diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 64492ec4..eaf706b2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ ADMIN_API_METHODS_SIMPLE = \
 	admin.property.List \
 	admin.property.Reset \
 	admin.property.Set \
-	admin.vm.Clone \
 	admin.vm.Create.AppVM \
 	admin.vm.Create.DispVM \
 	admin.vm.Create.StandaloneVM \
diff --git a/qubes/api/admin.py b/qubes/api/admin.py
index ce198f19..cc875743 100644
--- a/qubes/api/admin.py
+++ b/qubes/api/admin.py
@@ -829,40 +829,6 @@ class QubesAdminAPI(qubes.api.AbstractQubesAPI):
 
         self.app.save()
 
-    @qubes.api.method('admin.vm.Clone')
-    @asyncio.coroutine
-    def vm_clone(self, untrusted_payload):
-        assert not self.arg
-
-        assert untrusted_payload.startswith(b'name=')
-        untrusted_name = untrusted_payload[5:].decode('ascii')
-        qubes.vm.validate_name(None, None, untrusted_name)
-        new_name = untrusted_name
-
-        del untrusted_payload
-
-        if new_name in self.app.domains:
-            raise qubes.exc.QubesValueError('Already exists')
-
-        self.fire_event_for_permission(new_name=new_name)
-
-        src_vm = self.dest
-
-        dst_vm = self.app.add_new_vm(src_vm.__class__, name=new_name)
-        try:
-            dst_vm.clone_properties(src_vm)
-            dst_vm.tags.update(src_vm.tags)
-            dst_vm.features.update(src_vm.features)
-            #dst_vm.firewall.clone(src_vm.firewall)
-            for devclass in src_vm.devices:
-                for device_assignment in src_vm.devices[devclass].assignments():
-                    dst_vm.devices[devclass].attach(device_assignment.clone())
-            yield from dst_vm.clone_disk_files(src_vm)
-        except:
-            del self.app.domains[dst_vm]
-            raise
-        self.app.save()
-
     @qubes.api.method('admin.vm.device.{endpoint}.Available', endpoints=(ep.name
             for ep in pkg_resources.iter_entry_points('qubes.devices')),
             no_payload=True)
diff --git a/qubes/tests/api_admin.py b/qubes/tests/api_admin.py
index fde83162..4da03a97 100644
--- a/qubes/tests/api_admin.py
+++ b/qubes/tests/api_admin.py
@@ -1236,72 +1236,6 @@ class TC_00_VMs(AdminAPITestCase):
         self.assertNotIn('test-vm2', self.app.domains)
         self.assertFalse(self.app.save.called)
 
-    @unittest.mock.patch('qubes.storage.Storage.clone')
-    @unittest.mock.patch('qubes.storage.Storage.verify')
-    def test_350_vm_clone(self, mock_verify, mock_clone):
-        mock_clone.side_effect = self.dummy_coro
-        mock_verify.side_effect = self.dummy_coro
-        self.call_mgmt_func(b'admin.vm.Clone',
-            b'test-vm1', b'', b'name=test-vm2')
-
-        self.assertIn('test-vm2', self.app.domains)
-        vm = self.app.domains['test-vm2']
-        self.assertEqual(vm.label, self.app.get_label('red'))
-        self.assertEqual(vm.template, self.app.domains['test-template'])
-        self.assertEqual(vm.tags, self.vm.tags)
-        self.assertEqual(vm.features, self.vm.features)
-        #self.assertEqual(vm.firewall, self.vm.firewall)
-        self.assertEqual(mock_clone.mock_calls,
-            [unittest.mock.call(self.app.domains['test-vm2']).clone(
-                self.app.domains['test-vm1'])])
-        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(os.path.join(
-            self.test_base_dir, 'appvms', 'test-vm2')))
-
-        self.assertTrue(self.app.save.called)
-
-    @unittest.mock.patch('qubes.storage.Storage.clone')
-    @unittest.mock.patch('qubes.storage.Storage.verify')
-    def test_351_vm_clone_extra_params(self, mock_verify, mock_clone):
-        mock_clone.side_effect = self.dummy_coro
-        mock_verify.side_effect = self.dummy_coro
-        with self.assertRaises(qubes.exc.QubesException):
-            self.call_mgmt_func(b'admin.vm.Clone',
-                b'test-vm1', b'', b'name=test-vm2 label=red')
-
-        self.assertNotIn('test-vm2', self.app.domains)
-        self.assertEqual(mock_clone.mock_calls, [])
-        self.assertFalse(os.path.exists(os.path.join(
-            self.test_base_dir, 'appvms', 'test-vm2')))
-
-        self.assertFalse(self.app.save.called)
-
-    @unittest.mock.patch('qubes.storage.Storage.clone')
-    @unittest.mock.patch('qubes.storage.Storage.verify')
-    def test_352_vm_clone_duplicate_name(self, mock_verify, mock_clone):
-        mock_clone.side_effect = self.dummy_coro
-        mock_verify.side_effect = self.dummy_coro
-        with self.assertRaises(qubes.exc.QubesException):
-            self.call_mgmt_func(b'admin.vm.Clone',
-                b'test-vm1', b'', b'name=test-vm1')
-
-        self.assertFalse(self.app.save.called)
-
-    @unittest.mock.patch('qubes.storage.Storage.clone')
-    @unittest.mock.patch('qubes.storage.Storage.verify')
-    def test_353_vm_clone_invalid_name(self, mock_verify, mock_clone):
-        mock_clone.side_effect = self.dummy_coro
-        mock_verify.side_effect = self.dummy_coro
-        with self.assertRaises(qubes.exc.QubesException):
-            self.call_mgmt_func(b'admin.vm.Clone',
-                b'test-vm1', b'', b'name=test-vm2/..')
-
-        self.assertNotIn('test-vm2/..', self.app.domains)
-        self.assertEqual(mock_clone.mock_calls, [])
-        self.assertFalse(os.path.exists(os.path.join(
-            self.test_base_dir, 'appvms', 'test-vm2/..')))
-
-        self.assertFalse(self.app.save.called)
-
 
     def test_400_property_list(self):
         # actual function tested for admin.vm.property.* already