diff --git a/Eigen/src/Core/DenseStorage.h b/Eigen/src/Core/DenseStorage.h
index a8bb8a6..e8a7f65 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/Core/DenseStorage.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/Core/DenseStorage.h
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@
       , m_cols(other.m_cols)
     {
       EIGEN_INTERNAL_DENSE_STORAGE_CTOR_PLUGIN(Index size = m_rows*m_cols)
-      internal::smart_copy(other.m_data, other.m_data+other.m_rows*other.m_cols, m_data);
+      std::copy(other.m_data, other.m_data+other.m_rows*other.m_cols, m_data);
     }
     EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC DenseStorage& operator=(const DenseStorage& other)
     {
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@
       , m_cols(other.m_cols)
     {
       EIGEN_INTERNAL_DENSE_STORAGE_CTOR_PLUGIN(Index size = m_cols*_Rows)
-      internal::smart_copy(other.m_data, other.m_data+_Rows*m_cols, m_data);
+      std::copy(other.m_data, other.m_data+_Rows*m_cols, m_data);
     }
     EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC DenseStorage& operator=(const DenseStorage& other)
     {
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@
       , m_rows(other.m_rows)
     {
       EIGEN_INTERNAL_DENSE_STORAGE_CTOR_PLUGIN(Index size = m_rows*_Cols)
-      internal::smart_copy(other.m_data, other.m_data+other.m_rows*_Cols, m_data);
+      std::copy(other.m_data, other.m_data+other.m_rows*_Cols, m_data);
     }
     EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC DenseStorage& operator=(const DenseStorage& other)
     {
diff --git a/Eigen/src/Core/util/Memory.h b/Eigen/src/Core/util/Memory.h
index 1b12544..d0622d0 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/Core/util/Memory.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/Core/util/Memory.h
@@ -507,31 +507,6 @@
   return ((size+base-1)/base)*base;
 }
 
-// std::copy is much slower than memcpy, so let's introduce a smart_copy which
-// use memcpy on trivial types, i.e., on types that does not require an initialization ctor.
-template<typename T, bool UseMemcpy> struct smart_copy_helper;
-
-template<typename T> EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC void smart_copy(const T* start, const T* end, T* target)
-{
-  smart_copy_helper<T,!NumTraits<T>::RequireInitialization>::run(start, end, target);
-}
-
-template<typename T> struct smart_copy_helper<T,true> {
-  EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC static inline void run(const T* start, const T* end, T* target)
-  {
-    IntPtr size = IntPtr(end)-IntPtr(start);
-    if(size==0) return;
-    eigen_internal_assert(start!=0 && end!=0 && target!=0);
-    EIGEN_USING_STD(memcpy)
-    memcpy(target, start, size);
-  }
-};
-
-template<typename T> struct smart_copy_helper<T,false> {
-  EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC static inline void run(const T* start, const T* end, T* target)
-  { std::copy(start, end, target); }
-};
-
 // intelligent memmove. falls back to std::memmove for POD types, uses std::copy otherwise.
 template<typename T, bool UseMemmove> struct smart_memmove_helper;
 
diff --git a/Eigen/src/SparseCore/CompressedStorage.h b/Eigen/src/SparseCore/CompressedStorage.h
index acd986f..5c69b4b 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/SparseCore/CompressedStorage.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/SparseCore/CompressedStorage.h
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@
       resize(other.size());
       if(other.size()>0)
       {
-        internal::smart_copy(other.m_values,  other.m_values  + m_size, m_values);
-        internal::smart_copy(other.m_indices, other.m_indices + m_size, m_indices);
+        std::copy(other.m_values,  other.m_values  + m_size, m_values);
+        std::copy(other.m_indices, other.m_indices + m_size, m_indices);
       }
       return *this;
     }
@@ -183,14 +183,14 @@
           internal::scoped_array<StorageIndex> newIndices(m_allocatedSize);
 
           // copy first chunk
-          internal::smart_copy(m_values,  m_values +id, newValues.ptr());
-          internal::smart_copy(m_indices, m_indices+id, newIndices.ptr());
+          std::copy(m_values,  m_values +id, newValues.ptr());
+          std::copy(m_indices, m_indices+id, newIndices.ptr());
 
