diff --git a/awx/api/serializers.py b/awx/api/serializers.py
index 523171e43d..dce312a5a8 100644
--- a/awx/api/serializers.py
+++ b/awx/api/serializers.py
@@ -1361,7 +1361,7 @@ class ProjectOptionsSerializer(BaseSerializer):
 
 
 class ExecutionEnvironmentSerializer(BaseSerializer):
-    show_capabilities = ['edit', 'delete']
+    show_capabilities = ['edit', 'delete', 'copy']
     managed_by_tower = serializers.ReadOnlyField()
 
     class Meta:
diff --git a/awx/main/models/execution_environments.py b/awx/main/models/execution_environments.py
index b0fd2bb857..eabd0cce7c 100644
--- a/awx/main/models/execution_environments.py
+++ b/awx/main/models/execution_environments.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
 from awx.api.versioning import reverse
 from awx.main.models.base import CommonModel
-from awx.main.utils import copy_model_by_class, copy_m2m_relationships
 
 
 __all__ = ['ExecutionEnvironment']
@@ -50,21 +49,5 @@ class ExecutionEnvironment(CommonModel):
         help_text=_('Pull image before running?'),
     )
 
-    def copy_execution_environment(self):
-        '''
-        Returns saved object, including related fields.
-        Create a copy of this unified job template.
-        '''
-        execution_environment_class = self.__class__
-        fields = (f.name for f in self.Meta.fields)
-        execution_environment_copy = copy_model_by_class(self, execution_environment_class, fields, {})
-
-        time_now = now()
-        execution_environment_copy.name = execution_environment_copy.name.split('@', 1)[0] + ' @ ' + time_now.strftime('%I:%M:%S %p')
-
-        execution_environment_copy.save()
-        copy_m2m_relationships(self, execution_environment_copy, fields)
-        return execution_environment_copy
-
     def get_absolute_url(self, request=None):
         return reverse('api:execution_environment_detail', kwargs={'pk': self.pk}, request=request)
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/functional/conftest.py b/awx/main/tests/functional/conftest.py
index 7111950003..4cbd5a40d3 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/functional/conftest.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/functional/conftest.py
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ from awx.main.models.events import (
 from awx.main.models.workflow import WorkflowJobTemplate
 from awx.main.models.ad_hoc_commands import AdHocCommand
 from awx.main.models.oauth import OAuth2Application as Application
+from awx.main.models.execution_environments import ExecutionEnvironment
 
 __SWAGGER_REQUESTS__ = {}
 
@@ -850,3 +851,8 @@ def slice_job_factory(slice_jt_factory):
                 node.save()
         return slice_job
     return r
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def execution_environment(organization):
+    return ExecutionEnvironment.objects.create(name="test-ee", description="test-ee", organization=organization)
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/functional/test_execution_environments.py b/awx/main/tests/functional/test_execution_environments.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5f1e430fe8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awx/main/tests/functional/test_execution_environments.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import pytest
+
+from awx.main.models import (ExecutionEnvironment)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_execution_environment_creation(execution_environment, organization):
+    execution_env = ExecutionEnvironment.objects.create(
+        name='Hello Environment', 
+        image='', 
+        organization=organization, 
+        managed_by_tower=False, 
+        credential=None,
+        pull='missing'
+    )
+    assert type(execution_env) is type(execution_environment)
+    assert execution_env.organization == organization
+    assert execution_env.name == 'Hello Environment'
+    assert execution_env.pull == 'missing'
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/functional/test_rbac_team.py b/awx/main/tests/functional/test_rbac_team.py
index ed76e7e4a8..a18a69a94b 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/functional/test_rbac_team.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/functional/test_rbac_team.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import pytest
 from unittest import mock
 
 from awx.main.access import TeamAccess
-from awx.main.models import Project, Organization, Team, ExecutionEnvironment
+from awx.main.models import Project, Organization, Team
 
 
 @pytest.mark.django_db
@@ -143,12 +143,6 @@ def test_team_member_org_role_access_inventory(team, rando, inventory, organizat
     team.member_role.children.add(organization.inventory_admin_role)
     assert rando in inventory.admin_role
 
-# @pytest.mark.django_db
-# def test_team_member_org_role_access_execution_environment(team, rando, execution_environment, organization):
-#     team.member_role.members.add(rando)
-#     assert rando not in execution_environment.read_role
-#     team.member_role.children.add(organization.execution_environment_admin_role)
-#     assert rando in execution_environment.admin_role
 
 @pytest.mark.django_db
 def test_org_admin_team_access(organization, team, user, project):
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/functional/test_rbac_user.py b/awx/main/tests/functional/test_rbac_user.py
index 376272bdfe..b62a0db25f 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/functional/test_rbac_user.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/functional/test_rbac_user.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from unittest import mock
 from django.test import TransactionTestCase
 
 from awx.main.access import UserAccess, RoleAccess, TeamAccess
-from awx.main.models import User, Organization, Inventory, Role, ExecutionEnvironment
+from awx.main.models import User, Organization, Inventory, Role
 
 
 class TestSysAuditorTransactional(TransactionTestCase):