diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/PrefixedChecksummedBytes.java b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/PrefixedChecksummedBytes.java
index 67e191c4c..07d2d0267 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/PrefixedChecksummedBytes.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/PrefixedChecksummedBytes.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
  * keys exported using Bitcoin Core's dumpprivkey command.
  * </p>
  */
-public abstract class PrefixedChecksummedBytes implements Serializable, Cloneable {
+public abstract class PrefixedChecksummedBytes implements Serializable {
     protected final transient NetworkParameters params;
     protected final byte[] bytes;
 
@@ -69,16 +69,6 @@ public abstract class PrefixedChecksummedBytes implements Serializable, Cloneabl
         return this.params.equals(other.params) && Arrays.equals(this.bytes, other.bytes);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * This implementation narrows the return type to {@link PrefixedChecksummedBytes}
-     * and allows subclasses to throw {@link CloneNotSupportedException} even though it
-     * is never thrown by this implementation.
-     */
-    @Override
-    public PrefixedChecksummedBytes clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException {
-        return (PrefixedChecksummedBytes) super.clone();
-    }
-
     // Java serialization
 
     private void writeObject(ObjectOutputStream out) throws IOException {
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/bitcoinj/core/DumpedPrivateKeyTest.java b/core/src/test/java/org/bitcoinj/core/DumpedPrivateKeyTest.java
index 2ccccc700..790e42645 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/bitcoinj/core/DumpedPrivateKeyTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/bitcoinj/core/DumpedPrivateKeyTest.java
@@ -56,16 +56,6 @@ public class DumpedPrivateKeyTest {
         assertEquals(key, keyCopy);
     }
 
-    @Test
-    public void cloning() throws Exception {
-        DumpedPrivateKey a = new DumpedPrivateKey(MAINNET, new ECKey().getPrivKeyBytes(), true);
-        // TODO: Consider overriding clone() in DumpedPrivateKey to narrow the type
-        DumpedPrivateKey b = (DumpedPrivateKey) a.clone();
-
-        assertEquals(a, b);
-        assertNotSame(a, b);
-    }
-
     @Test
     public void roundtripBase58() {
         String base58 = "5HtUCLMFWNueqN9unpgX2DzjMg6SDNZyKRb8s3LJgpFg5ubuMrk"; // 32-bytes key
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/bitcoinj/core/LegacyAddressTest.java b/core/src/test/java/org/bitcoinj/core/LegacyAddressTest.java
index f56a2e5dc..cfc70b509 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/bitcoinj/core/LegacyAddressTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/bitcoinj/core/LegacyAddressTest.java
@@ -208,30 +208,12 @@ public class LegacyAddressTest {
         assertEquals("3N25saC4dT24RphDAwLtD8LUN4E2gZPJke", address.toString());
     }
 
-    @Test
-    public void cloning() throws Exception {
-        LegacyAddress a = LegacyAddress.fromPubKeyHash(TESTNET, HEX.decode("fda79a24e50ff70ff42f7d89585da5bd19d9e5cc"));
-        LegacyAddress b = a.clone();
-
-        assertEquals(a, b);
-        assertNotSame(a, b);
-    }
-
     @Test
     public void roundtripBase58() {
         String base58 = "17kzeh4N8g49GFvdDzSf8PjaPfyoD1MndL";
         assertEquals(base58, LegacyAddress.fromBase58(null, base58).toBase58());
     }
 
-    @Test
-    public void comparisonCloneEqualTo() throws Exception {
-        LegacyAddress a = LegacyAddress.fromBase58(MAINNET, "1Dorian4RoXcnBv9hnQ4Y2C1an6NJ4UrjX");
-        LegacyAddress b = a.clone();
-
-        int result = a.compareTo(b);
-        assertEquals(0, result);
-    }
-
     @Test
     public void comparisonLessThan() {
         LegacyAddress a = LegacyAddress.fromBase58(MAINNET, "1Dorian4RoXcnBv9hnQ4Y2C1an6NJ4UrjX");
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/bitcoinj/core/PrefixedChecksummedBytesTest.java b/core/src/test/java/org/bitcoinj/core/PrefixedChecksummedBytesTest.java
index d946f97f4..f69239bed 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/bitcoinj/core/PrefixedChecksummedBytesTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/bitcoinj/core/PrefixedChecksummedBytesTest.java
@@ -71,29 +71,4 @@ public class PrefixedChecksummedBytesTest {
         PrefixedChecksummedBytes b = new PrefixedChecksummedBytesToTest(params, HEX.decode("4a22c3c4cbb31e4d03b15550636762bda0baf85a"));
         assertEquals("17kzeh4N8g49GFvdDzSf8PjaPfyoD1MndL", b.toString());
     }
-
-    @Test
-    public void cloning() throws Exception {
-        expect(params.getAddressHeader()).andReturn(111);
-        replay(params);
-
-        PrefixedChecksummedBytes a = new PrefixedChecksummedBytesToTest(params, HEX.decode("fda79a24e50ff70ff42f7d89585da5bd19d9e5cc"));
-        PrefixedChecksummedBytes b = a.clone();
-
-        assertEquals(a, b);
-        assertNotSame(a, b);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void comparisonCloneEqualTo() throws Exception {
-        expect(params.getAddressHeader()).andReturn(111);
-        expect(params.getId()).andReturn("org.bitcoin.test").times(2);
-        replay(params);
-
-        PrefixedChecksummedBytes a = new PrefixedChecksummedBytesToTest(params, HEX.decode("fda79a24e50ff70ff42f7d89585da5bd19d9e5cc"));
-        PrefixedChecksummedBytes b = a.clone();
-
-        assertNotSame(a, b);
-        assertEquals(a, b);
-    }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/bitcoinj/crypto/BIP38PrivateKeyTest.java b/core/src/test/java/org/bitcoinj/crypto/BIP38PrivateKeyTest.java
index 4c220d024..4e7fba15c 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/bitcoinj/crypto/BIP38PrivateKeyTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/bitcoinj/crypto/BIP38PrivateKeyTest.java
@@ -176,16 +176,6 @@ public class BIP38PrivateKeyTest {
         assertEquals(mainKey, mainKeyCopy);
     }
 
-    @Test
-    public void cloning() throws Exception {
-        BIP38PrivateKey a = BIP38PrivateKey.fromBase58(TESTNET, "6PfMmVHn153N3x83Yiy4Nf76dHUkXufe2Adr9Fw5bewrunGNeaw2QCpifb");
-        // TODO: Consider overriding clone() in BIP38PrivateKey to narrow the type
-        BIP38PrivateKey b = (BIP38PrivateKey) a.clone();
-
-        assertEquals(a, b);
-        assertNotSame(a, b);
-    }
-
     @Test
     public void roundtripBase58() {
         String base58 = "6PfMmVHn153N3x83Yiy4Nf76dHUkXufe2Adr9Fw5bewrunGNeaw2QCpifb";