diff --git a/extras/generate_latest_map b/extras/generate_latest_map
index 8dfddc860..f55ce67c4 100755
--- a/extras/generate_latest_map
+++ b/extras/generate_latest_map
@@ -70,11 +70,6 @@ function generate_latest_map() {
         return ${empty_latest_map_variable}
     }
 
-    // Copy is a noop, as ${latest_map_type}s are immutable.
-    func (m ${latest_map_type}) Copy() ${latest_map_type} {
-        return m
-    }
-
     // Size returns the number of elements.
     func (m ${latest_map_type}) Size() int {
         if m.Map == nil {
diff --git a/render/detailed/metadata_test.go b/render/detailed/metadata_test.go
index ae7715cb3..180e1c39c 100644
--- a/render/detailed/metadata_test.go
+++ b/render/detailed/metadata_test.go
@@ -47,29 +47,3 @@ func TestNodeMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
-
-func TestMetadataRowCopy(t *testing.T) {
-	var (
-		row = report.MetadataRow{
-			ID:       "id",
-			Value:    "value",
-			Priority: 1,
-			Datatype: "datatype",
-		}
-		cp = row.Copy()
-	)
-
-	// copy should be identical
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(row, cp) {
-		t.Error(test.Diff(row, cp))
-	}
-
-	// changing the copy should not change the original
-	cp.ID = ""
-	cp.Value = ""
-	cp.Priority = 2
-	cp.Datatype = ""
-	if row.ID != "id" || row.Value != "value" || row.Priority != 1 || row.Datatype != "datatype" {
-		t.Errorf("Expected changing the copy not to modify the original")
-	}
-}
diff --git a/report/controls.go b/report/controls.go
index 9f2815fbf..6a9f06541 100644
--- a/report/controls.go
+++ b/report/controls.go
@@ -63,11 +63,6 @@ func MakeNodeControls() NodeControls {
 	return emptyNodeControls
 }
 
-// Copy is a noop, as NodeControls is immutable
-func (nc NodeControls) Copy() NodeControls {
-	return nc
-}
-
 // Merge returns the newest of the two NodeControls; it does not take the union
 // of the valid Controls.
 func (nc NodeControls) Merge(other NodeControls) NodeControls {
diff --git a/report/counters.go b/report/counters.go
index f75493dbe..8bb494dcd 100644
--- a/report/counters.go
+++ b/report/counters.go
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@ func MakeCounters() Counters {
 	return emptyCounters
 }
 
-// Copy is a noop
-func (c Counters) Copy() Counters {
-	return c
-}
-
 // Add value to the counter 'key'
 func (c Counters) Add(key string, value int) Counters {
 	if c.psMap == nil {
diff --git a/report/edge_metadatas.go b/report/edge_metadatas.go
index 5300fa143..d8f915656 100644
--- a/report/edge_metadatas.go
+++ b/report/edge_metadatas.go
@@ -22,11 +22,6 @@ func MakeEdgeMetadatas() EdgeMetadatas {
 	return emptyEdgeMetadatas
 }
 
-// Copy is a noop
-func (c EdgeMetadatas) Copy() EdgeMetadatas {
-	return c
-}
-
 // Add value to the counter 'key'
 func (c EdgeMetadatas) Add(key string, value EdgeMetadata) EdgeMetadatas {
 	if c.psMap == nil {
diff --git a/report/id_list.go b/report/id_list.go
index 049dada0e..259b1d3b7 100644
--- a/report/id_list.go
+++ b/report/id_list.go
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@ func (a IDList) Add(ids ...string) IDList {
 	return IDList(StringSet(a).Add(ids...))
 }
 
-// Copy returns a copy of the IDList.
-func (a IDList) Copy() IDList {
-	return IDList(StringSet(a).Copy())
-}
-
 // Merge all elements from a and b into a new list
 func (a IDList) Merge(b IDList) IDList {
 	return IDList(StringSet(a).Merge(StringSet(b)))
diff --git a/report/latest_map_generated.go b/report/latest_map_generated.go
index f7fee95a0..570f6846c 100644
--- a/report/latest_map_generated.go
+++ b/report/latest_map_generated.go
@@ -37,11 +37,6 @@ func MakeStringLatestMap() StringLatestMap {
 	return emptyStringLatestMap
 }
 
-// Copy is a noop, as StringLatestMaps are immutable.
-func (m StringLatestMap) Copy() StringLatestMap {
-	return m
-}
-
 // Size returns the number of elements.
 func (m StringLatestMap) Size() int {
 	if m.Map == nil {
@@ -168,11 +163,6 @@ func MakeNodeControlDataLatestMap() NodeControlDataLatestMap {
 	return emptyNodeControlDataLatestMap
 }
 
-// Copy is a noop, as NodeControlDataLatestMaps are immutable.
-func (m NodeControlDataLatestMap) Copy() NodeControlDataLatestMap {
-	return m
-}
-
 // Size returns the number of elements.
 func (m NodeControlDataLatestMap) Size() int {
 	if m.Map == nil {
diff --git a/report/metadata_template.go b/report/metadata_template.go
index 1775eb4a4..1bee5e642 100644
--- a/report/metadata_template.go
+++ b/report/metadata_template.go
@@ -28,11 +28,6 @@ type MetadataTemplate struct {
 	From     string  `json:"from,omitempty"` // Defines how to get the value from a report node
 }
 
