diff --git a/serde/src/de/value.rs b/serde/src/de/value.rs
index d08bae3b..56ed7c57 100644
--- a/serde/src/de/value.rs
+++ b/serde/src/de/value.rs
@@ -44,6 +44,22 @@ use ser;
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+// For structs that contain a PhantomData. We do not want the trait
+// bound `E: Clone` inferred by derive(Clone).
+macro_rules! impl_copy_clone {
+    ($ty:ident $(<$lifetime:tt>)*) => {
+        impl<$($lifetime,)* E> Copy for $ty<$($lifetime,)* E> {}
+
+        impl<$($lifetime,)* E> Clone for $ty<$($lifetime,)* E> {
+            fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+                *self
+            }
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
 /// A minimal representation of all possible errors that can occur using the
 /// `IntoDeserializer` trait.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
@@ -124,11 +140,13 @@ where
 }
 
 /// A deserializer holding a `()`.
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct UnitDeserializer<E> {
     marker: PhantomData<E>,
 }
 
+impl_copy_clone!(UnitDeserializer);
+
 impl<'de, E> de::Deserializer<'de> for UnitDeserializer<E>
 where
     E: de::Error,
@@ -162,12 +180,14 @@ macro_rules! primitive_deserializer {
     ($ty:ty, $doc:tt, $name:ident, $method:ident $($cast:tt)*) => {
         #[doc = "A deserializer holding"]
         #[doc = $doc]
-        #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+        #[derive(Debug)]
         pub struct $name<E> {
             value: $ty,
             marker: PhantomData<E>
         }
 
+        impl_copy_clone!($name);
+
         impl<'de, E> IntoDeserializer<'de, E> for $ty
         where
             E: de::Error,
@@ -224,12 +244,14 @@ serde_if_integer128! {
 }
 
 /// A deserializer holding a `u32`.
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct U32Deserializer<E> {
     value: u32,
     marker: PhantomData<E>,
 }
 
+impl_copy_clone!(U32Deserializer);
+
 impl<'de, E> IntoDeserializer<'de, E> for u32
 where
     E: de::Error,
@@ -296,12 +318,14 @@ where
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 /// A deserializer holding a `&str`.
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct StrDeserializer<'a, E> {
     value: &'a str,
     marker: PhantomData<E>,
 }
 
+impl_copy_clone!(StrDeserializer<'de>);
+
 impl<'de, 'a, E> IntoDeserializer<'de, E> for &'a str
 where
     E: de::Error,
@@ -369,12 +393,14 @@ where
 
 /// A deserializer holding a `&str` with a lifetime tied to another
 /// deserializer.
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct BorrowedStrDeserializer<'de, E> {
     value: &'de str,
     marker: PhantomData<E>,
 }
 
+impl_copy_clone!(BorrowedStrDeserializer<'de>);
+
 impl<'de, E> BorrowedStrDeserializer<'de, E> {
     /// Create a new borrowed deserializer from the given string.
     pub fn new(value: &'de str) -> BorrowedStrDeserializer<'de, E> {
@@ -438,12 +464,22 @@ where
 
 /// A deserializer holding a `String`.
 #[cfg(any(feature = "std", feature = "alloc"))]
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct StringDeserializer<E> {
     value: String,
     marker: PhantomData<E>,
 }
 
+#[cfg(any(feature = "std", feature = "alloc"))]
+impl<E> Clone for StringDeserializer<E> {
+    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+        StringDeserializer {
+            value: self.value.clone(),
+            marker: PhantomData,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(any(feature = "std", feature = "alloc"))]
 impl<'de, E> IntoDeserializer<'de, E> for String
 where
@@ -514,12 +550,22 @@ where
 
 /// A deserializer holding a `Cow<str>`.
 #[cfg(any(feature = "std", feature = "alloc"))]
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct CowStrDeserializer<'a, E> {
     value: Cow<'a, str>,
     marker: PhantomData<E>,
 }
 
+#[cfg(any(feature = "std", feature = "alloc"))]
+impl<'a, E> Clone for CowStrDeserializer<'a, E> {
+    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+        CowStrDeserializer {
+            value: self.value.clone(),
+            marker: PhantomData,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(any(feature = "std", feature = "alloc"))]
 impl<'de, 'a, E> IntoDeserializer<'de, E> for Cow<'a, str>
 where
@@ -593,12 +639,14 @@ where
 
 /// A deserializer holding a `&[u8]` with a lifetime tied to another
 /// deserializer.
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct BorrowedBytesDeserializer<'de, E> {
     value: &'de [u8],
     marker: PhantomData<E>,
 }
 
+impl_copy_clone!(BorrowedBytesDeserializer<'de>);
+
 impl<'de, E> BorrowedBytesDeserializer<'de, E> {
     /// Create a new borrowed deserializer from the given byte slice.
     pub fn new(value: &'de [u8]) -> BorrowedBytesDeserializer<'de, E> {
diff --git a/test_suite/tests/test_value.rs b/test_suite/tests/test_value.rs
index 80554663..d2d9e67c 100644
--- a/test_suite/tests/test_value.rs
+++ b/test_suite/tests/test_value.rs
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@ fn test_integer128() {
     let de_i128 = IntoDeserializer::<value::Error>::into_deserializer(1i128);
 
     // u128 to u128
-    assert_eq!(1u128, u128::deserialize(de_u128.clone()).unwrap());
+    assert_eq!(1u128, u128::deserialize(de_u128).unwrap());
 
     // u128 to i128
-    assert_eq!(1i128, i128::deserialize(de_u128.clone()).unwrap());
+    assert_eq!(1i128, i128::deserialize(de_u128).unwrap());
 
     // i128 to u128
-    assert_eq!(1u128, u128::deserialize(de_i128.clone()).unwrap());
+    assert_eq!(1u128, u128::deserialize(de_i128).unwrap());
 
     // i128 to i128
-    assert_eq!(1i128, i128::deserialize(de_i128.clone()).unwrap());
+    assert_eq!(1i128, i128::deserialize(de_i128).unwrap());
 }