diff --git a/core/includes/database.inc b/core/includes/database.inc
index ef94fddfb1458fe6a09d8150095446828a6bfd36..1abbe843b65acf23078eed8153c567afb0ec468e 100644
--- a/core/includes/database.inc
+++ b/core/includes/database.inc
@@ -739,23 +739,6 @@ function db_rename_table($table, $new_name) {
   return Database::getConnection()->schema()->renameTable($table, $new_name);
 }
 
-/**
- * Copies the structure of a table.
- *
- * @param string $source
- *   The name of the table to be copied.
- * @param string $destination
- *   The name for the new table.
- *
- * @return \Drupal\Core\Database\StatementInterface
- *   The result of the executed query.
- *
- * @see \Drupal\Core\Database\Schema::copyTable()
- */
-function db_copy_table_schema($source, $destination) {
-  return Database::getConnection()->schema()->copyTable($source, $destination);
-}
-
 /**
  * Drops a table.
  *
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/fake/FakeDatabaseSchema.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/fake/FakeDatabaseSchema.php
index 8d8ea092c180568f8ad4239c13d29bf16c56cce5..d3e916166c7098b70e4fb94367af708e6930b7ea 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/fake/FakeDatabaseSchema.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/fake/FakeDatabaseSchema.php
@@ -102,13 +102,6 @@ public function __clone() {
     throw new \Exception(sprintf('Unsupported method "%s"', __METHOD__));
   }
 
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  public function copyTable($source, $destination) {
-    throw new \Exception(sprintf('Unsupported method "%s"', __METHOD__));
-  }
-
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/mysql/Schema.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/mysql/Schema.php
index 0945fd40f1440a5b095e51f72f426dc7d3b590dc..81b56a247ae4df816fa9e8450ae697795ccfecf0 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/mysql/Schema.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/mysql/Schema.php
@@ -308,21 +308,6 @@ public function dropTable($table) {
     return TRUE;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  public function copyTable($source, $destination) {
-    if (!$this->tableExists($source)) {
-      throw new SchemaObjectDoesNotExistException(String::format("Cannot copy @source to @destination: table @source doesn't exist.", array('@source' => $source, '@destination' => $destination)));
-    }
-    if ($this->tableExists($destination)) {
-      throw new SchemaObjectExistsException(String::format("Cannot copy @source to @destination: table @destination already exists.", array('@source' => $source, '@destination' => $destination)));
-    }
-
-    $info = $this->getPrefixInfo($destination);
-    return $this->connection->query('CREATE TABLE `' . $info['table'] . '` LIKE {' . $source . '}');
-  }
-
   public function addField($table, $field, $spec, $keys_new = array()) {
     if (!$this->tableExists($table)) {
       throw new SchemaObjectDoesNotExistException(t("Cannot add field @table.@field: table doesn't exist.", array('@field' => $field, '@table' => $table)));
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/pgsql/Schema.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/pgsql/Schema.php
index 2190ee56f5a3b2bba0a96638609b70549e37119c..b1aa8f7dcd1942b8ae07ecfe8ab581b0a8e49cdb 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/pgsql/Schema.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/pgsql/Schema.php
@@ -433,16 +433,6 @@ function renameTable($table, $new_name) {
     $this->connection->query('ALTER TABLE {' . $table . '} RENAME TO ' . $prefixInfo['table']);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  public function copyTable($source, $destination) {
-    // @TODO The server is likely going to rename indexes and constraints
-    //   during the copy process, and it will not match our
-    //   table_name + constraint name convention anymore.
-    throw new \Exception('Not implemented, see https://drupal.org/node/2061879');
-  }
-
   public function dropTable($table) {
     if (!$this->tableExists($table)) {
       return FALSE;
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/sqlite/Schema.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/sqlite/Schema.php
index cb836cdd9d1c245f793e67b4fd12a8fe6a46fca1..e393d1531ba263462f274015f3b9e98b9f423dc9 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/sqlite/Schema.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Driver/sqlite/Schema.php
@@ -273,20 +273,6 @@ public function renameTable($table, $new_name) {
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  public function copyTable($source, $destination) {
-    if (!$this->tableExists($source)) {
-      throw new SchemaObjectDoesNotExistException(String::format("Cannot copy @source to @destination: table @source doesn't exist.", array('@source' => $source, '@destination' => $destination)));
-    }
-    if ($this->tableExists($destination)) {
-      throw new SchemaObjectExistsException(String::format("Cannot copy @source to @destination: table @destination already exists.", array('@source' => $source, '@destination' => $destination)));
-    }
-
-    $this->createTable($destination, $this->introspectSchema($source));
-  }
-
   public function dropTable($table) {
     if (!$this->tableExists($table)) {
       return FALSE;
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Schema.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Schema.php
index b58875600f7f149fb395d96d12808305065a1d19..cae71b86b05acbedbe764429e451cdfa70801b66 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Schema.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Schema.php
@@ -405,24 +405,6 @@ abstract public function renameTable($table, $new_name);
    */
   abstract public function dropTable($table);
 
