diff --git a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/time.hpp b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/time.hpp
index 15e063d1d2..e089883601 100644
--- a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/time.hpp
+++ b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/time.hpp
@@ -53,10 +53,6 @@ class Time
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   explicit Time(int64_t nanoseconds = 0, rcl_clock_type_t clock_type = RCL_SYSTEM_TIME);
 
-  /// Copy constructor
-  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
-  Time(const Time & rhs);
-
   /// Time constructor
   /**
    * \param time_msg builtin_interfaces time message to copy
@@ -75,21 +71,10 @@ class Time
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   explicit Time(const rcl_time_point_t & time_point);
 
-  /// Time destructor
-  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
-  virtual ~Time();
-
   /// Return a builtin_interfaces::msg::Time object based
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   operator builtin_interfaces::msg::Time() const;
 
-  /**
-   * \throws std::runtime_error if seconds are negative
-   */
-  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
-  Time &
-  operator=(const Time & rhs);
-
   /**
    * Assign Time from a builtin_interfaces::msg::Time instance.
    * The clock_type will be reset to RCL_ROS_TIME.
diff --git a/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/time.cpp b/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/time.cpp
index a0be141312..530db214f6 100644
--- a/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/time.cpp
+++ b/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/time.cpp
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ Time::Time(int64_t nanoseconds, rcl_clock_type_t clock_type)
   rcl_time_.nanoseconds = nanoseconds;
 }
 
-Time::Time(const Time & rhs) = default;
-
 Time::Time(
   const builtin_interfaces::msg::Time & time_msg,
   rcl_clock_type_t clock_type)
@@ -84,18 +82,11 @@ Time::Time(const rcl_time_point_t & time_point)
   // noop
 }
 
-Time::~Time()
-{
-}
-
 Time::operator builtin_interfaces::msg::Time() const
 {
   return convert_rcl_time_to_sec_nanos(rcl_time_.nanoseconds);
 }
 
-Time &
-Time::operator=(const Time & rhs) = default;
-
 Time &
 Time::operator=(const builtin_interfaces::msg::Time & time_msg)
 {