diff --git a/include/boost/unordered/detail/hash_table_impl.hpp b/include/boost/unordered/detail/hash_table_impl.hpp
index 530f5025..fc8443ee 100644
--- a/include/boost/unordered/detail/hash_table_impl.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/unordered/detail/hash_table_impl.hpp
@@ -1493,8 +1493,6 @@ namespace boost {
                     / static_cast<float>(data_.bucket_manager_.bucket_count());
             }
 
-        private:
-
             // key extractors
 
             // no throw
@@ -2127,100 +2125,6 @@ namespace boost {
                 }
             }
 
-            //
-            // equals
-            //
-
-private:
-#if BOOST_UNORDERED_EQUIVALENT_KEYS
-            static inline bool group_equals(link_ptr it1, link_ptr it2,
-                    type_wrapper<key_type>*)
-            {
-                return data::group_count(it1) == data::group_count(it2);
-            }
-
-            static inline bool group_equals(link_ptr it1, link_ptr it2, void*)
-            {
-                link_ptr end1 = data::next_group(it1);
-                link_ptr end2 = data::next_group(it2);
-                do {
-                    if(data::get_value(it1).second != data::get_value(it2).second) return false;
-                    it1 = it1->next_;
-                    it2 = it2->next_;
-                } while(it1 != end1 && it2 != end2);
-                return it1 == end1 && it2 == end2;
-            }
-#else
-            static inline bool group_equals(link_ptr, link_ptr,
-                    type_wrapper<key_type>*)
-            {
-                return true;
-            }
-
-            static inline bool group_equals(link_ptr it1, link_ptr it2, void*)
-            {
-                return data::get_value(it1).second == data::get_value(it2).second;
-            }
-#endif
-
-public:
-            bool equals(BOOST_UNORDERED_TABLE const& other) const
-            {
-                if(size() != other.size()) return false;
-
-                for(bucket_ptr i = data_.cached_begin_bucket_,
-                        j = data_.buckets_end(); i != j; ++i)
-                {
-                    for(link_ptr it(i->next_); BOOST_UNORDERED_BORLAND_BOOL(it); it = data::next_group(it))
-                    {
-                        link_ptr other_pos = other.find_iterator(other.extract_key(data::get_value(it)));
-                        if(!BOOST_UNORDERED_BORLAND_BOOL(other_pos) ||
-                            !group_equals(it, other_pos, (type_wrapper<value_type>*)0))
-                            return false;
-                    }
-                }
-
-                return true;
-            }
-
-            inline std::size_t group_hash(link_ptr it, type_wrapper<key_type>*) const
-            {
-                std::size_t seed = data::group_count(it);
-                std::size_t hashed_key = hash_function()(data::get_value(it)); 
-                boost::hash_combine(seed, hashed_key);
-                return seed;
-            }
-
-            inline std::size_t group_hash(link_ptr it, void*) const
-            {
-                std::size_t seed = hash_function()(data::get_value(it).first);
-
-                link_ptr end = data::next_group(it);
-
-                do {
-                    boost::hash_combine(seed, data::get_value(it).second);
-                    it = it->next_;
-                } while(it != end);
-
-                return seed;
-            }
-
-            std::size_t hash_value() const
-            {
-                std::size_t seed = 0;
-
-                for(bucket_ptr i = data_.cached_begin_bucket_,
-                        j = data_.buckets_end(); i != j; ++i)
-                {
-                    for(link_ptr it(i->next_); BOOST_UNORDERED_BORLAND_BOOL(it); it = data::next_group(it))
-                        seed ^= group_hash(it, (type_wrapper<value_type>*)0);
-                }
-
-                return seed;
-            }
-
-        private:
-
             // strong exception safety, no side effects
             bool equal(key_type const& k, value_type const& v) const
             {
@@ -2255,6 +2159,147 @@ public:
             }
         };
 