-  /**
-   * Copies the table schema.
-   *
-   * @param string $source
-   *   The name of the table to be used as source.
-   * @param string $destination
-   *   The name of the table to be used as destination.
-   *
-   * @return \Drupal\Core\Database\StatementInterface
-   *   The result of the executed query.
-   *
-   * @throws \Drupal\Core\Database\SchemaObjectExistsException
-   *   Thrown when the source table does not exist.
-   * @throws \Drupal\Core\Database\SchemaObjectDoesNotExistException
-   *   Thrown when the destination table already exists.
-   */
-  abstract public function copyTable($source, $destination);
-
   /**
    * Add a new field to a table.
    *
diff --git a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Database/SchemaTest.php b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Database/SchemaTest.php
index 9009e723e9f8563ed47cd3b9a4dc0235a234f364..da8623d88b7ec56bf7c512a9a8201b1c1f2ab632 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Database/SchemaTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Database/SchemaTest.php
@@ -91,38 +91,6 @@ function testSchema() {
     $index_exists = Database::getConnection()->schema()->indexExists('test_table2', 'test_field');
     $this->assertTrue($index_exists, 'Index was renamed.');
 
-    // Copy the schema of the table.
-    db_copy_table_schema('test_table2', 'test_table3');
-
-    // Index should be copied.
-    $index_exists = Database::getConnection()->schema()->indexExists('test_table3', 'test_field');
-    $this->assertTrue($index_exists, 'Index was copied.');
-
-    // Data should still exist on the old table but not on the new one.
-    $count = db_select('test_table2')->countQuery()->execute()->fetchField();
-    $this->assertEqual($count, 1, 'The old table still has its content.');
-    $count = db_select('test_table3')->countQuery()->execute()->fetchField();
-    $this->assertEqual($count, 0, 'The new table has no content.');
-
-    // Ensure that the proper exceptions are thrown for db_copy_table_schema().
-    $fail = FALSE;
-    try {
-      db_copy_table_schema('test_table4', 'test_table5');
-    }
-    catch (SchemaObjectDoesNotExistException $e) {
-      $fail = TRUE;
-    }
-    $this->assertTrue($fail, 'Ensure that db_copy_table_schema() throws an exception when the source table does not exist.');
-
-    $fail = FALSE;
-    try {
-      db_copy_table_schema('test_table2', 'test_table3');
-    }
-    catch (SchemaObjectExistsException $e) {
-      $fail = TRUE;
-    }
-    $this->assertTrue($fail, 'Ensure that db_copy_table_schema() throws an exception when the destination table already exists.');
-
     // We need the default so that we can insert after the rename.
     db_field_set_default('test_table2', 'test_field', 0);
     $this->assertFalse($this->tryInsert(), 'Insert into the old table failed.');