diff --git a/src/core/pointcloud/qgscopcpointcloudindex.cpp b/src/core/pointcloud/qgscopcpointcloudindex.cpp
index 54ee395d9a1..19e1d679441 100644
--- a/src/core/pointcloud/qgscopcpointcloudindex.cpp
+++ b/src/core/pointcloud/qgscopcpointcloudindex.cpp
@@ -53,14 +53,6 @@ QgsCopcPointCloudIndex::QgsCopcPointCloudIndex() = default;
 
 QgsCopcPointCloudIndex::~QgsCopcPointCloudIndex() = default;
 
-std::unique_ptr<QgsAbstractPointCloudIndex> QgsCopcPointCloudIndex::clone() const
-{
-  QgsCopcPointCloudIndex *clone = new QgsCopcPointCloudIndex;
-  QMutexLocker locker( &mHierarchyMutex );
-  copyCommonProperties( clone );
-  return std::unique_ptr<QgsAbstractPointCloudIndex>( clone );
-}
-
 void QgsCopcPointCloudIndex::load( const QString &urlString )
 {
   QUrl url = urlString;
@@ -432,22 +424,6 @@ QgsPointCloudNode QgsCopcPointCloudIndex::getNode( const QgsPointCloudNodeId &id
   return QgsPointCloudNode( id, pointCount, children, bounds.width() / mSpan, bounds );
 }
 
-void QgsCopcPointCloudIndex::copyCommonProperties( QgsCopcPointCloudIndex *destination ) const
-{
-  QgsAbstractPointCloudIndex::copyCommonProperties( destination );
-
-  // QgsCopcPointCloudIndex specific fields
-  destination->mIsValid = mIsValid;
-  destination->mAccessType = mAccessType;
-  destination->mUri = mUri;
-  if ( mAccessType == Qgis::PointCloudAccessType::Local )
-    destination->mCopcFile.open( QgsLazDecoder::toNativePath( mUri ), std::ios::binary );
-  destination->mCopcInfoVlr = mCopcInfoVlr;
-  destination->mHierarchyNodePos = mHierarchyNodePos;
-  destination->mOriginalMetadata = mOriginalMetadata;
-  destination->mLazInfo.reset( new QgsLazInfo( *mLazInfo ) );
-}
-
 QByteArray QgsCopcPointCloudIndex::readRange( uint64_t offset, uint64_t length ) const
 {
   if ( mAccessType == Qgis::PointCloudAccessType::Local )
diff --git a/src/core/pointcloud/qgscopcpointcloudindex.h b/src/core/pointcloud/qgscopcpointcloudindex.h
index 7b8b0459a99..2f43a02045c 100644
--- a/src/core/pointcloud/qgscopcpointcloudindex.h
+++ b/src/core/pointcloud/qgscopcpointcloudindex.h
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsCopcPointCloudIndex: public QgsAbstractPointCloudIndex
     explicit QgsCopcPointCloudIndex();
     ~QgsCopcPointCloudIndex();
 
-    std::unique_ptr<QgsAbstractPointCloudIndex> clone() const override;
-
     void load( const QString &fileName ) override;
 
     bool hasNode( const QgsPointCloudNodeId &n ) const override;
@@ -77,12 +75,6 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsCopcPointCloudIndex: public QgsAbstractPointCloudIndex
      */
     QgsPointCloudStatistics metadataStatistics() const override;
 
-    /**
-     * Copies common properties to the \a destination index
-     * \since QGIS 3.26
-     */
-    void copyCommonProperties( QgsCopcPointCloudIndex *destination ) const;
-
     /**
      * Returns one datapoint, "CopcGpsTimeFlag": The gps time flag from global_encoding field in LAS header,
      * 0 indicates GPS week time (seconds passed since the beginning of the week)
diff --git a/src/core/pointcloud/qgseptpointcloudindex.cpp b/src/core/pointcloud/qgseptpointcloudindex.cpp
index 7f23e4e9f0a..0668f0d84e6 100644
--- a/src/core/pointcloud/qgseptpointcloudindex.cpp
+++ b/src/core/pointcloud/qgseptpointcloudindex.cpp
@@ -55,14 +55,6 @@ QgsEptPointCloudIndex::QgsEptPointCloudIndex()
 
 QgsEptPointCloudIndex::~QgsEptPointCloudIndex() = default;
 
-std::unique_ptr<QgsAbstractPointCloudIndex> QgsEptPointCloudIndex::clone() const
-{
-  QgsEptPointCloudIndex *clone = new QgsEptPointCloudIndex;
-  QMutexLocker locker( &mHierarchyMutex );
-  copyCommonProperties( clone );
-  return std::unique_ptr<QgsAbstractPointCloudIndex>( clone );
-}
-
 void QgsEptPointCloudIndex::load( const QString &urlString )
 {
   QUrl url = urlString;
@@ -651,23 +643,6 @@ Qgis::PointCloudAccessType QgsEptPointCloudIndex::accessType() const
   return mAccessType;
 }
 
