diff --git a/Neos.ContentRepository/Classes/Domain/Model/Node.php b/Neos.ContentRepository/Classes/Domain/Model/Node.php
index 13909e0aebd..6f6b0df8882 100644
--- a/Neos.ContentRepository/Classes/Domain/Model/Node.php
+++ b/Neos.ContentRepository/Classes/Domain/Model/Node.php
@@ -1743,6 +1743,10 @@ protected function createRecursiveCopy(NodeInterface $referenceNode, string $nod
         }
         /** @var $childNode Node */
         foreach ($this->getChildNodes() as $childNode) {
+            // Don't copy removed nodes
+            if ($childNode->isRemoved()) {
+                continue;
+            }
             // Prevent recursive copy when copying into itself
             if ($childNode->getIdentifier() !== $copiedNode->getIdentifier()) {
                 $childNode->copyIntoInternal($copiedNode, $childNode->getName(), $detachedCopy);
diff --git a/Neos.ContentRepository/Classes/Domain/Model/NodeData.php b/Neos.ContentRepository/Classes/Domain/Model/NodeData.php
index ca5d7d581e2..eafac6697c0 100644
--- a/Neos.ContentRepository/Classes/Domain/Model/NodeData.php
+++ b/Neos.ContentRepository/Classes/Domain/Model/NodeData.php
@@ -763,7 +763,8 @@ public function similarize(AbstractNodeData $sourceNode, $isCopy = false)
             'hiddenAfterDateTime',
             'hiddenBeforeDateTime',
             'hiddenInIndex',
-            'accessRoles'
+            'accessRoles',
+            'removed',
         ];
         if (!$isCopy) {
             $propertyNames[] = 'creationDateTime';