diff --git a/googletest/include/gtest/gtest-param-test.h b/googletest/include/gtest/gtest-param-test.h
index 19238ae4d..b55119ac6 100644
--- a/googletest/include/gtest/gtest-param-test.h
+++ b/googletest/include/gtest/gtest-param-test.h
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ internal::CartesianProductHolder<Generator...> Combine(const Generator&... g) {
 
 #define TEST_P(test_suite_name, test_name)                                     \
   class GTEST_TEST_CLASS_NAME_(test_suite_name, test_name)                     \
-      : public ::testing::internal::UserTestSuite<test_suite_name> {           \
+      : public test_suite_name {                                               \
    public:                                                                     \
     GTEST_TEST_CLASS_NAME_(test_suite_name, test_name)() {}                    \
     void TestBody() override;                                                  \
@@ -429,6 +429,11 @@ internal::CartesianProductHolder<Generator...> Combine(const Generator&... g) {
       return 0;                                                                \
     }                                                                          \
     static int gtest_registering_dummy_ GTEST_ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED_;               \
+    GTEST_TEST_CLASS_NAME_(test_suite_name, test_name)                         \
+    (const GTEST_TEST_CLASS_NAME_(test_suite_name, test_name) &) = delete;     \
+    GTEST_TEST_CLASS_NAME_(test_suite_name, test_name) & operator=(            \
+        const GTEST_TEST_CLASS_NAME_(test_suite_name,                          \
+                                     test_name) &) = delete; /* NOLINT */      \
   };                                                                           \
   int GTEST_TEST_CLASS_NAME_(test_suite_name,                                  \
                              test_name)::gtest_registering_dummy_ =            \
diff --git a/googletest/include/gtest/gtest.h b/googletest/include/gtest/gtest.h
index 6ff2774f5..d19a587a1 100644
--- a/googletest/include/gtest/gtest.h
+++ b/googletest/include/gtest/gtest.h
@@ -190,21 +190,6 @@ void ReportFailureInUnknownLocation(TestPartResult::Type result_type,
                                     const std::string& message);
 std::set<std::string>* GetIgnoredParameterizedTestSuites();
 
-// Mix-in class for user tests.
-// This allows us to add/delete members to/from test suites without having to
-// modify the test macros themselves.
-// This makes the code easier to read and maintain, as well making it easier
-// for users to suppress any warnings originating from these members, as the
-// members are now declared in an external header instead of in user code.
-template <class TestClass>
-class UserTestSuite : public TestClass {
- public:
-  UserTestSuite() = default;
-  UserTestSuite(const UserTestSuite &) = delete;
-  UserTestSuite &operator=(const UserTestSuite &) = delete;
-  virtual ~UserTestSuite() = default;
-};
-
 }  // namespace internal
 
 // The friend relationship of some of these classes is cyclic.