diff --git a/ax/core/base_trial.py b/ax/core/base_trial.py
index 97846b79458..93d2b628e8d 100644
--- a/ax/core/base_trial.py
+++ b/ax/core/base_trial.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod, abstractproperty
+from copy import deepcopy
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from enum import Enum
 from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, TYPE_CHECKING, Union
@@ -865,3 +866,20 @@ def _validate_can_attach_data(self) -> None:
                 f"Trial {self.index} has been marked {self.status.name}, so it "
                 "no longer expects data."
             )
+
+    def _update_trial_attrs_on_clone(
+        self,
+        new_trial: BaseTrial,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Updates attributes of the trial that are not copied over when cloning
+        a trial.
+
+        Args:
+            new_trial: The cloned trial.
+            new_experiment: The experiment that the cloned trial belongs to.
+            new_status: The new status of the cloned trial.
+        """
+        new_trial._run_metadata = deepcopy(self._run_metadata)
+        new_trial._stop_metadata = deepcopy(self._stop_metadata)
+        new_trial._num_arms_created = self._num_arms_created
+        new_trial.runner = self._runner.clone() if self._runner else None
diff --git a/ax/core/batch_trial.py b/ax/core/batch_trial.py
index f63f1ffd1a3..985e57ca6c7 100644
--- a/ax/core/batch_trial.py
+++ b/ax/core/batch_trial.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 import warnings
 
 from collections import defaultdict, OrderedDict
-from copy import deepcopy
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from datetime import datetime
 from enum import Enum
@@ -603,10 +602,7 @@ def clone_to(
                 self._status_quo.clone(),
                 weight=sq_weight,
             )
-        new_trial.runner = self._runner.clone() if self._runner else None
-        new_trial._run_metadata = deepcopy(self._run_metadata)
-        new_trial._stop_metadata = deepcopy(self._stop_metadata)
-        new_trial._num_arms_created = self._num_arms_created
+        self._update_trial_attrs_on_clone(new_trial=new_trial)
         return new_trial
 
     def attach_batch_trial_data(
diff --git a/ax/core/trial.py b/ax/core/trial.py
index d79f903bb91..74a49bd9b10 100644
--- a/ax/core/trial.py
+++ b/ax/core/trial.py
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from copy import deepcopy
-
 from functools import partial
 
 from logging import Logger
@@ -351,9 +349,5 @@ def clone_to(
         )
         if self.generator_run is not None:
             new_trial.add_generator_run(self.generator_run.clone())
-        new_trial._run_metadata = deepcopy(self._run_metadata)
-        new_trial._stop_metadata = deepcopy(self._stop_metadata)
-        new_trial._num_arms_created = self._num_arms_created
-        new_trial.runner = self._runner.clone() if self._runner else None
-
+        self._update_trial_attrs_on_clone(new_trial=new_trial)
         return new_trial