Disable auto copy on find/search bar (Ctrl+F)

Every time I press Ctrl+F to find something on a webpage, it automatically copies the previous search I made that is left typed in the find bar. E.g. I press Ctrl+F, the find bar shows up and already has the word "web" typed in the find bar from a previous search. If I press Ctrl+V on a different page now, "web" shows up instead of whatever I had originally copied before even attempting to search something.
How do I prevent this from happening? Would appreciate any help, thanks in advance.

This seems to be an unintended side effect of adding increased support for Command+e.
I'm not sure whether it affects all Mac users or is related to a particular configuration, and I haven't seen a solution yet.
Related threads:
* [https://support.mozilla.org/questions/1006605 When I use Command-F to find text on a page in Ffx, the text I type into the "find" box gets put onto my clipboard, replacing what is there.]
* [https://support.mozilla.org/questions/1006098 Copy-paste problem with Firefox 30]
Bug on file:
[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1020743 1020743 – The text from the find bar is overwriting the system clipboard]
If you register on the Bugzilla site you can "vote" for the bug to be fixed. (But it's not helpful to add "me too" or "hurry up" comments there...)
See:
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/page.cgi?id=etiquette.html Bugzilla Etiquette]
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/page.cgi?id=voting.html Voting]

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