Зачем нам Location.copyOf(), когда есть clone()?

core/src/main/java/mc/core/Location.java

@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ import lombok.Data;
 public class Location implements Cloneable {
     private double x, y, z;
 
-    public static Location copyOf(Location location) {
-        return location.clone();
-    }
-
     public Location (Location location) {
         this.x = location.getX();
         this.y = location.getY();
@@ -49,7 +45,7 @@ public class Location implements Cloneable {
     }
 
     @Override
-    protected Location clone() {
+    public Location clone() {
         try {
             return (Location) super.clone();
         } catch (CloneNotSupportedException e) {