diff --git a/krArc/krarc.h b/krArc/krarc.h
--- a/krArc/krarc.h
+++ b/krArc/krarc.h
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
     virtual void mkdir(const QUrl &url, int permissions) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
     virtual void listDir(const QUrl &url) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
     virtual void del(QUrl const & url, bool isFile) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
-    virtual void copy(const QUrl &src, const QUrl &dest, int permissions, KIO::JobFlags flags) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
 
 public slots:
     void receivedData(KProcess *, QByteArray &);
diff --git a/krArc/krarc.cpp b/krArc/krarc.cpp
--- a/krArc/krarc.cpp
+++ b/krArc/krarc.cpp
@@ -678,92 +678,6 @@
     } else error(KIO::ERR_DOES_NOT_EXIST, path);
 }
 
-void kio_krarcProtocol::copy(const QUrl &url, const QUrl &dest, int, KIO::JobFlags flags)
-{
-    //qDebug() << "url:" << url << "dest:" << dest;
-
-    if (!checkWriteSupport())
-        return;
-
-    bool overwrite = !!(flags & KIO::Overwrite);
-
-    // KDE HACK: opening the password dlg in copy causes error for the COPY, and further problems
-    // that's why encrypted files are not allowed to copy
-    if (!encrypted && dest.isLocalFile())
-        do {
-            if (url.fileName() != dest.fileName())
-                break;
-
-            if (QTextCodec::codecForLocale()->name() != codec->name())
-                break;
-
-            //the file exists and we don't want to overwrite
-            if ((!overwrite) && (QFile(getPath(dest)).exists())) {
-                error((int)ERR_FILE_ALREADY_EXIST, QString(QFile::encodeName(getPath(dest))));
-                return;
-            };
-
-            if (!setArcFile(url)) {
-                error(ERR_CANNOT_ENTER_DIRECTORY, getPath(url));
-                return;
-            }
-            if (newArchiveURL && !initDirDict(url)) {
-                error(ERR_CANNOT_ENTER_DIRECTORY, getPath(url));
-                return;
-            }
-
-            UDSEntry* entry = findFileEntry(url);
-            if (copyCmd.isEmpty() || !entry)
-                break;
-
-            QString file = getPath(url).mid(getPath(arcFile->url()).length() + 1);
-
-            QString destDir = getPath(dest, QUrl::StripTrailingSlash);
-            if (!QDir(destDir).exists()) {
-                int ndx = destDir.lastIndexOf(DIR_SEPARATOR_CHAR);
-                if (ndx != -1)
-                    destDir.truncate(ndx + 1);
-            }
-
-            QDir::setCurrent(destDir);
-
-            QString escapedFilename = file;
-            if(arcType == "zip") // left bracket needs to be escaped
-                escapedFilename.replace("[", "[[]");
-
-            KrLinecountingProcess proc;
-            proc << copyCmd << getPath(arcFile->url(), QUrl::StripTrailingSlash) << escapedFilename;
-            if (arcType == "ace" && QFile("/dev/ptmx").exists())    // Don't remove, unace crashes if missing!!!
-                proc.setStandardInputFile("/dev/ptmx");
-            proc.setOutputChannelMode(KProcess::SeparateChannels); // without this output redirection has no effect
-
-            infoMessage(i18n("Unpacking %1...", url.fileName()));
-            proc.start();
-            proc.waitForFinished();
-            if (proc.exitStatus() != QProcess::NormalExit || !checkStatus(proc.exitCode()))  {
-                error(KIO::ERR_COULD_NOT_WRITE, getPath(dest, QUrl::StripTrailingSlash) + "\n\n" + proc.getErrorMsg());
-                return;
-            }
-            if (!QFileInfo(getPath(dest, QUrl::StripTrailingSlash)).exists()) {
-                error(KIO::ERR_COULD_NOT_WRITE, getPath(dest, QUrl::StripTrailingSlash));
-                return;
-            }
-
-            processedSize(KFileItem(*entry, url).size());
-            finished();
-            QDir::setCurrent(QDir::rootPath());   /* for being able to umount devices after copying*/
-            return;
-        } while (0);
-
-    if (encrypted)
-        qDebug() << "ERROR:" << url << "is encrypted.";
-    if (!dest.isLocalFile())
-        qDebug() << "ERROR:" << url << "is not a local file.";
-
-    // CMD_COPY is no more in KF5 - TODO?
-    //error(ERR_UNSUPPORTED_ACTION, unsupportedActionErrorString(mProtocol, CMD_COPY));
-}
-
 void kio_krarcProtocol::listDir(const QUrl &url)
 {
     KRDEBUG(getPath(url));