+        //
+        // Equals - unordered container equality comparison.
+        //
+
+#if BOOST_UNORDERED_EQUIVALENT_KEYS
+        template <typename A, typename KeyType>
+        inline bool group_equals(
+                BOOST_UNORDERED_TABLE_DATA<A>*,
+                typename BOOST_UNORDERED_TABLE_DATA<A>::link_ptr it1,
+                typename BOOST_UNORDERED_TABLE_DATA<A>::link_ptr it2,
+                KeyType*,
+                type_wrapper<KeyType>*)
+        {
+            typedef BOOST_UNORDERED_TABLE_DATA<A> data;
+            return data::group_count(it1) == data::group_count(it2);
+        }
+
+        template <typename A, typename KeyType>
+        inline bool group_equals(
+                BOOST_UNORDERED_TABLE_DATA<A>*,
+                typename BOOST_UNORDERED_TABLE_DATA<A>::link_ptr it1,
+                typename BOOST_UNORDERED_TABLE_DATA<A>::link_ptr it2,
+                KeyType*,
+                void*)
+        {
+            typedef BOOST_UNORDERED_TABLE_DATA<A> data;
+            typename BOOST_UNORDERED_TABLE_DATA<A>::link_ptr end1 = data::next_group(it1);
+            typename BOOST_UNORDERED_TABLE_DATA<A>::link_ptr end2 = data::next_group(it2);
+
+            do {
+                if(data::get_value(it1).second != data::get_value(it2).second) return false;
+                it1 = it1->next_;
+                it2 = it2->next_;
+            } while(it1 != end1 && it2 != end2);
+            return it1 == end1 && it2 == end2;
+        }
+#else
+        template <typename A, typename KeyType>
+        inline bool group_equals(
+                BOOST_UNORDERED_TABLE_DATA<A>*,
+                typename BOOST_UNORDERED_TABLE_DATA<A>::link_ptr,
+                typename BOOST_UNORDERED_TABLE_DATA<A>::link_ptr,
+                KeyType*,
+                type_wrapper<KeyType>*)
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        template <typename A, typename KeyType>
+        inline bool group_equals(
+                BOOST_UNORDERED_TABLE_DATA<A>*,
+                typename BOOST_UNORDERED_TABLE_DATA<A>::link_ptr it1,
+                typename BOOST_UNORDERED_TABLE_DATA<A>::link_ptr it2,
+                KeyType*,
+                void*)
+        {
+            typedef BOOST_UNORDERED_TABLE_DATA<A> data;
+            return data::get_value(it1).second == data::get_value(it2).second;
+        }
+#endif
+
+        template <typename V, typename K, typename H, typename P, typename A>
+        bool equals(BOOST_UNORDERED_TABLE<V, K, H, P, A> const& t1,
+                BOOST_UNORDERED_TABLE<V, K, H, P, A> const& t2)
+        {
+            typedef BOOST_UNORDERED_TABLE_DATA<A> data;
+            typedef typename data::bucket_ptr bucket_ptr;
+            typedef typename data::link_ptr link_ptr;
+
+            if(t1.size() != t2.size()) return false;
+
+            for(bucket_ptr i = t1.data_.cached_begin_bucket_,
+                    j = t1.data_.buckets_end(); i != j; ++i)
+            {
+                for(link_ptr it(i->next_); BOOST_UNORDERED_BORLAND_BOOL(it); it = data::next_group(it))
+                {
+                    link_ptr other_pos = t2.find_iterator(t2.extract_key(data::get_value(it)));
+                    if(!BOOST_UNORDERED_BORLAND_BOOL(other_pos) ||
+                        !group_equals((data*)0, it, other_pos, (K*)0, (type_wrapper<V>*)0))
+                        return false;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        //
+        // hash_value - unordered container hash function.
+        //
+
+        template <typename V, typename K, typename H, typename P, typename A>
+        std::size_t group_hash(BOOST_UNORDERED_TABLE<V, K, H, P, A> const& t,
+                typename BOOST_UNORDERED_TABLE_DATA<A>::link_ptr it,
+                type_wrapper<K>*)
+        {
+            typedef BOOST_UNORDERED_TABLE_DATA<A> data;
+            std::size_t seed = data::group_count(it);
+            std::size_t hashed_key = t.hash_function()(data::get_value(it)); 
+            boost::hash_combine(seed, hashed_key);
+            return seed;
+        }
+
+        template <typename V, typename K, typename H, typename P, typename A>
+        std::size_t group_hash(BOOST_UNORDERED_TABLE<V, K, H, P, A> const& t,
+                typename BOOST_UNORDERED_TABLE_DATA<A>::link_ptr it,
+                void*)
+        {
+            typedef BOOST_UNORDERED_TABLE_DATA<A> data;
+            typedef typename data::link_ptr link_ptr;
+
+            std::size_t seed = t.hash_function()(data::get_value(it).first);
+
+            link_ptr end = data::next_group(it);
+
+            do {
+                boost::hash_combine(seed, data::get_value(it).second);
+                it = it->next_;
+            } while(it != end);
+
+            return seed;
+        }
+
+        template <typename V, typename K, typename H, typename P, typename A>
+        std::size_t hash_value(BOOST_UNORDERED_TABLE<V, K, H, P, A> const& t)
+        {
+            typedef BOOST_UNORDERED_TABLE_DATA<A> data;
+            typedef typename data::link_ptr link_ptr;
+            typedef typename data::bucket_ptr bucket_ptr;
+            
+            std::size_t seed = 0;
+
+            for(bucket_ptr i = t.data_.cached_begin_bucket_,
+                        j = t.data_.buckets_end(); i != j; ++i)
+            {
+                for(link_ptr it(i->next_); BOOST_UNORDERED_BORLAND_BOOL(it); it = data::next_group(it))
+                    seed ^= group_hash(t, it, (type_wrapper<V>*)0);
+            }
+
+            return seed;
+        }
+
         // Iterators
 
