Index: DamEngine/trunk/src/Deltares.DamEngine.Data/Geotechnics/SoilLayer.cs
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diff -u -r5061 -r5294
--- DamEngine/trunk/src/Deltares.DamEngine.Data/Geotechnics/SoilLayer.cs	(.../SoilLayer.cs)	(revision 5061)
+++ DamEngine/trunk/src/Deltares.DamEngine.Data/Geotechnics/SoilLayer.cs	(.../SoilLayer.cs)	(revision 5294)
@@ -78,23 +78,6 @@
     public virtual WaterpressureInterpolationModel WaterpressureInterpolationModel { get; set; }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Creates a clone of the soil layer.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <returns>The cloned soil layer</returns>
-    public virtual SoilLayer Clone()
-    {
-        var clonedSoilLayer = new SoilLayer()
-        {
-            Soil = Soil,
-            SoilName = SoilName,
-            IsAquifer = IsAquifer,
-            WaterpressureInterpolationModel = WaterpressureInterpolationModel
-        };
-        return clonedSoilLayer;
-    }
-    
-
-    /// <summary>
     /// Validates the layer.
     /// </summary>
     /// <returns></returns>
Index: DamEngine/trunk/src/Deltares.DamEngine.Data/Geotechnics/SoilLayer1D.cs
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diff -u -r5140 -r5294
--- DamEngine/trunk/src/Deltares.DamEngine.Data/Geotechnics/SoilLayer1D.cs	(.../SoilLayer1D.cs)	(revision 5140)
+++ DamEngine/trunk/src/Deltares.DamEngine.Data/Geotechnics/SoilLayer1D.cs	(.../SoilLayer1D.cs)	(revision 5294)
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
     /// Clones this instance.
     /// </summary>
     /// <returns>Clone of this instance</returns>
-    public new virtual object Clone()
+    public virtual object Clone()
     {
         var clone = new SoilLayer1D();
         clone.Assign(this);
Index: DamEngine/trunk/src/Deltares.DamEngine.Data/Geotechnics/SoilLayer2D.cs
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diff -u -r5111 -r5294
--- DamEngine/trunk/src/Deltares.DamEngine.Data/Geotechnics/SoilLayer2D.cs	(.../SoilLayer2D.cs)	(revision 5111)
+++ DamEngine/trunk/src/Deltares.DamEngine.Data/Geotechnics/SoilLayer2D.cs	(.../SoilLayer2D.cs)	(revision 5294)
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     /// Creates a clone of the SoilLayer2D
     /// </summary>
     /// <returns>The cloned SoilLayer2D</returns>
-    public new SoilLayer2D Clone()
+    public SoilLayer2D Clone()
     {
         var clonedSoilLayer2D = new SoilLayer2D
         {