diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Strategies/RelateOnCopyHandler.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Strategies/RelateOnCopyHandler.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e8c1956f2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Strategies/RelateOnCopyHandler.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+using System;
+using Umbraco.Core.Auditing;
+using Umbraco.Core.Models;
+using Umbraco.Core.Services;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Strategies
+{
+    public sealed class RelateOnCopyHandler : ApplicationEventHandler
+    {
+        protected override void ApplicationStarted(UmbracoApplicationBase umbracoApplication, ApplicationContext applicationContext)
+        {
+            ContentService.Copied += ContentServiceCopied;
+        }
+
+        private void ContentServiceCopied(IContentService sender, Core.Events.CopyEventArgs<IContent> e)
+        {
+            if (e.RelateToOriginal)
+            {
+                var relationService = ApplicationContext.Current.Services.RelationService;
+
+                var relationType = relationService.GetRelationTypeByAlias(Constants.Conventions.RelationTypes.RelateDocumentOnCopyAlias);
+
+                if (relationType == null)
+                {
+                    relationType = new RelationType(new Guid(Constants.ObjectTypes.Document),
+                        new Guid(Constants.ObjectTypes.Document),
+                        Constants.Conventions.RelationTypes.RelateDocumentOnCopyAlias,
+                        Constants.Conventions.RelationTypes.RelateDocumentOnCopyName) { IsBidirectional = true };
+
+                    relationService.Save(relationType);
+                }
+
+                var relation = new Relation(e.Original.Id, e.Copy.Id, relationType);
+                relationService.Save(relation);
+
+                Audit.Add(AuditTypes.Copy,
+                    string.Format("Copied content with Id: '{0}' related to original content with Id: '{1}'",
+                        e.Copy.Id, e.Original.Id), e.Copy.WriterId, e.Copy.Id);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Strategies/RelateOnCopyHandler.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Strategies/RelateOnCopyHandler.cs
index 98cad3e639..ae72000edc 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Strategies/RelateOnCopyHandler.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Strategies/RelateOnCopyHandler.cs
@@ -7,38 +7,11 @@ using Umbraco.Core.Services;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Web.Strategies
 {
+    [Obsolete("This class is no longer used and will be removed from the codebase in future versions")]
     public sealed class RelateOnCopyHandler : ApplicationEventHandler
     {
-        protected override void ApplicationStarting(UmbracoApplicationBase umbracoApplication, ApplicationContext applicationContext)
-        {
-            ContentService.Copied += ContentServiceCopied;
-        }
-
-        private void ContentServiceCopied(IContentService sender, Core.Events.CopyEventArgs<IContent> e)
-        {
-            if (e.RelateToOriginal)
-            {
-                var relationService = ApplicationContext.Current.Services.RelationService;
-
-                var relationType = relationService.GetRelationTypeByAlias(Constants.Conventions.RelationTypes.RelateDocumentOnCopyAlias);
-
-                if (relationType == null)
-                {
-                    relationType = new RelationType(new Guid(Constants.ObjectTypes.Document),
-                        new Guid(Constants.ObjectTypes.Document),
-                        Constants.Conventions.RelationTypes.RelateDocumentOnCopyAlias,
-                        Constants.Conventions.RelationTypes.RelateDocumentOnCopyName) { IsBidirectional = true };
-
-                    relationService.Save(relationType);
-                }
-
-                var relation = new Relation(e.Original.Id, e.Copy.Id, relationType);
-                relationService.Save(relation);
-
-                Audit.Add(AuditTypes.Copy,
-                    string.Format("Copied content with Id: '{0}' related to original content with Id: '{1}'",
-                        e.Copy.Id, e.Original.Id), e.Copy.WriterId, e.Copy.Id);
-            }
+        protected override void ApplicationStarted(UmbracoApplicationBase umbracoApplication, ApplicationContext applicationContext)
+        {            
         }
     }
 }