diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Array/ArrayData.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Array/ArrayData.hpp
index acec3e4e..fe7f758f 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Array/ArrayData.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Array/ArrayData.hpp
@@ -37,17 +37,6 @@ class ArrayData : public CollectionData {
     array->removeElement(index, resources);
   }
 
-  bool equals(const ArrayData&) const;
-
-  static bool equals(const ArrayData* lhs, const ArrayData* rhs) {
-    if (lhs == rhs)
-      return true;
-    if (!lhs || !rhs)
-      return false;
-
-    return lhs->equals(*rhs);
-  }
-
   bool copyFrom(const ArrayData& src, ResourceManager* resources);
 
   static bool copy(ArrayData* dst, const ArrayData* src,
diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Array/ArrayImpl.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Array/ArrayImpl.hpp
index 31f2e139..bc615e04 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Array/ArrayImpl.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Array/ArrayImpl.hpp
@@ -40,22 +40,6 @@ inline bool ArrayData::copyFrom(const ArrayData& src,
   return true;
 }
 
-inline bool ArrayData::equals(const ArrayData& other) const {
-  auto a = begin();
-  auto b = other.begin();
-
-  for (;;) {
-    if (!a && !b)  // both ended
-      return true;
-    if (!a || !b)  // one ended
-      return false;
-    if (compare(a.data(), b.data()) != COMPARE_RESULT_EQUAL)
-      return false;
-    ++a;
-    ++b;
-  }
-}
-
 inline VariantData* ArrayData::getOrAddElement(size_t index,
                                                ResourceManager* resources) {
   auto it = begin();
diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Array/JsonArray.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Array/JsonArray.hpp
index 46f705cd..16f359cd 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Array/JsonArray.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Array/JsonArray.hpp
@@ -83,11 +83,6 @@ class JsonArray : public detail::VariantOperators<JsonArray> {
     return detail::ArrayData::copy(data_, src.data_, resources_);
   }
 
-  // Compares the content of two arrays.
-  FORCE_INLINE bool operator==(JsonArray rhs) const {
-    return detail::ArrayData::equals(data_, rhs.data_);
-  }
-
   // Removes the element at the specified iterator.
   // ⚠️ Doesn't release the memory associated with the removed element.
   // https://arduinojson.org/v6/api/jsonarray/remove/
diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Array/JsonArrayConst.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Array/JsonArrayConst.hpp
index 0a0f72e1..a8a77d51 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Array/JsonArrayConst.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Array/JsonArrayConst.hpp
@@ -41,12 +41,6 @@ class JsonArrayConst : public detail::VariantOperators<JsonArrayConst> {
   // INTERNAL USE ONLY
   FORCE_INLINE JsonArrayConst(const detail::ArrayData* data) : data_(data) {}
 
-  // Compares the content of two arrays.
-  // Returns true if the two arrays are equal.
-  FORCE_INLINE bool operator==(JsonArrayConst rhs) const {
-    return detail::ArrayData::equals(data_, rhs.data_);
-  }
-
   // Returns the element at the specified index.
   // https://arduinojson.org/v6/api/jsonarrayconst/subscript/
   FORCE_INLINE JsonVariantConst operator[](size_t index) const {
@@ -113,4 +107,27 @@ struct Converter<JsonArrayConst> : private detail::VariantAttorney {
   }
 };
 
+// Compares the content of two arrays.
+// Returns true if the two arrays are equal.
+inline bool operator==(JsonArrayConst lhs, JsonArrayConst rhs) {
+  if (!lhs && !rhs)
+    return true;
+  if (!lhs || !rhs)
+    return false;
+
+  auto a = lhs.begin();
+  auto b = rhs.begin();
+
+  for (;;) {
+    if (a == b)  // same pointer or both null
+      return true;
+    if (a == lhs.end() || b == rhs.end())
+      return false;
+    if (*a != *b)
+      return false;
+    ++a;
+    ++b;
+  }
+}
+
 ARDUINOJSON_END_PUBLIC_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantCompare.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantCompare.hpp
index fe8ebdef..6414e6f7 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantCompare.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantCompare.hpp
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ struct ArrayComparer : ComparerBase {
   explicit ArrayComparer(const ArrayData& rhs) : rhs_(&rhs) {}
 
   CompareResult visitArray(const ArrayData& lhs) {
-    if (rhs_->equals(lhs))
+    if (JsonArrayConst(&lhs) == JsonArrayConst(rhs_))
       return COMPARE_RESULT_EQUAL;
     else
       return COMPARE_RESULT_DIFFER;