diff --git a/Database/APR/RootStorageSvc/src/RootTreeIndexContainer.h b/Database/APR/RootStorageSvc/src/RootTreeIndexContainer.h
index d47c06f49881fb8bc0d957c5034d8615783f587b..84b5e6334d995d105aa805bd66b7d0f9f35ee8e1 100644
--- a/Database/APR/RootStorageSvc/src/RootTreeIndexContainer.h
+++ b/Database/APR/RootStorageSvc/src/RootTreeIndexContainer.h
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ namespace pool {
       /// Standard constructor
       RootTreeIndexContainer();
 
+      RootTreeIndexContainer (const RootTreeIndexContainer&) = delete;
+      RootTreeIndexContainer& operator= (const RootTreeIndexContainer&) = delete;
+
       /// Standard destructor
       virtual ~RootTreeIndexContainer();