diff --git a/emacs/emacs.el b/emacs/emacs.el
index edb5c49..c28e4d1 100644
--- a/emacs/emacs.el
+++ b/emacs/emacs.el
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
 ;; package and mode specific keys
 
 ;; paste in term using C-x C-y
-(eval-after-load "term" '(define-key term-raw-map (kbd "C-x C-y") 'term-paste))
+(eval-after-load "term" '(define-key term-raw-map (kbd "C-y") 'term-paste))
 
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