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We quantify the temperature-dependence of the clear-sky climate sensitivity in a one-dimensional radiative-convective equilibrium model. The atmosphere is adjusted to fixed surface temperatures between 280 K and 330 K while preserving other boundary conditions in particular the relative humidity and the CO₂ concentration. We show that an out-of-bounds usage of the radiation scheme RRTMG can lead to an erroneous decrease of the feedback parameter and an associated “bump” in climate sensitivity as found in other modelling studies. Using a line-by-line radiative transfer model, we find no evidence for a strengthening of the longwave radiative feedback for surface temperatures between 305 K and 320 K. However, the line-by-line simulations also show a slight decrease in climate sensitivity when surface temperatures exceed 310 K. This decrease is caused by water-vapor masking the radiative forcing at the flanks of the CO₂ absorption band, which reduces the total radiative forcing by about 18 %.