diff --git a/include/sway/swaynag.h b/include/sway/swaynag.h
index ac0086a16..5a1787392 100644
--- a/include/sway/swaynag.h
+++ b/include/sway/swaynag.h
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ struct swaynag_instance {
 	bool detailed;
 };
 
-// Copy all fields of one instance to another
-void swaynag_clone(struct swaynag_instance *dest,
-		struct swaynag_instance *src);
-
 // Spawn swaynag. If swaynag->detailed, then swaynag->fd[1] will left open
 // so it can be written to. Call swaynag_show when done writing. This will
 // be automatically called by swaynag_log if the instance is not spawned and
diff --git a/sway/config.c b/sway/config.c
index 4464b0068..c1ec77f9b 100644
--- a/sway/config.c
+++ b/sway/config.c
@@ -386,8 +386,9 @@ bool load_main_config(const char *file, bool is_active, bool validating) {
 		config->active = true;
 
 		swaynag_kill(&old_config->swaynag_config_errors);
-		swaynag_clone(&config->swaynag_config_errors,
-				&old_config->swaynag_config_errors);
+		memcpy(&config->swaynag_config_errors,
+				&old_config->swaynag_config_errors,
+				sizeof(struct swaynag_instance));
 
 		create_default_output_configs();
 	}
diff --git a/sway/swaynag.c b/sway/swaynag.c
index 2dc0cb216..f53708076 100644
--- a/sway/swaynag.c
+++ b/sway/swaynag.c
@@ -8,15 +8,6 @@
 #include "log.h"
 #include "sway/swaynag.h"
 
-void swaynag_clone(struct swaynag_instance *dest,
-		struct swaynag_instance *src) {
-	dest->args = src->args;
-	dest->pid = src->pid;
-	dest->fd[0] = src->fd[0];
-	dest->fd[1] = src->fd[1];
-	dest->detailed = src->detailed;
-}
-
 bool swaynag_spawn(const char *swaynag_command,
 		struct swaynag_instance *swaynag) {
 	if (swaynag->detailed) {