diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller/automate.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller/automate.rb
index e2fbf551043..ec8d1d38c00 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller/automate.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller/automate.rb
@@ -33,36 +33,6 @@ def resolve_button_throw
   end
   private :resolve_button_throw
 
-  # Copy current URI as an automate button
-  def resolve_button_copy
-    session[:resolve_object] = copy_hash(@resolve)
-    head :ok
-  end
-  private :resolve_button_copy
-
-  # Copy current URI as an automate button
-  def resolve_button_paste
-    @resolve = copy_hash(session[:resolve_object])
-    @edit = session[:edit]
-    @custom_button = @edit[:custom_button]
-    @edit[:instance_names]       = @resolve[:instance_names]
-    @edit[:new][:instance_name]  = @resolve[:new][:instance_name]
-    @edit[:new][:object_message] = @resolve[:new][:object_message]
-    @edit[:new][:object_request] = @resolve[:new][:object_request]
-    @edit[:new][:attrs]          = @resolve[:new][:attrs]
-    @edit[:new][:target_class]   = @resolve[:target_class] = @resolve[:new][:target_class]
-    @edit[:uri] = @resolve[:uri]
-    (ApplicationController::AE_MAX_RESOLUTION_FIELDS - @resolve[:new][:attrs].length).times { @edit[:new][:attrs].push([]) }
-    @changed = (@edit[:new] != @edit[:current])
-    render :update do |page|
-      page << javascript_prologue
-      page.replace_html("main_div", :partial => "shared/buttons/ab_list")
-      page << javascript_for_miq_button_visibility_changed(@changed)
-      page << "miqSparkle(false);"
-    end
-  end
-  private :resolve_button_paste
-
   # Copy current URI as an automate button
   def resolve_button_simulate
     @edit = copy_hash(session[:resolve])
@@ -126,8 +96,6 @@ def resolve
 
     case params[:button]
     when "throw", "retry" then resolve_button_throw
-    when "copy"     then resolve_button_copy
-    when "paste"    then resolve_button_paste
     when "simulate" then resolve_button_simulate
     else                 resolve_button_reset_or_none
     end
diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper/button/ae_copy_simulate.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper/button/ae_copy_simulate.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 5737bb7d8e6..00000000000
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper/button/ae_copy_simulate.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-class ApplicationHelper::Button::AeCopySimulate < ApplicationHelper::Button::ButtonWithoutRbacCheck
-  def disabled?
-    if @resolve[:button_class].blank?
-      @error_message = _('Object attribute must be specified to copy object details for use in a Button')
-      @error_message.present?
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper/toolbar/miq_ae_tools_simulate_center.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper/toolbar/miq_ae_tools_simulate_center.rb
index d3c6a8c4a9b..74df5aec9bf 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper/toolbar/miq_ae_tools_simulate_center.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper/toolbar/miq_ae_tools_simulate_center.rb
@@ -1,12 +1,2 @@
 class ApplicationHelper::Toolbar::MiqAeToolsSimulateCenter < ApplicationHelper::Toolbar::Basic
-  button_group('miq_ae_tools_vmdb', [
-    button(
-      :ae_copy_simulate,
-      'fa fa-files-o fa-lg',
-      N_('Copy object details for use in a Button'),
-      N_('Copy'),
-      :url       => "resolve",
-      :url_parms => "?button=copy",
-      :klass     => ApplicationHelper::Button::AeCopySimulate),
-  ])
 end
diff --git a/app/views/shared/buttons/_ab_form.html.haml b/app/views/shared/buttons/_ab_form.html.haml
index 3ee6365428b..00d1d918132 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/buttons/_ab_form.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/buttons/_ab_form.html.haml
@@ -1,25 +1,4 @@
 #ab_form
-  #policy_bar
-    - if session[:resolve_object].present?
-      - copied_target_class = session[:resolve_object][:new][:target_class]
-      - current_target_class =  @edit[:new][:target_class]
-      - if copied_target_class == current_target_class
-        = link_to({:action => "resolve", :button => "paste"},
-          "data-miq_sparkle_on"  => true,
-          "data-miq_sparkle_off" => true,
-          :remote                => true,
-          "data-method"          => :post,
-          :class                 => 'btn btn-default',
-          :title                 => _("Paste object details for use in a Button.")) do
-          %i.fa.fa-clipboard
-      - else
-        %button.btn.btn-default.disabled{:title => _("Paste is not available, target class differs from the target class of the object copied from the Simulation screen")}
-          %i.fa.fa-clipboard
-    - else
-      %button.btn.btn-default.disabled{:title => _("Paste is not available, no object information has been copied from the Simulation screen")}
-        %i.fa.fa-clipboard
-  = render :partial => "layouts/flash_msg"
-
   #custom_button_tabs
     %ul.nav.nav-tabs{'role' => 'tablist'}
       = miq_tab_header('ab_options_tab', @sb[:active_tab]) do
diff --git a/spec/helpers/application_helper/buttons/ae_copy_simulate_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/application_helper/buttons/ae_copy_simulate_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index ffb21e42e0e..00000000000
--- a/spec/helpers/application_helper/buttons/ae_copy_simulate_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-describe ApplicationHelper::Button::AeCopySimulate do
-  let(:view_context) { setup_view_context_with_sandbox({}) }
-  let(:resolve) { {:button_class => button_class} }
-  let(:button) { described_class.new(view_context, {}, {'resolve' => resolve}, {}) }
-
-  describe '#disabled?' do
-    context 'when object attribute is specified' do
-      let(:button_class) { 'some_button_class' }
-      it_behaves_like 'an enabled button'
-    end
-    context 'when object attribute is not specified' do
-      let(:button_class) { nil }
-      it_behaves_like 'a disabled button',
-                      'Object attribute must be specified to copy object details for use in a Button'
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/views/shared/buttons/_ab_form.html.haml_spec.rb b/spec/views/shared/buttons/_ab_form.html.haml_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 663090c9f85..00000000000
--- a/spec/views/shared/buttons/_ab_form.html.haml_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-describe "shared/buttons/_ab_form.html.haml" do
-  before do
-    set_controller_for_view("miq_ae_customization")
-    assign(:sb, :active_tab => "ab_options_tab")
-    assign(:edit, :new => {:target_class => "CloudNetwork"})
-    assign(:resolve, :target_classes => [
-      ["Availability Zone", "AvailabilityZone"],
-      ["Cloud Network", "CloudNetwork"],
-      ["VM Template and Image", "MiqTemplate"],
-      ["VM and Instance", "Vm"]])
-    stub_template "shared/buttons/_ab_options_form.html.haml" => ""
-    stub_template "shared/buttons/_ab_advanced_form.html.haml" => ""
-  end
-
-  describe "Paste button" do
-    it "is enabled if the copied target class is the same as the current target class" do
-      allow(view).to receive(:session)
-        .and_return(:resolve_object => {:new => {:target_class => "CloudNetwork"}})
-      render :template => "shared/buttons/_ab_form"
-      expect(rendered).to include("Paste object details for use in a Button.")
-    end
-
-    it "is disabled if the copied target class differs from the current target class" do
-      allow(view).to receive(:session)
-        .and_return(:resolve_object => {:new => {:target_class => "AvailabilityZone"}})
-      render :template => "shared/buttons/_ab_form"
-      expect(rendered).to include("Paste is not available, target class differs from the target class of the object copied from the Simulation screen")
-    end
-  end
-end