diff --git a/base/scopedvalues.jl b/base/scopedvalues.jl
index fefcfdfccd5ba..39e3c2c076718 100644
--- a/base/scopedvalues.jl
+++ b/base/scopedvalues.jl
@@ -85,9 +85,7 @@ struct Scope
     values::ScopeStorage
 end
 
-function Scope(parent::Scope)
-    return Scope(parent.values)
-end
+Scope(scope::Scope) = scope
 
 function Scope(parent::Union{Nothing, Scope}, key::ScopedValue{T}, value) where T
     val = convert(T, value)