diff --git a/animation/transform.py b/animation/transform.py
index b5bcbc4a..78ed2b4d 100644
--- a/animation/transform.py
+++ b/animation/transform.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class ApplyMethod(Transform):
         )
         assert(isinstance(method.im_self, Mobject))
         method_kwargs = kwargs.get("method_kwargs", {})
-        target = method.im_self.copy()
+        target = method.im_self.deepcopy()
         method.im_func(target, *args, **method_kwargs)
         Transform.__init__(self, method.im_self, target, **kwargs)