         template <typename Alloc> class BOOST_UNORDERED_ITERATOR;
diff --git a/include/boost/unordered_map.hpp b/include/boost/unordered_map.hpp
index ec82da34..cf6562b3 100644
--- a/include/boost/unordered_map.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/unordered_map.hpp
@@ -431,20 +431,20 @@ namespace boost
     inline bool operator==(unordered_map<K, T, H, P, A> const& m1,
         unordered_map<K, T, H, P, A> const& m2)
     {
-        return m1.base.equals(m2.base);
+        return boost::unordered_detail::equals(m1.base, m2.base);
     }
 
     template <class K, class T, class H, class P, class A>
     inline bool operator!=(unordered_map<K, T, H, P, A> const& m1,
         unordered_map<K, T, H, P, A> const& m2)
     {
-        return !m1.base.equals(m2.base);
+        return !boost::unordered_detail::equals(m1.base, m2.base);
     }
 
     template <class K, class T, class H, class P, class A>
     inline std::size_t hash_value(unordered_map<K, T, H, P, A> const& m)
     {
-        return m.base.hash_value();
+        return boost::unordered_detail::hash_value(m.base);
     }
 
     template <class K, class T, class H, class P, class A>
@@ -805,20 +805,20 @@ namespace boost
     inline bool operator==(unordered_multimap<K, T, H, P, A> const& m1,
         unordered_multimap<K, T, H, P, A> const& m2)
     {
-        return m1.base.equals(m2.base);
+        return boost::unordered_detail::equals(m1.base, m2.base);
     }
 
     template <class K, class T, class H, class P, class A>
     inline bool operator!=(unordered_multimap<K, T, H, P, A> const& m1,
         unordered_multimap<K, T, H, P, A> const& m2)
     {
-        return !m1.base.equals(m2.base);
+        return !boost::unordered_detail::equals(m1.base, m2.base);
     }
 
     template <class K, class T, class H, class P, class A>
     inline std::size_t hash_value(unordered_multimap<K, T, H, P, A> const& m)
     {
-        return m.base.hash_value();
+        return boost::unordered_detail::hash_value(m.base);
     }
 
     template <class K, class T, class H, class P, class A>
diff --git a/include/boost/unordered_set.hpp b/include/boost/unordered_set.hpp
index 44e8e639..f68502e3 100644
--- a/include/boost/unordered_set.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/unordered_set.hpp
@@ -401,20 +401,20 @@ namespace boost
     inline bool operator==(unordered_set<T, H, P, A> const& m1,
         unordered_set<T, H, P, A> const& m2)
     {
-        return m1.base.equals(m2.base);
+        return boost::unordered_detail::equals(m1.base, m2.base);
     }
 
     template <class T, class H, class P, class A>
     inline bool operator!=(unordered_set<T, H, P, A> const& m1,
         unordered_set<T, H, P, A> const& m2)
     {
-        return !m1.base.equals(m2.base);
+        return !boost::unordered_detail::equals(m1.base, m2.base);
     }
 
     template <class T, class H, class P, class A>
     inline std::size_t hash_value(unordered_set<T, H, P, A> const& m)
     {
-        return m.base.hash_value();
+        return boost::unordered_detail::hash_value(m.base);
     }
 
     template <class T, class H, class P, class A>
@@ -761,20 +761,20 @@ namespace boost
     inline bool operator==(unordered_multiset<T, H, P, A> const& m1,
         unordered_multiset<T, H, P, A> const& m2)
     {
-        return m1.base.equals(m2.base);
+        return boost::unordered_detail::equals(m1.base, m2.base);
     }
 
     template <class T, class H, class P, class A>
     inline bool operator!=(unordered_multiset<T, H, P, A> const& m1,
         unordered_multiset<T, H, P, A> const& m2)
     {
-        return !m1.base.equals(m2.base);
+        return !boost::unordered_detail::equals(m1.base, m2.base);
     }
 
     template <class T, class H, class P, class A>
     inline std::size_t hash_value(unordered_multiset<T, H, P, A> const& m)
     {
-        return m.base.hash_value();
+        return boost::unordered_detail::hash_value(m.base);
     }
 
     template <class T, class H, class P, class A>