diff --git a/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_call_credentials.c b/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_call_credentials.c
index 79ca5b32ced..9b6675da846 100644
--- a/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_call_credentials.c
+++ b/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_call_credentials.c
@@ -211,35 +211,6 @@ VALUE grpc_rb_wrap_call_credentials(grpc_call_credentials *c, VALUE mark) {
   return rb_wrapper;
 }
 
-/* Clones CallCredentials instances.
-   Gives CallCredentials a consistent implementation of Ruby's object copy/dup
-   protocol. */
-static VALUE grpc_rb_call_credentials_init_copy(VALUE copy, VALUE orig) {
-  grpc_rb_call_credentials *orig_cred = NULL;
-  grpc_rb_call_credentials *copy_cred = NULL;
-
-  if (copy == orig) {
-    return copy;
-  }
-
-  /* Raise an error if orig is not a credentials object or a subclass. */
-  if (TYPE(orig) != T_DATA ||
-      RDATA(orig)->dfree != (RUBY_DATA_FUNC)grpc_rb_call_credentials_free) {
-    rb_raise(rb_eTypeError, "not a %s",
-             rb_obj_classname(grpc_rb_cCallCredentials));
-  }
-
-  TypedData_Get_Struct(orig, grpc_rb_call_credentials,
-                       &grpc_rb_call_credentials_data_type, orig_cred);
-  TypedData_Get_Struct(copy, grpc_rb_call_credentials,
-                       &grpc_rb_call_credentials_data_type, copy_cred);
-
-  /* use ruby's MEMCPY to make a byte-for-byte copy of the credentials
-   * wrapper object. */
-  MEMCPY(copy_cred, orig_cred, grpc_rb_call_credentials, 1);
-  return copy;
-}
-
 /* The attribute used on the mark object to hold the callback */
 static ID id_callback;
 
@@ -308,7 +279,7 @@ void Init_grpc_call_credentials() {
   rb_define_method(grpc_rb_cCallCredentials, "initialize",
                    grpc_rb_call_credentials_init, 1);
   rb_define_method(grpc_rb_cCallCredentials, "initialize_copy",
-                   grpc_rb_call_credentials_init_copy, 1);
+                   grpc_rb_cannot_init_copy, 1);
   rb_define_method(grpc_rb_cCallCredentials, "compose",
                    grpc_rb_call_credentials_compose, -1);
 
diff --git a/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_channel.c b/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_channel.c
index 013321ffc8a..9d29b96a35b 100644
--- a/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_channel.c
+++ b/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_channel.c
@@ -231,34 +231,6 @@ static VALUE grpc_rb_channel_watch_connectivity_state(VALUE self,
   return Qnil;
 }
 
-/* Clones Channel instances.
-
-   Gives Channel a consistent implementation of Ruby's object copy/dup
-   protocol. */
-static VALUE grpc_rb_channel_init_copy(VALUE copy, VALUE orig) {
-  grpc_rb_channel *orig_ch = NULL;
-  grpc_rb_channel *copy_ch = NULL;
-
-  if (copy == orig) {
-    return copy;
-  }
-
-  /* Raise an error if orig is not a channel object or a subclass. */
-  if (TYPE(orig) != T_DATA ||
-      RDATA(orig)->dfree != (RUBY_DATA_FUNC)grpc_rb_channel_free) {
-    rb_raise(rb_eTypeError, "not a %s", rb_obj_classname(grpc_rb_cChannel));
-    return Qnil;
-  }
-
-  TypedData_Get_Struct(orig, grpc_rb_channel, &grpc_channel_data_type, orig_ch);
-  TypedData_Get_Struct(copy, grpc_rb_channel, &grpc_channel_data_type, copy_ch);
-
-  /* use ruby's MEMCPY to make a byte-for-byte copy of the channel wrapper
-   * object. */
-  MEMCPY(copy_ch, orig_ch, grpc_rb_channel, 1);
-  return copy;
-}
-
 /* Create a call given a grpc_channel, in order to call method. The request
    is not sent until grpc_call_invoke is called. */
 static VALUE grpc_rb_channel_create_call(VALUE self, VALUE cqueue,
@@ -387,7 +359,7 @@ void Init_grpc_channel() {
   /* Provides a ruby constructor and support for dup/clone. */
   rb_define_method(grpc_rb_cChannel, "initialize", grpc_rb_channel_init, -1);
   rb_define_method(grpc_rb_cChannel, "initialize_copy",
-                   grpc_rb_channel_init_copy, 1);
+                   grpc_rb_cannot_init_copy, 1);
 
