diff --git a/pelican/generators.py b/pelican/generators.py
index 26fa40ea..d695c7c8 100644
--- a/pelican/generators.py
+++ b/pelican/generators.py
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ class StaticGenerator(Generator):
         """Copy all the paths from source to destination"""
         for path in paths:
             copy(path, source, os.path.join(output_path, destination),
-                 final_path, overwrite=True)
+                 final_path)
 
     def generate_context(self):
         self.staticfiles = []
diff --git a/pelican/utils.py b/pelican/utils.py
index e028c84c..d306de65 100644
--- a/pelican/utils.py
+++ b/pelican/utils.py
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ def slugify(value, substitutions=()):
     return value.decode('ascii')
 
 
-def copy(path, source, destination, destination_path=None, overwrite=False):
+def copy(path, source, destination, destination_path=None):
     """Copy path from origin to destination.
 
     The function is able to copy either files or directories.
@@ -265,8 +265,6 @@ def copy(path, source, destination, destination_path=None, overwrite=False):
     :param source: the source dir
     :param destination: the destination dir
     :param destination_path: the destination path (optional)
-    :param overwrite: whether to overwrite the destination if already exists
-                      or not
     """
     if not destination_path:
         destination_path = path