diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2d443831..22f1be72 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ WebSocket:
 
 * Fix utf8 check split code point at buffer end
 * Refactor stream operations and tests plus coverage
+* Suspended ops special members
 
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diff --git a/include/boost/beast/websocket/detail/pausation.hpp b/include/boost/beast/websocket/detail/pausation.hpp
index c36ae86c..82f7a854 100644
--- a/include/boost/beast/websocket/detail/pausation.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/beast/websocket/detail/pausation.hpp
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ class pausation
     struct base
     {
         base() = default;
-        base(base &&) = default;
+        base(base &&) = delete;
+        base(base const&) = delete;
         virtual ~base() = default;
-        virtual base* move(void* p) = 0;
         virtual void operator()() = 0;
     };
 
@@ -52,12 +52,6 @@ class pausation
         {
         }
 
-        base*
-        move(void* p) override
-        {
-            return ::new(p) holder(std::move(*this));
-        }
-
         void
         operator()() override
         {
@@ -97,10 +91,10 @@ class pausation
             using boost::asio::asio_handler_deallocate;
             if(op_)
             {
-                auto h = std::move(op_->handler());
+                Op op(std::move(*op_));
                 op_->~Op();
                 asio_handler_deallocate(op_,
-                    sizeof(*op_), std::addressof(h));
+                    sizeof(*op_), std::addressof(op.handler()));
             }
         }
 
@@ -146,36 +140,26 @@ class pausation
     alignas(holder<exemplar>) buf_type buf_;
 
 public:
+    pausation() = default;
+    pausation(pausation const&) = delete;
+    pausation& operator=(pausation const&) = delete;
+
     ~pausation()
     {
         if(base_)
             base_->~base();
     }
 
-    pausation() = default;
-
     pausation(pausation&& other)
     {
-        if(other.base_)
-        {
-            base_ = other.base_->move(buf_);
-            other.base_ = nullptr;
-        }
+        BOOST_ASSERT(! other.base_);
     }
 
     pausation&
     operator=(pausation&& other)
     {
-        // Engaged pausations must be invoked before
-        // assignment otherwise the io_service
-        // completion invariants are broken.
         BOOST_ASSERT(! base_);
-
-        if(other.base_)
-        {
-            base_ = other.base_->move(buf_);
-            other.base_ = nullptr;
-        }
+        BOOST_ASSERT(! other.base_);
         return *this;
     }