diff --git a/telebot/__init__.py b/telebot/__init__.py
index f520ead..320601c 100644
--- a/telebot/__init__.py
+++ b/telebot/__init__.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import time
 import re
 import sys
 import six
-import copy
 
 import os
 import pickle
@@ -1288,8 +1287,7 @@ class TeleBot:
             chat_id = message.chat.id
             was_poped = False
             if chat_id in self.next_step_handlers.keys():
-                handlers = copy.deepcopy(self.next_step_handlers[chat_id])
-                self.next_step_handlers.pop(chat_id, None)
+                handlers = self.next_step_handlers.pop(chat_id, None)
                 if (handlers):
                     for handler in handlers:
                         self._exec_task(handler["callback"], message, *handler["args"], **handler["kwargs"])