diff --git a/src/amplifier.c b/src/amplifier.c
index 1de1ab2a7..1fb5825e7 100644
--- a/src/amplifier.c
+++ b/src/amplifier.c
@@ -412,7 +412,6 @@ int HAMLIB_API amp_open(AMP *amp)
         }
     }
 
-    memcpy(&rs->ampport_deprecated, &rs->ampport, sizeof(hamlib_port_t_deprecated));
 
     return RIG_OK;
 }
@@ -497,8 +496,6 @@ int HAMLIB_API amp_close(AMP *amp)
 
     rs->comm_state = 0;
 
-    memcpy(&amp->state.ampport_deprecated, &amp->state.ampport, sizeof(amp->state.ampport_deprecated));
-
     return RIG_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/rig.c b/src/rig.c
index 429be0dfa..4b9e3bb56 100644
--- a/src/rig.c
+++ b/src/rig.c
@@ -1141,8 +1141,6 @@ int HAMLIB_API rig_open(RIG *rig)
 //    freq_t freq;
 //    if (caps->get_freq) rig_get_freq(rig, RIG_VFO_A, &freq);
 //    if (caps->get_freq) rig_get_freq(rig, RIG_VFO_B, &freq);
-    memcpy(&(rs->rigport_deprecated),&(rs->rigport),sizeof(hamlib_port_t_deprecated));
-
 
     RETURNFUNC(RIG_OK);
 }
@@ -1300,10 +1298,6 @@ int HAMLIB_API rig_close(RIG *rig)
     rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_VERBOSE, "%s(%d): %p rs->comm_state==0?=%d\n", __func__, __LINE__, &rs->comm_state,
               rs->comm_state);
 
-    memcpy(&rs->rigport_deprecated,&rs->rigport,sizeof(hamlib_port_t_deprecated));
-    memcpy(&rs->pttport_deprecated,&rs->pttport,sizeof(hamlib_port_t_deprecated));
-    memcpy(&rs->dcdport_deprecated,&rs->dcdport,sizeof(hamlib_port_t_deprecated));
-
     RETURNFUNC(RIG_OK);
 }
 
@@ -2885,8 +2879,6 @@ int HAMLIB_API rig_set_ptt(RIG *rig, vfo_t vfo, ptt_t ptt)
 
     if (retcode != RIG_OK) { rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_ERR, "%s: return code=%d\n", __func__, retcode); }
 
-    memcpy(&rs->pttport_deprecated,&rs->pttport,sizeof(hamlib_port_t_deprecated));
-
     ELAPSED2;
 
     RETURNFUNC(retcode);
diff --git a/src/rotator.c b/src/rotator.c
index 22bde02e6..0e95dec71 100644
--- a/src/rotator.c
+++ b/src/rotator.c
@@ -485,8 +485,6 @@ int HAMLIB_API rot_open(ROT *rot)
         }
     }
 
-    memcpy(&rot->state.rotport_deprecated, &rot->state.rotport, sizeof(rot->state.rotport_deprecated));
-
     return RIG_OK;
 }