-void QgsEptPointCloudIndex::copyCommonProperties( QgsEptPointCloudIndex *destination ) const
-{
-  QgsAbstractPointCloudIndex::copyCommonProperties( destination );
-
-  // QgsEptPointCloudIndex specific fields
-  destination->mIsValid = mIsValid;
-  destination->mAccessType = mAccessType;
-  destination->mDataType = mDataType;
-  destination->mUrlDirectoryPart = mUrlDirectoryPart;
-  destination->mWkt = mWkt;
-  destination->mHierarchyNodes = mHierarchyNodes;
-  destination->mPointCount = mPointCount;
-  destination->mMetadataStats = mMetadataStats;
-  destination->mAttributeClasses = mAttributeClasses;
-  destination->mOriginalMetadata = mOriginalMetadata;
-}
-
 #undef PROVIDER_KEY
 #undef PROVIDER_DESCRIPTION
 
diff --git a/src/core/pointcloud/qgseptpointcloudindex.h b/src/core/pointcloud/qgseptpointcloudindex.h
index c01e4d45651..be20979cde5 100644
--- a/src/core/pointcloud/qgseptpointcloudindex.h
+++ b/src/core/pointcloud/qgseptpointcloudindex.h
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsEptPointCloudIndex: public QgsAbstractPointCloudIndex
     explicit QgsEptPointCloudIndex();
     ~QgsEptPointCloudIndex();
 
-    std::unique_ptr<QgsAbstractPointCloudIndex> clone() const override;
-
     void load( const QString &fileName ) override;
 
     std::unique_ptr<QgsPointCloudBlock> nodeData( const QgsPointCloudNodeId &n, const QgsPointCloudRequest &request ) override;
@@ -58,12 +56,6 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsEptPointCloudIndex: public QgsAbstractPointCloudIndex
     bool isValid() const override;
     Qgis::PointCloudAccessType accessType() const override;
 
-    /**
-     * Copies common properties to the \a destination index
-     * \since QGIS 3.26
-     */
-    void copyCommonProperties( QgsEptPointCloudIndex *destination ) const;
-
   protected:
     bool loadSchema( const QByteArray &dataJson );
     void loadManifest( const QByteArray &manifestJson );
diff --git a/src/core/pointcloud/qgspointcloudeditingindex.cpp b/src/core/pointcloud/qgspointcloudeditingindex.cpp
index 913a83de5a3..8d84b211569 100644
--- a/src/core/pointcloud/qgspointcloudeditingindex.cpp
+++ b/src/core/pointcloud/qgspointcloudeditingindex.cpp
@@ -47,11 +47,6 @@ QgsPointCloudEditingIndex::QgsPointCloudEditingIndex( QgsPointCloudLayer *layer
   mIsValid = true;
 }
 
-std::unique_ptr<QgsAbstractPointCloudIndex> QgsPointCloudEditingIndex::clone() const
-{
-  return nullptr;
-}
-
 void QgsPointCloudEditingIndex::load( const QString & )
 {
   return;
diff --git a/src/core/pointcloud/qgspointcloudeditingindex.h b/src/core/pointcloud/qgspointcloudeditingindex.h
index b7087d74207..68fa0a62245 100644
--- a/src/core/pointcloud/qgspointcloudeditingindex.h
+++ b/src/core/pointcloud/qgspointcloudeditingindex.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsPointCloudEditingIndex : public QgsAbstractPointCloudIndex
     //! Ctor
     explicit QgsPointCloudEditingIndex( QgsPointCloudLayer *layer );
 
-    std::unique_ptr<QgsAbstractPointCloudIndex> clone() const override;
     void load( const QString &fileName ) override;
     bool isValid() const override;
     Qgis::PointCloudAccessType accessType() const override;
diff --git a/src/core/pointcloud/qgspointcloudindex.h b/src/core/pointcloud/qgspointcloudindex.h
index 708adbbdd73..4eb140d4edb 100644
--- a/src/core/pointcloud/qgspointcloudindex.h
+++ b/src/core/pointcloud/qgspointcloudindex.h
@@ -218,13 +218,6 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsAbstractPointCloudIndex
     explicit QgsAbstractPointCloudIndex();
     virtual ~QgsAbstractPointCloudIndex();
 
-    /**
-     * Returns a clone of the current point cloud index object
-     * \note It is the responsibility of the caller to handle the ownership and delete the object.
-     * \since QGIS 3.26
-     */
-    virtual std::unique_ptr<QgsAbstractPointCloudIndex> clone() const = 0;
-
     //! Loads the index from the file
     virtual void load( const QString &fileName ) = 0;