   /* Add ruby analogues of the Channel methods. */
   rb_define_method(grpc_rb_cChannel, "connectivity_state",
diff --git a/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_channel_credentials.c b/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_channel_credentials.c
index cbb23885aa6..5b7aa3417e6 100644
--- a/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_channel_credentials.c
+++ b/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_channel_credentials.c
@@ -126,36 +126,6 @@ VALUE grpc_rb_wrap_channel_credentials(grpc_channel_credentials *c, VALUE mark)
   return rb_wrapper;
 }
 
-/* Clones ChannelCredentials instances.
-   Gives ChannelCredentials a consistent implementation of Ruby's object copy/dup
-   protocol. */
-static VALUE grpc_rb_channel_credentials_init_copy(VALUE copy, VALUE orig) {
-  grpc_rb_channel_credentials *orig_cred = NULL;
-  grpc_rb_channel_credentials *copy_cred = NULL;
-
-  if (copy == orig) {
-    return copy;
-  }
-
-  /* Raise an error if orig is not a credentials object or a subclass. */
-  if (TYPE(orig) != T_DATA ||
-      RDATA(orig)->dfree != (RUBY_DATA_FUNC)grpc_rb_channel_credentials_free) {
-    rb_raise(rb_eTypeError, "not a %s",
-             rb_obj_classname(grpc_rb_cChannelCredentials));
-  }
-
-  TypedData_Get_Struct(orig, grpc_rb_channel_credentials,
-                       &grpc_rb_channel_credentials_data_type, orig_cred);
-  TypedData_Get_Struct(copy, grpc_rb_channel_credentials,
-                       &grpc_rb_channel_credentials_data_type, copy_cred);
-
-  /* use ruby's MEMCPY to make a byte-for-byte copy of the credentials
-   * wrapper object. */
-  MEMCPY(copy_cred, orig_cred, grpc_rb_channel_credentials, 1);
-  return copy;
-}
-
-
 /* The attribute used on the mark object to hold the pem_root_certs. */
 static ID id_pem_root_certs;
 
@@ -271,7 +241,7 @@ void Init_grpc_channel_credentials() {
   rb_define_method(grpc_rb_cChannelCredentials, "initialize",
                    grpc_rb_channel_credentials_init, -1);
   rb_define_method(grpc_rb_cChannelCredentials, "initialize_copy",
-                   grpc_rb_channel_credentials_init_copy, 1);
+                   grpc_rb_cannot_init_copy, 1);
   rb_define_method(grpc_rb_cChannelCredentials, "compose",
                    grpc_rb_channel_credentials_compose, -1);
   rb_define_module_function(grpc_rb_cChannelCredentials,
diff --git a/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_grpc.c b/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_grpc.c
index 9246893f9fb..8527da52d27 100644
--- a/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_grpc.c
+++ b/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_grpc.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ VALUE grpc_rb_cannot_init(VALUE self) {
 VALUE grpc_rb_cannot_init_copy(VALUE copy, VALUE self) {
   (void)self;
   rb_raise(rb_eTypeError,
-           "initialization of %s only allowed from the gRPC native layer",
+           "Copy initialization of %s is not supported",
            rb_obj_classname(copy));
   return Qnil;
 }
diff --git a/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_server.c b/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_server.c
index f108b8acfcd..c92059d12cc 100644
--- a/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_server.c
+++ b/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_server.c
@@ -154,35 +154,6 @@ static VALUE grpc_rb_server_init(VALUE self, VALUE cqueue, VALUE channel_args) {
   return self;
 }
 
