diff --git a/crates/sui-config/src/node.rs b/crates/sui-config/src/node.rs
index 92c0a2c0faba1..c2f9f9963c922 100644
--- a/crates/sui-config/src/node.rs
+++ b/crates/sui-config/src/node.rs
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ impl Default for CheckpointExecutorConfig {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, Serialize)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "kebab-case")]
 pub struct AuthorityStorePruningConfig {
     /// number of the latest epoch dbs to retain
diff --git a/crates/sui-core/src/authority.rs b/crates/sui-core/src/authority.rs
index 435c78766f8ea..8ff3c85e01958 100644
--- a/crates/sui-core/src/authority.rs
+++ b/crates/sui-core/src/authority.rs
@@ -2599,7 +2599,7 @@ impl AuthorityState {
             store.perpetual_tables.clone(),
             checkpoint_store.clone(),
             store.objects_lock_table.clone(),
-            config.authority_store_pruning_config,
+            config.authority_store_pruning_config.clone(),
             epoch_store.committee().authority_exists(&name),
             epoch_store.epoch_start_state().epoch_duration_ms(),
             prometheus_registry,
diff --git a/crates/sui-core/src/authority/authority_store_pruner.rs b/crates/sui-core/src/authority/authority_store_pruner.rs
index eb301df701577..6e6ce3f5a5053 100644
--- a/crates/sui-core/src/authority/authority_store_pruner.rs
+++ b/crates/sui-core/src/authority/authority_store_pruner.rs
@@ -670,12 +670,12 @@ impl AuthorityStorePruner {
             loop {
                 tokio::select! {
                     _ = objects_prune_interval.tick(), if config.num_epochs_to_retain != u64::MAX => {
-                        if let Err(err) = Self::prune_objects_for_eligible_epochs(&perpetual_db, &checkpoint_store, &objects_lock_table, config, metrics.clone(), indirect_objects_threshold, epoch_duration_ms).await {
+                        if let Err(err) = Self::prune_objects_for_eligible_epochs(&perpetual_db, &checkpoint_store, &objects_lock_table, config.clone(), metrics.clone(), indirect_objects_threshold, epoch_duration_ms).await {
                             error!("Failed to prune objects: {:?}", err);
                         }
                     },
                     _ = checkpoints_prune_interval.tick(), if !matches!(config.num_epochs_to_retain_for_checkpoints(), None | Some(u64::MAX) | Some(0)) => {
-                        if let Err(err) = Self::prune_checkpoints_for_eligible_epochs(&perpetual_db, &checkpoint_store, &objects_lock_table, config, metrics.clone(), indirect_objects_threshold, archive_readers.clone(), epoch_duration_ms).await {
+                        if let Err(err) = Self::prune_checkpoints_for_eligible_epochs(&perpetual_db, &checkpoint_store, &objects_lock_table, config.clone(), metrics.clone(), indirect_objects_threshold, archive_readers.clone(), epoch_duration_ms).await {
                             error!("Failed to prune checkpoints: {:?}", err);
                         }
                     },
diff --git a/crates/sui-core/src/db_checkpoint_handler.rs b/crates/sui-core/src/db_checkpoint_handler.rs
index 455cbaec1e2fc..5323c18c21d28 100644
--- a/crates/sui-core/src/db_checkpoint_handler.rs
+++ b/crates/sui-core/src/db_checkpoint_handler.rs
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ impl DBCheckpointHandler {
             &perpetual_db,
             &checkpoint_store,
             &lock_table,
-            self.pruning_config,
+            self.pruning_config.clone(),
             metrics,
             self.indirect_objects_threshold,
             epoch_duration_ms,
diff --git a/crates/sui-node/src/lib.rs b/crates/sui-node/src/lib.rs
index 6d805aea7511c..070206f181bc1 100644
--- a/crates/sui-node/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/sui-node/src/lib.rs
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ impl SuiNode {
         DBMetrics::init(&prometheus_registry);
         mysten_metrics::init_metrics(&prometheus_registry);
 
-        let genesis = config.genesis()?;
+        let genesis = config.genesis()?.clone();
 
         let secret = Arc::pin(config.protocol_key_pair().copy());
         let genesis_committee = genesis.committee()?;
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ impl SuiNode {
             .expect("Database read should not fail at init.");
 
         let store =
-            AuthorityStore::open(perpetual_tables, genesis, &config, &prometheus_registry).await?;
+            AuthorityStore::open(perpetual_tables, &genesis, &config, &prometheus_registry).await?;
 
         let cur_epoch = store.get_recovery_epoch_at_restart()?;
         let committee = committee_store
@@ -587,13 +587,14 @@ impl SuiNode {
             state_snapshot_handle.is_some(),
         )?;
 
-        let mut pruning_config = config.authority_store_pruning_config;
         if !epoch_store
             .protocol_config()
             .simplified_unwrap_then_delete()
         {
             // We cannot prune tombstones if simplified_unwrap_then_delete is not enabled.
-            pruning_config.set_killswitch_tombstone_pruning(true);
+            config
+                .authority_store_pruning_config
+                .set_killswitch_tombstone_pruning(true);
         }
 
         let state = AuthorityState::new(
@@ -921,7 +922,7 @@ impl SuiNode {
                         .prune_and_compact_before_upload
                         .unwrap_or(true),
                     config.indirect_objects_threshold,
-                    config.authority_store_pruning_config,
+                    config.authority_store_pruning_config.clone(),
                     prometheus_registry,
                     state_snapshot_enabled,
                 )?;