diff --git a/pelican/utils.py b/pelican/utils.py
index e1bed154..09ffcfe6 100644
--- a/pelican/utils.py
+++ b/pelican/utils.py
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ def copy(source, destination, ignores=None):
             logger.info('Creating directory %s', dst_dir)
             os.makedirs(dst_dir)
         logger.info('Copying %s to %s', source_, destination_)
-        copy_file_metadata(source_, destination_)
+        copy_file(source_, destination_)
 
     elif os.path.isdir(source_):
         if not os.path.exists(destination_):
@@ -333,20 +333,17 @@ def copy(source, destination, ignores=None):
                 dst_path = os.path.join(dst_dir, o)
                 if os.path.isfile(src_path):
                     logger.info('Copying %s to %s', src_path, dst_path)
-                    copy_file_metadata(src_path, dst_path)
+                    copy_file(src_path, dst_path)
                 else:
                     logger.warning('Skipped copy %s (not a file or '
                                    'directory) to %s',
                                    src_path, dst_path)
 
 
-def copy_file_metadata(source, destination):
-    '''Copy a file and its metadata (perm bits, access times, ...)'''
-
-    # This function is a workaround for Android python copystat
-    # bug ([issue28141]) https://bugs.python.org/issue28141
+def copy_file(source, destination):
+    '''Copy a file'''
     try:
-        shutil.copy2(source, destination)
+        shutil.copyfile(source, destination)
     except OSError as e:
         logger.warning("A problem occurred copying file %s to %s; %s",
                        source, destination, e)