diff --git a/app/controllers/rules_controller.rb b/app/controllers/rules_controller.rb
index 883e6539..825e21de 100644
--- a/app/controllers/rules_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/rules_controller.rb
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ def update
 
   def destroy
     if @rule.update(deleted_at: Time.zone.now)
+      @rule.additional_answers.destroy_all
+      @rule.reviews.destroy_all
+      @rule.satisfied_by.destroy_all
       render json: { toast: 'Successfully deleted control.' }
     else
       render json: {
@@ -103,9 +106,11 @@ def revert
 
   def create_or_duplicate
     if authorize_author_project.nil? && rule_create_params[:duplicate]
-      rule = Rule.find(rule_create_params[:id]).amoeba_dup
-      rule.rule_id = nil
-      rule
+      rule = Rule.find(rule_create_params[:id])
+      rule.update_single_rule_clone(true)
+      new_rule = rule.amoeba_dup
+      new_rule.rule_id = nil
+      new_rule
     elsif authorize_admin_project.nil?
       srg = SecurityRequirementsGuide.find_by(id: @component.security_requirements_guide_id)
       srg_rule = srg.parsed_benchmark.rule.find { |r| r.ident.reject(&:legacy).first.ident == 'CCI-000366' }
diff --git a/app/models/rule.rb b/app/models/rule.rb
index 40582f41..b2aa9287 100644
--- a/app/models/rule.rb
+++ b/app/models/rule.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class Rule < BaseRule
     nullify :review_requestor_id
     set locked: false
 
-    include_association :additional_answers
+    include_association :additional_answers, if: :single_rule_clone?
   end
 
   audited except: %i[component_id review_requestor_id created_at updated_at locked inspec_control_file],
@@ -53,6 +53,13 @@ class Rule < BaseRule
 
   default_scope { where(deleted_at: nil) }
 
+  @single_rule_clone = false
+
+  # If rule clone not coming from a "copy component" action, allow "answers" to be also cloned
+  def update_single_rule_clone(rule_clone)
+    @single_rule_clone = rule_clone
+  end
+
   def self.from_mapping(rule_mapping, component_id, idx, srg_rules)
     rule = super(self, rule_mapping)
     rule.audits.build(Audited.audit_class.create_initial_rule_audit_from_mapping(component_id))
@@ -244,6 +251,10 @@ def basic_fields
 
   private
 
+  def single_rule_clone?
+    @single_rule_clone
+  end
+
   def export_fixtext
     satisfied_by.size.positive? ? satisfied_by.first.fixtext : fixtext
   end
@@ -333,6 +344,9 @@ def apply_audit_comment
   end
 
   def update_component_rules_count
+    # don't update component rules count for copy or duplicate component actions
+    return unless @single_rule_clone
+
     component.rules_count = component.rules.where(deleted_at: nil).size
     component.save
   end