           // copy the rest
           if(m_size>id)
           {
-            internal::smart_copy(m_values +id,  m_values +m_size, newValues.ptr() +id+1);
-            internal::smart_copy(m_indices+id,  m_indices+m_size, newIndices.ptr()+id+1);
+            std::copy(m_values +id,  m_values +m_size, newValues.ptr() +id+1);
+            std::copy(m_indices+id,  m_indices+m_size, newIndices.ptr()+id+1);
           }
           std::swap(m_values,newValues.ptr());
           std::swap(m_indices,newIndices.ptr());
@@ -218,8 +218,8 @@
       }
       else
       {
-        internal::smart_copy(m_values+from,  m_values+from+chunkSize,  m_values+to);
-        internal::smart_copy(m_indices+from, m_indices+from+chunkSize, m_indices+to);
+        std::copy(m_values+from,  m_values+from+chunkSize,  m_values+to);
+        std::copy(m_indices+from, m_indices+from+chunkSize, m_indices+to);
       }
     }
 
@@ -251,8 +251,8 @@
       internal::scoped_array<StorageIndex> newIndices(size);
       Index copySize = (std::min)(size, m_size);
       if (copySize>0) {
-        internal::smart_copy(m_values, m_values+copySize, newValues.ptr());
-        internal::smart_copy(m_indices, m_indices+copySize, newIndices.ptr());
+        std::copy(m_values, m_values+copySize, newValues.ptr());
+        std::copy(m_indices, m_indices+copySize, newIndices.ptr());
       }
       std::swap(m_values,newValues.ptr());
       std::swap(m_indices,newIndices.ptr());
diff --git a/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseBlock.h b/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseBlock.h
index d4535d8..e2ea549 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseBlock.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseBlock.h
@@ -147,14 +147,14 @@
         // realloc manually to reduce copies
         typename SparseMatrixType::Storage newdata(m_matrix.data().allocatedSize() - block_size + nnz);
 
-        internal::smart_copy(m_matrix.valuePtr(),       m_matrix.valuePtr() + start,      newdata.valuePtr());
-        internal::smart_copy(m_matrix.innerIndexPtr(),  m_matrix.innerIndexPtr() + start, newdata.indexPtr());
+        std::copy(m_matrix.valuePtr(),       m_matrix.valuePtr() + start,      newdata.valuePtr());
+        std::copy(m_matrix.innerIndexPtr(),  m_matrix.innerIndexPtr() + start, newdata.indexPtr());
 
-        internal::smart_copy(tmp.valuePtr() + tmp_start,      tmp.valuePtr() + tmp_start + nnz,       newdata.valuePtr() + start);
-        internal::smart_copy(tmp.innerIndexPtr() + tmp_start, tmp.innerIndexPtr() + tmp_start + nnz,  newdata.indexPtr() + start);
+        std::copy(tmp.valuePtr() + tmp_start,      tmp.valuePtr() + tmp_start + nnz,       newdata.valuePtr() + start);
+        std::copy(tmp.innerIndexPtr() + tmp_start, tmp.innerIndexPtr() + tmp_start + nnz,  newdata.indexPtr() + start);
 
-        internal::smart_copy(matrix.valuePtr()+end,       matrix.valuePtr()+end + tail_size,      newdata.valuePtr()+start+nnz);
-        internal::smart_copy(matrix.innerIndexPtr()+end,  matrix.innerIndexPtr()+end + tail_size, newdata.indexPtr()+start+nnz);
+        std::copy(matrix.valuePtr()+end,       matrix.valuePtr()+end + tail_size,      newdata.valuePtr()+start+nnz);
+        std::copy(matrix.innerIndexPtr()+end,  matrix.innerIndexPtr()+end + tail_size, newdata.indexPtr()+start+nnz);
 
         newdata.resize(m_matrix.outerIndexPtr()[m_matrix.outerSize()] - block_size + nnz);
 
@@ -175,8 +175,8 @@
           update_trailing_pointers = true;
         }
 
-        internal::smart_copy(tmp.valuePtr() + tmp_start,      tmp.valuePtr() + tmp_start + nnz,       matrix.valuePtr() + start);
-        internal::smart_copy(tmp.innerIndexPtr() + tmp_start, tmp.innerIndexPtr() + tmp_start + nnz,  matrix.innerIndexPtr() + start);
+        std::copy(tmp.valuePtr() + tmp_start,      tmp.valuePtr() + tmp_start + nnz,       matrix.valuePtr() + start);
+        std::copy(tmp.innerIndexPtr() + tmp_start, tmp.innerIndexPtr() + tmp_start + nnz,  matrix.innerIndexPtr() + start);
       }
 
