diff --git a/packages/zowe-explorer-ftp-extension/src/ZoweExplorerFtpMvsApi.ts b/packages/zowe-explorer-ftp-extension/src/ZoweExplorerFtpMvsApi.ts
index b8b8483d8c..3c91a13d87 100644
--- a/packages/zowe-explorer-ftp-extension/src/ZoweExplorerFtpMvsApi.ts
+++ b/packages/zowe-explorer-ftp-extension/src/ZoweExplorerFtpMvsApi.ts
@@ -303,15 +303,6 @@ export class FtpMvsApi extends AbstractFtpApi implements MainframeInteraction.IM
         throw new ZoweFtpExtensionError("Copy dataset is not supported in ftp extension.");
     }
 
-    public copyDataSetCrossLpar(
-        toDataSetName: string,
-        toMemberName: string,
-        options: zosfiles.ICrossLparCopyDatasetOptions,
-        sourceprofile: imperative.IProfileLoaded
-    ): Promise<zosfiles.IZosFilesResponse> {
-        throw new ZoweFtpExtensionError("Copy dataset cross lpar is not supported in ftp extension.");
-    }
-
     public async renameDataSet(currentDataSetName: string, newDataSetName: string): Promise<zosfiles.IZosFilesResponse> {
         const result = this.getDefaultResponse();
         let connection;
diff --git a/packages/zowe-explorer/src/trees/dataset/DatasetActions.ts b/packages/zowe-explorer/src/trees/dataset/DatasetActions.ts
index cd6668ff0b..b9a5b516f2 100644
--- a/packages/zowe-explorer/src/trees/dataset/DatasetActions.ts
+++ b/packages/zowe-explorer/src/trees/dataset/DatasetActions.ts
@@ -1557,15 +1557,10 @@ export class DatasetActions {
                         }
                         const replace = await DatasetActions.determineReplacement(node.getProfile(), dsname, "ps");
                         if (replace !== "cancel") {
-                            // const attributes = await ZoweExplorerApiRegister.getMvsApi(profile).dataSet(content.dataSetName, {
-                            //     attributes: true,
-                            // });
-                            // console.log("Response", attributes.apiResponse.items[0].spacu);
                             const options: zosfiles.ICrossLparCopyDatasetOptions = {
                                 "from-dataset": { dsn: content.dataSetName, member: undefined },
                                 responseTimeout: node.getProfile()?.profile?.responseTimeout,
                                 replace: replace === "replace" ? true : false,
-                                // targetStorageClass: attributes.apiResponse.items[0].spacu,
                             };
                             if (token.isCancellationRequested) {
                                 Gui.showMessage(DatasetActions.localizedStrings.opCancelled);
@@ -1635,6 +1630,11 @@ export class DatasetActions {
                                         { replace: replace == "replace" ? true : false }
                                     );
                                 } else {
+                                    if (mvsApi?.copyDataSetCrossLpar == null) {
+                                        await Gui.errorMessage(vscode.l10n.t("Copying data sets cross lpars is not yet supported for this profile."));
+                                        return;
+                                    }
+
                                     const options: zosfiles.ICrossLparCopyDatasetOptions = {
                                         "from-dataset": { dsn: content.dataSetName, member: content.memberName },
                                         responseTimeout: node.getProfile()?.profile?.responseTimeout,