diff --git a/src/source_base.cpp b/src/source_base.cpp
index b004d16..4d81863 100644
--- a/src/source_base.cpp
+++ b/src/source_base.cpp
@@ -1044,17 +1044,6 @@ void Source::BaseView::paste() {
           first_paste_line_has_tabs = true;
           paste_line_tabs = tabs;
         }
-        else if(language_id == "python") { // Special case for Python code where the first line ends with ':'
-          char last_char = 0;
-          for(auto &chr : line) {
-            if(chr != ' ' && chr != '\t')
-              last_char = chr;
-          }
-          if(last_char == ':') {
-            first_paste_line_has_tabs = true;
-            paste_line_tabs = tabs;
-          }
-        }
         first_paste_line = false;
       }
       else if(!empty_line)