       // update outer index pointers and innerNonZeros
diff --git a/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseMatrix.h b/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseMatrix.h
index e0910a2..2bd4cee 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseMatrix.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseMatrix.h
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@
         initAssignment(other);
         if(other.isCompressed())
         {
-          internal::smart_copy(other.m_outerIndex, other.m_outerIndex + m_outerSize + 1, m_outerIndex);
+          std::copy(other.m_outerIndex, other.m_outerIndex + m_outerSize + 1, m_outerIndex);
           m_data = other.m_data;
         }
         else
@@ -982,8 +982,8 @@
           {
             Index i = newEntries[k].i;
             Index p = newEntries[k].p;
-            internal::smart_copy(m_data.valuePtr()+prev_p, m_data.valuePtr()+p, newData.valuePtr()+prev_p+k);
-            internal::smart_copy(m_data.indexPtr()+prev_p, m_data.indexPtr()+p, newData.indexPtr()+prev_p+k);
+            std::copy(m_data.valuePtr()+prev_p, m_data.valuePtr()+p, newData.valuePtr()+prev_p+k);
+            std::copy(m_data.indexPtr()+prev_p, m_data.indexPtr()+p, newData.indexPtr()+prev_p+k);
             for(Index j=prev_i;j<i;++j)
               m_outerIndex[j+1] += k;
             if(!isComp)
@@ -995,8 +995,8 @@
             assignFunc.assignCoeff(newData.value(p+k), diaEval.coeff(i));
           }
           {
-            internal::smart_copy(m_data.valuePtr()+prev_p, m_data.valuePtr()+m_data.size(), newData.valuePtr()+prev_p+n_entries);
-            internal::smart_copy(m_data.indexPtr()+prev_p, m_data.indexPtr()+m_data.size(), newData.indexPtr()+prev_p+n_entries);
+            std::copy(m_data.valuePtr()+prev_p, m_data.valuePtr()+m_data.size(), newData.valuePtr()+prev_p+n_entries);
+            std::copy(m_data.indexPtr()+prev_p, m_data.indexPtr()+m_data.size(), newData.indexPtr()+prev_p+n_entries);
             for(Index j=prev_i+1;j<=m_outerSize;++j)
               m_outerIndex[j] += n_entries;
           }
diff --git a/unsupported/Eigen/CXX11/src/Tensor/TensorStorage.h b/unsupported/Eigen/CXX11/src/Tensor/TensorStorage.h
index e6a666f..1f0cd96 100644
--- a/unsupported/Eigen/CXX11/src/Tensor/TensorStorage.h
+++ b/unsupported/Eigen/CXX11/src/Tensor/TensorStorage.h
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
       : m_data(internal::conditional_aligned_new_auto<T,(Options_&DontAlign)==0>(internal::array_prod(other.m_dimensions)))
       , m_dimensions(other.m_dimensions)
     {
-      internal::smart_copy(other.m_data, other.m_data+internal::array_prod(other.m_dimensions), m_data);
+      std::copy(other.m_data, other.m_data+internal::array_prod(other.m_dimensions), m_data);
     }
     EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC Self& operator=(const Self& other)
     {
diff --git a/unsupported/Eigen/CXX11/src/util/CXX11Meta.h b/unsupported/Eigen/CXX11/src/util/CXX11Meta.h
index 1c770a3..014f511 100644
--- a/unsupported/Eigen/CXX11/src/util/CXX11Meta.h
+++ b/unsupported/Eigen/CXX11/src/util/CXX11Meta.h
@@ -67,13 +67,11 @@
       : Base{{v1, v2, v3, v4, v5, v6, v7, v8}} {
     EIGEN_STATIC_ASSERT(N == 8, YOU_MADE_A_PROGRAMMING_MISTAKE);
   }
-#if EIGEN_HAS_VARIADIC_TEMPLATES
   EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_STRONG_INLINE
   array(std::initializer_list<T> l) {
     eigen_assert(l.size() == N);
-    internal::smart_copy(l.begin(), l.end(), &this->front());
+    std::copy(l.begin(), l.end(), &this->front());
   }
-#endif
 };
 
 namespace internal {