diff --git a/lib/ippprintjob.h b/lib/ippprintjob.h
index efe6a81..dbc2f5f 100644
--- a/lib/ippprintjob.h
+++ b/lib/ippprintjob.h
@@ -45,18 +45,6 @@ class IppPrintJob
 
   List<std::string> additionalDocumentFormats();
 
-  IppPrintJob& operator=(const IppPrintJob& other)
-  {
-    opAttrs = other.opAttrs;
-    jobAttrs = other.jobAttrs;
-    printParams = other.printParams;
-    _printerAttrs = other._printerAttrs;
-    targetFormat = other.targetFormat;
-    oneStage = other.oneStage;
-    margins = other.margins;
-    return *this;
-  };
-
   typedef std::pair<std::string, std::string> ConvertKey;
   typedef std::function<Error(std::string inFileName, WriteFun writeFun, const IppPrintJob& job, ProgressFun progressFun, bool verbose)> ConvertFun;
 
diff --git a/lib/setting.h b/lib/setting.h
index 5f8a22d..916b006 100644
--- a/lib/setting.h
+++ b/lib/setting.h
@@ -6,9 +6,16 @@
 template <typename T>
 class Setting
 {
+  // Settings must be immune to copying/assignment,
+  // so they keep pointing to the Attrs of their parent IppPrintJob.
+  // Thus, no need to expose copying/assignment to anything else.
+protected:
+  friend class IppPrintJob;
+  Setting(Setting&) {}
+  Setting& operator=(const Setting&) {return *this;};
+
 public:
   Setting() = delete;
-  Setting& operator=(const Setting& other) = delete;
   Setting(IppAttrs* printerAttrs, IppAttrs* attrs, IppMsg::Tag tag, std::string name, std::string subKey = "")
   : _printerAttrs(printerAttrs), _attrs(attrs), _tag(tag), _name(name), _subKey(subKey)
   {}