diff --git a/base/dict.jl b/base/dict.jl
index 072cd6e39d18c..0dc8d4936719a 100644
--- a/base/dict.jl
+++ b/base/dict.jl
@@ -274,60 +274,6 @@ function empty!(h::Dict{K,V}) where V where K
     return h
 end
 
-# Fast pass for exactly same `Dict` type:
-function copy!(dst::D, src::D) where {D <: Dict}
-    copy!(dst.vals, src.vals)
-    copy!(dst.keys, src.keys)
-    copy!(dst.slots, src.slots)
-    dst.ndel = src.ndel
-    dst.count = src.count
-    dst.age = src.age
-    dst.idxfloor = src.idxfloor
-    dst.maxprobe = src.maxprobe
-    return dst
-end
-
-# Fast pass when not changing key types (hence not changing hashes).
-# It is unsafe to call this function in the sense it may leave `dst`
-# in a state that is unsafe to use after `unsafe_copy!` failed.
-function unsafe_copy!(dst::Dict, src::Dict)
-    resize!(dst.vals, length(src.vals))
-    resize!(dst.keys, length(src.keys))
-
-    svals = src.vals
-    skeys = src.keys
-    dvals = dst.vals
-    dkeys = dst.keys
-    @inbounds for i = src.idxfloor:lastindex(svals)
-        if isslotfilled(src, i)
-            dvals[i] = svals[i]
-            dkeys[i] = skeys[i]
-        end
-    end
-
-    copy!(dst.slots, src.slots)
-
-    dst.ndel = src.ndel
-    dst.count = src.count
-    dst.age = src.age
-    dst.idxfloor = src.idxfloor
-    dst.maxprobe = src.maxprobe
-    return dst
-end
-
-function copy!(dst::Dict{Kd}, src::Dict{Ks}) where {Kd, Ks<:Kd}
-    try
-        return unsafe_copy!(dst, src)
-    catch
-        empty!(dst)  # avoid leaving `dst` in a corrupt state
-        rethrow()
-    end
-end
-
-# It's safe to call `unsafe_copy!` if `Vd>:Vs`:
-copy!(dst::Dict{Kd,Vd}, src::Dict{Ks,Vs}) where {Kd, Ks<:Kd, Vd, Vs<:Vd} =
-    unsafe_copy!(dst, src)
-
 # get the index where a key is stored, or -1 if not present
 function ht_keyindex(h::Dict{K,V}, key) where V where K
     sz = length(h.keys)
diff --git a/test/dict.jl b/test/dict.jl
index 705d637756952..541bc3b50f84d 100644
--- a/test/dict.jl
+++ b/test/dict.jl
@@ -1071,35 +1071,13 @@ end
 end
 
 @testset "copy!" begin
-    @testset "copy!(::$(typeof(s)), _)" for s in Any[
-            Dict(1 => 2, 2 => 3),                      # concrete key type
-            Dict{Union{Int,UInt},Int}(1 => 2, 2 => 3), # union key type
-            Dict{Any,Int}(1 => 2, 2 => 3),             # abstract key type
-            Dict{Int,Float64}(1 => 2, 2 => 3),         # values are converted
-        ]
-        @testset "copy!(_, ::$(typeof(Dict(a))))" for a in Any[
-                [3 => 4],
-                [0x3 => 0x4],
-                [3 => 4, 5 => 6, 7 => 8],
-                Pair{UInt,UInt}[3=>4, 5=>6, 7=>8],
-            ]
-            if s isa Dict{Union{Int,UInt},Int} && a isa Vector{Pair{UInt8,UInt8}}
-                @test_broken s === copy!(s, Dict(a)) == Dict(a)
-                continue
-            end
-            @test s === copy!(s, Dict(a)) == Dict(a)
-            if length(a) == 1 # current limitation of Base.ImmutableDict
-                @test s === copy!(s, Base.ImmutableDict(a[])) == Dict(a[])
-            end
+    s = Dict(1=>2, 2=>3)
+    for a = ([3=>4], [0x3=>0x4], [3=>4, 5=>6, 7=>8], Pair{UInt,UInt}[3=>4, 5=>6, 7=>8])
+        @test s === copy!(s, Dict(a)) == Dict(a)
+        if length(a) == 1 # current limitation of Base.ImmutableDict
+            @test s === copy!(s, Base.ImmutableDict(a[])) == Dict(a[])
         end
     end
-
-    @testset "no corruption on failed copy!" begin
-        dst = Dict{Int,Int}(1 => 2)
-        # Fails while trying `convert`:
-        @test_throws MethodError copy!(dst, Dict(1 => "2"))
-        @test dst == Dict()
-    end
 end
 
 @testset "map!(f, values(dict))" begin