diff --git a/src/jobflow/core/flow.py b/src/jobflow/core/flow.py
index 0cffcf80..c9056746 100644
--- a/src/jobflow/core/flow.py
+++ b/src/jobflow/core/flow.py
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import copy
 import logging
 import warnings
+from copy import deepcopy
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Sequence
 
 from monty.json import MSONable
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ def __add__(self, other: Job | Flow | Sequence[Flow | Job]) -> Flow:
         """Add a job or subflow to the flow."""
         if not isinstance(other, (Flow, jobflow.Job, tuple, list)):
             return NotImplemented
-        new_flow = self.__deepcopy__()
+        new_flow = deepcopy(self)
         new_flow.add_jobs(other)
         return new_flow
 
@@ -190,18 +190,18 @@ def __sub__(self, other: Flow | Job) -> Flow:
         """Remove a job or subflow from the flow."""
         if other not in self.jobs:
             raise ValueError(f"{other!r} not found in flow")
-        new_flow = self.__deepcopy__()
+        new_flow = deepcopy(self)
         new_flow.jobs = tuple([job for job in new_flow.jobs if job != other])
         return new_flow
 
-    def __repr__(self, level=0, index=None) -> str:
+    def __repr__(self, level: int = 0, prefix: str = "") -> str:
         """Get a string representation of the flow."""
         indent = "  " * level
         name, uuid = self.name, self.uuid
-        flow_index = f"{index}." if index is not None else ""
+        _prefix = f"{prefix}." if prefix else ""
         job_reprs = "\n".join(
-            f"{indent}{flow_index}{i}. "
-            f"{j.__repr__(level + 1, f'{flow_index}{i}') if isinstance(j, Flow) else j}"
+            f"{indent}{_prefix}{i}. "
+            f"{j.__repr__(level + 1, f'{_prefix}{i}') if isinstance(j, Flow) else j}"
             for i, j in enumerate(self.jobs, 1)
         )
         return f"Flow({name=}, {uuid=})\n{job_reprs}"
@@ -216,22 +216,6 @@ def __hash__(self) -> int:
         """Get the hash of the flow."""
         return hash(self.uuid)
 
-    def __deepcopy__(self, memo: dict[int, Any] = None) -> Flow:
-        """Get a deep copy of the flow.
-
-        Shallow copy doesn't make sense; jobs aren't allowed to belong to multiple flows
-        """
-        kwds = self.as_dict()
-        for key in ("jobs", "@class", "@module", "@version"):
-            kwds.pop(key)
-        jobs = copy.deepcopy(self.jobs, memo)
-        new_flow = Flow(jobs=[], **kwds)
-        # reassign host
-        for job in jobs:
-            job.hosts = [new_flow.uuid]
-        new_flow.jobs = jobs
-        return new_flow
-
     @property
     def jobs(self) -> tuple[Flow | Job, ...]:
         """
diff --git a/tests/core/test_flow.py b/tests/core/test_flow.py
index cad582e1..d34fc2ae 100644
--- a/tests/core/test_flow.py
+++ b/tests/core/test_flow.py
@@ -905,11 +905,6 @@ def test_flow_magic_methods():
     assert flow1 != flow2
     assert hash(flow1) != hash(flow2)
 
-    # test __deepcopy__
-    flow_copy = flow1.__deepcopy__()
-    assert flow_copy == flow1
-    assert id(flow_copy) != id(flow1)
-
     # test __getitem__ with out of range index
     with pytest.raises(IndexError):
         _ = flow1[10]