diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8e77d86..ff49712 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     * CHANGED: Minimum required PHP version is 5.4 (#186)
     * CHANGED: Shipped .htaccess files were updated for Apache 2.4 (#192)
     * CHANGED: Cleanup of bootstrap template variants and moved icons to `img` directory
+    * CHANGED: Removed option to hide clone button on expiring pastes, since this requires reading the paste for rendering the template, which leaks information on the pastes state
   * **1.1.1 (2017-10-06)**
     * CHANGED: Switched to `.php` file extension for configuration file, to avoid leaking configuration data in unprotected installation.
   * **1.1 (2016-12-26)**
diff --git a/cfg/conf.sample.php b/cfg/conf.sample.php
index 145529a..0f71c87 100644
--- a/cfg/conf.sample.php
+++ b/cfg/conf.sample.php
@@ -81,10 +81,6 @@ zerobincompatibility = false
 ; make sure the value exists in [expire_options]
 default = "1week"
 
-; optionally the "clone" button can be disabled on expiring pastes
-; note that this only hides the button, copy & paste is still possible
-; clone = false
-
 [expire_options]
 ; Set each one of these to the number of seconds in the expiration period,
 ; or 0 if it should never expire
diff --git a/lib/Configuration.php b/lib/Configuration.php
index 35c0960..4810569 100644
--- a/lib/Configuration.php
+++ b/lib/Configuration.php
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ class Configuration
         ),
         'expire' => array(
             'default' => '1week',
-            'clone'   => true,
         ),
         'expire_options' => array(
             '5min'   => 300,
diff --git a/lib/PrivateBin.php b/lib/PrivateBin.php
index ef35301..33802e1 100644
--- a/lib/PrivateBin.php
+++ b/lib/PrivateBin.php
@@ -52,22 +52,6 @@ class PrivateBin
      */
     private $_conf;
 
-    /**
-     * data
-     *
-     * @access private
-     * @var    string
-     */
-    private $_data = '';
-
-    /**
-     * does the paste expire
-     *
-     * @access private
-     * @var    bool
-     */
-    private $_doesExpire = false;
-
     /**
      * error message
      *
@@ -370,8 +354,7 @@ class PrivateBin
         try {
             $paste = $this->_model->getPaste($dataid);
             if ($paste->exists()) {
-                $data              = $paste->get();
-                $this->_doesExpire = property_exists($data, 'meta') && property_exists($data->meta, 'expire_date');
+                $data = $paste->get();
                 if (property_exists($data->meta, 'salt')) {
                     unset($data->meta->salt);
                 }
@@ -440,7 +423,6 @@ class PrivateBin
         $page->assign('LANGUAGES', I18n::getLanguageLabels(I18n::getAvailableLanguages()));
         $page->assign('EXPIRE', $expire);
         $page->assign('EXPIREDEFAULT', $this->_conf->getKey('default', 'expire'));
-        $page->assign('EXPIRECLONE', !$this->_doesExpire || ($this->_doesExpire && $this->_conf->getKey('clone', 'expire')));
         $page->assign('URLSHORTENER', $this->_conf->getKey('urlshortener'));
         $page->assign('QRCODE', $this->_conf->getKey('qrcode'));
         $page->draw($this->_conf->getKey('template'));
diff --git a/tpl/bootstrap.php b/tpl/bootstrap.php
index 9f60060..605737f 100644
--- a/tpl/bootstrap.php
+++ b/tpl/bootstrap.php
@@ -164,15 +164,9 @@ else:
 endif;
 ?>
 						</button>
-<?php
-if ($EXPIRECLONE):
-?>
 						<button id="clonebutton" type="button" class="hidden btn btn-<?php echo $isDark ? 'warning' : 'default'; ?> navbar-btn">
 							<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-duplicate" aria-hidden="true"></span> <?php echo I18n::_('Clone'), PHP_EOL; ?>
 						</button>
-<?php
-endif;
-?>
 						<button id="rawtextbutton" type="button" class="hidden btn btn-<?php echo $isDark ? 'warning' : 'default'; ?> navbar-btn">
 							<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-text-background" aria-hidden="true"></span> <?php echo I18n::_('Raw text'), PHP_EOL; ?>
 						</button>
diff --git a/tpl/page.php b/tpl/page.php
index d2b04fc..5533f55 100644
--- a/tpl/page.php
+++ b/tpl/page.php
@@ -98,13 +98,7 @@ endif;
 					<button id="newbutton" class="reloadlink hidden"><img src="img/icon_new.png" width="11" height="15" alt="" /><?php echo I18n::_('New'); ?></button>
 					<button id="retrybutton" class="reloadlink hidden"><?php echo I18n::_('Retry'), PHP_EOL; ?></button>
 					<button id="sendbutton" class="hidden"><img src="img/icon_send.png" width="18" height="15" alt="" /><?php echo I18n::_('Send'); ?></button>
-<?php
-if ($EXPIRECLONE):
-?>
 					<button id="clonebutton" class="hidden"><img src="img/icon_clone.png" width="15" height="17" alt="" /><?php echo I18n::_('Clone'); ?></button>
-<?php
-endif;
-?>
 					<button id="rawtextbutton" class="hidden"><img src="img/icon_raw.png" width="15" height="15" alt="" /><?php echo I18n::_('Raw text'); ?></button>
 <?php
 if ($QRCODE):
diff --git a/tst/ViewTest.php b/tst/ViewTest.php
index 8ced646..4437344 100644
--- a/tst/ViewTest.php
+++ b/tst/ViewTest.php
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ class ViewTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $page->assign('LANGUAGES', I18n::getLanguageLabels(I18n::getAvailableLanguages()));
         $page->assign('EXPIRE', self::$expire);
         $page->assign('EXPIREDEFAULT', self::$expire_default);
-        $page->assign('EXPIRECLONE', true);
         $page->assign('URLSHORTENER', '');
         $page->assign('QRCODE', true);