diff --git a/.internal/baseClone.js b/.internal/baseClone.js
index 5e56a964f..b590b5d8d 100644
--- a/.internal/baseClone.js
+++ b/.internal/baseClone.js
@@ -17,12 +17,9 @@ import copySymbolsIn from './copySymbolsIn.js'
 import getAllKeys from './getAllKeys.js'
 import getAllKeysIn from './getAllKeysIn.js'
 import getTag from './getTag.js'
-import initCloneArray from './initCloneArray.js'
-import initCloneByTag from './initCloneByTag.js'
 import initCloneObject from './initCloneObject.js'
 import isBuffer from '../isBuffer.js'
 import isObject from '../isObject.js'
-import isPrototype from './isPrototype.js'
 import keys from '../keys.js'
 
 /** Used to compose bitmasks for cloning. */
@@ -78,19 +75,6 @@ cloneableTags[weakMapTag] = false
 /** Used to check objects for own properties. */
 const hasOwnProperty = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty
 
-/**
- * Initializes an object clone.
- *
- * @private
- * @param {Object} object The object to clone.
- * @returns {Object} Returns the initialized clone.
- */
-function initCloneObject(object) {
-  return (typeof object.constructor == 'function' && !isPrototype(object))
-    ? Object.create(Object.getPrototypeOf(object))
-    : {}
-}
-
 /**
  * Initializes an object clone based on its `toStringTag`.
  *
diff --git a/.internal/initCloneObject.js b/.internal/initCloneObject.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..08a583950
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.internal/initCloneObject.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import isPrototype from './isPrototype.js'
+
+/**
+ * Initializes an object clone.
+ *
+ * @private
+ * @param {Object} object The object to clone.
+ * @returns {Object} Returns the initialized clone.
+ */
+function initCloneObject(object) {
+  return (typeof object.constructor == 'function' && !isPrototype(object))
+    ? Object.create(Object.getPrototypeOf(object))
+    : {}
+}
+
+export default initCloneObject