPendingOperation := AOperation;
 end;
 
-{@@ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  Checks whether the internal "Clipboard" is empty or not.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------}
-function TsWorkbookSource.CellClipboardEmpty: Boolean;
-begin
-  Result := CellClipboard.Count = 0;
-end;
-
-{@@ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  Clears the interal "Clipboard". Note that this is not the system clipboard.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------}
-procedure TsWorkbookSource.ClearCellClipboard;
-begin
-  CellClipboard.Clear;
-  CellClipboard.MultipleRanges := false;
-end;
-
 {@@ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Copies the selected cells of the worksheet to an internal list ("Clipboard").
   Note that this is not the system clipboard in the current implementation.
@@ -1222,12 +1201,10 @@ begin
   finally
     Clipboard.Close;
   end;
-
+                    (*
   exit;
 
 
-  FCutPending := false;
-
   ClearCellClipboard;
 
   for i:=0 to High(sel) do
@@ -1242,19 +1219,19 @@ begin
       end;
 
   CellClipboard.MultipleRanges := (Length(sel) > 1);
+  *)
 end;
 
 {@@ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Copies the selected cells of the worksheet to an internal list ("Clipboard")
-  and sets the marker "CutPending". This means that the source cells will be
-  cleared when PasteCellsFromClipboard is called.
-  Note that the clipboard is not the system clipboard in the current
-  implementation.
+  and deletes them afterwards.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------}
 procedure TsWorkbookSource.CutCellsToClipboard;
+var
+  i: Integer;
 begin
   CopyCellsToClipboard;
-  FCutPending := true;
+  FWorksheet.DeleteSelection;
 end;
 
 {@@ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1307,11 +1284,11 @@ begin
     Clipboard.Close;
   end;
 
+  (*
   exit;
 
 
 
-
   if CellClipboard.Count = 0 then
     exit;
 
@@ -1401,6 +1378,7 @@ begin
   finally
     EnableControls;
   end;
+  *)
 end;
                                               (*
 {@@ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -3198,7 +3176,7 @@ end;
 initialization
   {$I fpspreadsheetctrls.lrs}
 
-  CellClipboard := TsCellList.Create;
+//  CellClipboard := TsCellList.Create;
 
   ComboColors := TsPalette.Create;
   ComboColors.AddExcelColors;
@@ -3214,7 +3192,7 @@ initialization
 
 
 finalization
-  CellClipboard.Free;
+//  CellClipboard.Free;
   if ComboColors <> nil then ComboColors.Free;