-// Copy returns a value-copy of the template
-func (t MetadataTemplate) Copy() MetadataTemplate {
-	return t
-}
-
 // MetadataRows returns the rows for a node
 func (t MetadataTemplate) MetadataRows(n Node) []MetadataRow {
 	from := fromDefault
@@ -90,11 +85,6 @@ type MetadataRow struct {
 	Truncate int     `json:"truncate,omitempty"`
 }
 
-// Copy returns a value copy of a metadata row.
-func (m MetadataRow) Copy() MetadataRow {
-	return m
-}
-
 // MetadataTemplates is a mergeable set of metadata templates
 type MetadataTemplates map[string]MetadataTemplate
 
@@ -115,7 +105,7 @@ func (e MetadataTemplates) Copy() MetadataTemplates {
 	}
 	result := MetadataTemplates{}
 	for k, v := range e {
-		result[k] = v.Copy()
+		result[k] = v
 	}
 	return result
 }
diff --git a/report/metric_template.go b/report/metric_template.go
index 2c093aac0..9e2d441f0 100644
--- a/report/metric_template.go
+++ b/report/metric_template.go
@@ -34,11 +34,6 @@ func (t MetricTemplate) MetricRows(n Node) []MetricRow {
 	return []MetricRow{row}
 }
 
-// Copy returns a value-copy of the metric template
-func (t MetricTemplate) Copy() MetricTemplate {
-	return t
-}
-
 // MetricTemplates is a mergeable set of metric templates
 type MetricTemplates map[string]MetricTemplate
 
@@ -59,7 +54,7 @@ func (e MetricTemplates) Copy() MetricTemplates {
 	}
 	result := MetricTemplates{}
 	for k, v := range e {
-		result[k] = v.Copy()
+		result[k] = v
 	}
 	return result
 }
diff --git a/report/node_set.go b/report/node_set.go
index 3c4ba7141..5331b3996 100644
--- a/report/node_set.go
+++ b/report/node_set.go
@@ -103,11 +103,6 @@ func (n NodeSet) ForEach(f func(Node)) {
 	}
 }
 
-// Copy is a noop
-func (n NodeSet) Copy() NodeSet {
-	return n
-}
-
 func (n NodeSet) String() string {
 	buf := bytes.NewBufferString("{")
 	for _, key := range mapKeys(n.psMap) {
diff --git a/report/sets.go b/report/sets.go
index 61d7ec71f..2775dbeaa 100644
--- a/report/sets.go
+++ b/report/sets.go
@@ -102,11 +102,6 @@ func (s Sets) Merge(other Sets) Sets {
 	return Sets{result}
 }
 
-// Copy is a noop
-func (s Sets) Copy() Sets {
-	return s
-}
-
 func (s Sets) String() string {
 	return mapToString(s.psMap)
 }
diff --git a/report/string_set.go b/report/string_set.go
index f9193427b..d3ba3645b 100644
--- a/report/string_set.go
+++ b/report/string_set.go
@@ -97,13 +97,3 @@ func (s StringSet) Merge(other StringSet) StringSet {
 		}
 	}
 }
-
-// Copy returns a value copy of the StringSet.
-func (s StringSet) Copy() StringSet {
-	if s == nil {
-		return s
-	}
-	result := make(StringSet, len(s))
-	copy(result, s)
-	return result
-}
diff --git a/report/table.go b/report/table.go
index 134388803..859a8c1f1 100644
--- a/report/table.go
+++ b/report/table.go
@@ -175,16 +175,6 @@ func (t rowsByID) Len() int           { return len(t) }
 func (t rowsByID) Swap(i, j int)      { t[i], t[j] = t[j], t[i] }
 func (t rowsByID) Less(i, j int) bool { return t[i].ID < t[j].ID }
 
-// Copy returns a copy of the Row.
-func (r Row) Copy() Row {
-	entriesCopy := make(map[string]string, len(r.Entries))
-	for key, value := range r.Entries {
-		entriesCopy[key] = value
-	}
-	r.Entries = entriesCopy
-	return r
-}
-
 // Table is the type for a table in the UI.
 type Table struct {
 	ID              string   `json:"id"`
@@ -201,24 +191,6 @@ func (t tablesByID) Len() int           { return len(t) }
 func (t tablesByID) Swap(i, j int)      { t[i], t[j] = t[j], t[i] }
 func (t tablesByID) Less(i, j int) bool { return t[i].ID < t[j].ID }
 
-// Copy returns a copy of the Table.
-func (t Table) Copy() Table {
-	result := Table{
-		ID:      t.ID,
-		Label:   t.Label,
-		Type:    t.Type,
-		Columns: make([]Column, 0, len(t.Columns)),
-		Rows:    make([]Row, 0, len(t.Rows)),
-	}
-	for _, column := range t.Columns {
-		result.Columns = append(result.Columns, column)
-	}
-	for _, row := range t.Rows {
-		result.Rows = append(result.Rows, row)
-	}
-	return result
-}
-
 // TableTemplate describes how to render a table for the UI.
 type TableTemplate struct {
 	ID      string   `json:"id"`
diff --git a/test/utils/prune.go b/test/utils/prune.go
index 8e158636a..42a8aa268 100644
--- a/test/utils/prune.go
+++ b/test/utils/prune.go
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ func PruneNode(node report.Node) report.Node {
 	return report.MakeNode(
 		node.ID).
 		WithTopology(node.Topology).
-		WithAdjacent(node.Adjacency.Copy()...).
+		WithAdjacent(node.Adjacency...).
 		WithChildren(prunedChildren)
 }