-/* Clones Server instances.
-
-   Gives Server a consistent implementation of Ruby's object copy/dup
-   protocol. */
-static VALUE grpc_rb_server_init_copy(VALUE copy, VALUE orig) {
-  grpc_rb_server *orig_srv = NULL;
-  grpc_rb_server *copy_srv = NULL;
-
-  if (copy == orig) {
-    return copy;
-  }
-
-  /* Raise an error if orig is not a server object or a subclass. */
-  if (TYPE(orig) != T_DATA ||
-      RDATA(orig)->dfree != (RUBY_DATA_FUNC)grpc_rb_server_free) {
-    rb_raise(rb_eTypeError, "not a %s", rb_obj_classname(grpc_rb_cServer));
-  }
-
-  TypedData_Get_Struct(orig, grpc_rb_server, &grpc_rb_server_data_type,
-                       orig_srv);
-  TypedData_Get_Struct(copy, grpc_rb_server, &grpc_rb_server_data_type,
-                       copy_srv);
-
-  /* use ruby's MEMCPY to make a byte-for-byte copy of the server wrapper
-     object. */
-  MEMCPY(copy_srv, orig_srv, grpc_rb_server, 1);
-  return copy;
-}
-
 /* request_call_stack holds various values used by the
  * grpc_rb_server_request_call function */
 typedef struct request_call_stack {
@@ -378,7 +349,7 @@ void Init_grpc_server() {
   /* Provides a ruby constructor and support for dup/clone. */
   rb_define_method(grpc_rb_cServer, "initialize", grpc_rb_server_init, 2);
   rb_define_method(grpc_rb_cServer, "initialize_copy",
-                   grpc_rb_server_init_copy, 1);
+                   grpc_rb_cannot_init_copy, 1);
 
   /* Add the server methods. */
   rb_define_method(grpc_rb_cServer, "request_call",
diff --git a/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_server_credentials.c b/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_server_credentials.c
index 3b0fb6c910d..58ec852505c 100644
--- a/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_server_credentials.c
+++ b/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_server_credentials.c
@@ -111,36 +111,6 @@ static VALUE grpc_rb_server_credentials_alloc(VALUE cls) {
                                wrapper);
 }
 
-/* Clones ServerCredentials instances.
-
-   Gives ServerCredentials a consistent implementation of Ruby's object copy/dup
-   protocol. */
-static VALUE grpc_rb_server_credentials_init_copy(VALUE copy, VALUE orig) {
-  grpc_rb_server_credentials *orig_ch = NULL;
-  grpc_rb_server_credentials *copy_ch = NULL;
-
-  if (copy == orig) {
-    return copy;
-  }
-
-  /* Raise an error if orig is not a server_credentials object or a subclass. */
-  if (TYPE(orig) != T_DATA ||
-      RDATA(orig)->dfree != (RUBY_DATA_FUNC)grpc_rb_server_credentials_free) {
-    rb_raise(rb_eTypeError, "not a %s",
-             rb_obj_classname(grpc_rb_cServerCredentials));
-  }
-
-  TypedData_Get_Struct(orig, grpc_rb_server_credentials,
-                       &grpc_rb_server_credentials_data_type, orig_ch);
-  TypedData_Get_Struct(copy, grpc_rb_server_credentials,
-                       &grpc_rb_server_credentials_data_type, copy_ch);
-
-  /* use ruby's MEMCPY to make a byte-for-byte copy of the server_credentials
-     wrapper object. */
-  MEMCPY(copy_ch, orig_ch, grpc_rb_server_credentials, 1);
-  return copy;
-}
-
 /* The attribute used on the mark object to preserve the pem_root_certs. */
 static ID id_pem_root_certs;
 
@@ -270,7 +240,7 @@ void Init_grpc_server_credentials() {
   rb_define_method(grpc_rb_cServerCredentials, "initialize",
                    grpc_rb_server_credentials_init, 3);
   rb_define_method(grpc_rb_cServerCredentials, "initialize_copy",
-                   grpc_rb_server_credentials_init_copy, 1);
+                   grpc_rb_cannot_init_copy, 1);
 
   id_pem_key_certs = rb_intern("__pem_key_certs");
   id_pem_root_certs = rb_intern("__pem_root_certs");