diff --git a/rpcs3/io_buffer.h b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Common/io_buffer.h
similarity index 87%
rename from rpcs3/io_buffer.h
rename to rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Common/io_buffer.h
index 876d885f59..7029608f6e 100644
--- a/rpcs3/io_buffer.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Common/io_buffer.h
@@ -27,13 +27,6 @@ namespace rsx
 	public:
 		io_buffer() = default;
 
-		io_buffer(const io_buffer& that)
-		{
-			m_ptr = that.m_ptr;
-			m_size = that.m_size;
-			m_allocator = that.m_allocator;
-		}
-
 		template <SpanLike T>
 		io_buffer(const T& container)
 		{
diff --git a/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj b/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj
index 8b22fd6b69..5e7215434c 100644
--- a/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj
+++ b/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj
@@ -553,6 +553,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="Emu\RSX\Common\buffer_stream.hpp" />
     <ClInclude Include="Emu\RSX\Common\tiled_dma_copy.hpp" />
     <ClInclude Include="Emu\RSX\Common\expected.hpp" />
+    <ClInclude Include="Emu\RSX\Common\io_buffer.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Emu\RSX\Common\profiling_timer.hpp" />
     <ClInclude Include="Emu\RSX\Common\ranged_map.hpp" />
     <ClInclude Include="Emu\RSX\Common\simple_array.hpp" />
@@ -612,7 +613,6 @@
     <ClInclude Include="Emu\vfs_config.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Loader\disc.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Loader\mself.hpp" />
-    <ClInclude Include="io_buffer.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="util\atomic.hpp" />
     <ClInclude Include="util\bless.hpp" />
     <ClInclude Include="util\image_sink.h" />
diff --git a/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj.filters b/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj.filters
index 87ef6910e7..288c31d939 100644
--- a/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj.filters
@@ -2335,7 +2335,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="Emu\NP\upnp_config.h">
       <Filter>Emu\NP</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
-    <ClInclude Include="io_buffer.h">
+    <ClInclude Include="Emu\RSX\Common\io_buffer.h">
       <Filter>Emu\GPU\RSX\Common</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
 	<ClInclude Include="Emu\RSX\Common\tiled_dma_copy.hpp">