diff --git a/src/pretty_printer.rs b/src/pretty_printer.rs
index 674f2929e0..0d68ba40d9 100644
--- a/src/pretty_printer.rs
+++ b/src/pretty_printer.rs
@@ -229,14 +229,6 @@ impl<'a> PrettyPrinter<'a> {
         self
     }
 
-    /// Clear highlighted lines added by [`PrettyPrinter::highlight`] and
-    /// [`PrettyPrinter::highlight_range`]. This is useful when reusing a
-    /// `PrettyPrinter` instance for multiple different ranges.
-    pub fn clear_highlights(&mut self) -> &mut Self {
-        self.highlighted_lines.clear();
-        self
-    }
-
     /// Specify the highlighting theme
     pub fn theme(&mut self, theme: impl AsRef<str>) -> &mut Self {
         self.config.theme = theme.as_ref().to_owned();
@@ -271,8 +263,8 @@ impl<'a> PrettyPrinter<'a> {
     /// If you want to call 'print' multiple times, you have to call the appropriate
     /// input_* methods again.
     pub fn print(&mut self) -> Result<bool> {
-        self.config.highlighted_lines =
-            HighlightedLineRanges(LineRanges::from(self.highlighted_lines.clone()));
+        let highlight_lines = std::mem::take(&mut self.highlighted_lines);
+        self.config.highlighted_lines = HighlightedLineRanges(LineRanges::from(highlight_lines));
         self.config.term_width = self
             .term_width
             .unwrap_or_else(|| Term::stdout().size().1 as usize);