diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Array/ArrayFunctions.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Array/ArrayFunctions.hpp
index 0b4d342f..f08f56a1 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Array/ArrayFunctions.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Array/ArrayFunctions.hpp
@@ -20,12 +20,4 @@ inline typename TVisitor::result_type arrayAccept(const CollectionData *arr,
   else
     return visitor.visitNull();
 }
-
-inline bool arrayEquals(const CollectionData *lhs, const CollectionData *rhs) {
-  if (lhs == rhs)
-    return true;
-  if (!lhs || !rhs)
-    return false;
-  return lhs->equalsArray(*rhs);
-}
 }  // namespace ARDUINOJSON_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Array/ArrayRef.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Array/ArrayRef.hpp
index 2c1d6ec6..2737c571 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Array/ArrayRef.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Array/ArrayRef.hpp
@@ -83,7 +83,26 @@ class ArrayConstRef : public ArrayRefBase<const CollectionData>,
   FORCE_INLINE ArrayConstRef(const CollectionData* data) : base_type(data) {}
 
   FORCE_INLINE bool operator==(ArrayConstRef rhs) const {
-    return arrayEquals(_data, rhs._data);
+    if (_data == rhs._data)
+      return true;
+    if (!_data || !rhs._data)
+      return false;
+
+    iterator it1 = begin();
+    iterator it2 = rhs.begin();
+
+    for (;;) {
+      bool end1 = it1 == end();
+      bool end2 = it2 == rhs.end();
+      if (end1 && end2)
+        return true;
+      if (end1 || end2)
+        return false;
+      if (*it1 != *it2)
+        return false;
+      ++it1;
+      ++it2;
+    }
   }
 
   FORCE_INLINE VariantConstRef operator[](size_t index) const {
@@ -138,7 +157,7 @@ class ArrayRef : public ArrayRefBase<CollectionData>,
   }
 
   FORCE_INLINE bool operator==(ArrayRef rhs) const {
-    return arrayEquals(_data, rhs._data);
+    return ArrayConstRef(_data) == ArrayConstRef(rhs._data);
   }
 
   // Internal use
diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Collection/CollectionData.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Collection/CollectionData.hpp
index 36ffbf72..0483227e 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Collection/CollectionData.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Collection/CollectionData.hpp
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ class CollectionData {
 
   void removeElement(size_t index);
 
-  bool equalsArray(const CollectionData &other) const;
-
   // Object only
 
   template <typename TAdaptedString, typename TStoragePolicy>
@@ -58,8 +56,6 @@ class CollectionData {
   template <typename TAdaptedString>
   bool containsKey(const TAdaptedString &key) const;
 
-  bool equalsObject(const CollectionData &other) const;
-
   // Generic
 
   void clear();
diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Collection/CollectionImpl.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Collection/CollectionImpl.hpp
index a82917d7..8f963baa 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Collection/CollectionImpl.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Collection/CollectionImpl.hpp
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@
 
 namespace ARDUINOJSON_NAMESPACE {
 
-inline bool variantEquals(const VariantData* a, const VariantData* b) {
-  return variantCompare(a, b) == COMPARE_RESULT_EQUAL;
-}
-
 inline VariantSlot* CollectionData::addSlot(MemoryPool* pool) {
   VariantSlot* slot = pool->allocVariant();
   if (!slot)
@@ -77,33 +73,6 @@ inline bool CollectionData::copyFrom(const CollectionData& src,
   return true;
 }
 
-inline bool CollectionData::equalsObject(const CollectionData& other) const {
-  size_t count = 0;
-  for (VariantSlot* slot = _head; slot; slot = slot->next()) {
-    VariantData* v1 = slot->data();
-    VariantData* v2 = other.getMember(adaptString(slot->key()));
-    if (!variantEquals(v1, v2))
-      return false;
-    count++;
-  }
-  return count == other.size();
-}
-
-inline bool CollectionData::equalsArray(const CollectionData& other) const {
-  VariantSlot* s1 = _head;
-  VariantSlot* s2 = other._head;
-  for (;;) {
-    if (s1 == s2)
-      return true;
-    if (!s1 || !s2)
-      return false;
-    if (!variantEquals(s1->data(), s2->data()))
-      return false;
-    s1 = s1->next();
-    s2 = s2->next();
-  }
-}
-
 template <typename TAdaptedString>
 inline VariantSlot* CollectionData::getSlot(TAdaptedString key) const {
   if (key.isNull())
diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Object/ObjectFunctions.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Object/ObjectFunctions.hpp
index 0f0b7ebf..df84d24d 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Object/ObjectFunctions.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Object/ObjectFunctions.hpp
@@ -17,14 +17,6 @@ typename TVisitor::result_type objectAccept(const CollectionData *obj,
     return visitor.visitNull();
 }
 
-inline bool objectEquals(const CollectionData *lhs, const CollectionData *rhs) {
-  if (lhs == rhs)
-    return true;
-  if (!lhs || !rhs)
-    return false;
-  return lhs->equalsObject(*rhs);
-}
-
 template <typename TAdaptedString>
 inline VariantData *objectGetMember(const CollectionData *obj,
                                     TAdaptedString key) {
diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Object/ObjectRef.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Object/ObjectRef.hpp
index ba7ce89a..4b368a8a 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Object/ObjectRef.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Object/ObjectRef.hpp
@@ -127,7 +127,19 @@ class ObjectConstRef : public ObjectRefBase<const CollectionData>,
   }
 
   FORCE_INLINE bool operator==(ObjectConstRef rhs) const {
-    return objectEquals(_data, rhs._data);
+    if (_data == rhs._data)
+      return true;
+
+    if (!_data || !rhs._data)
+      return false;
+
+    size_t count = 0;
+    for (iterator it = begin(); it != end(); ++it) {
+      if (it->value() != rhs[it->key()])
+        return false;
+      count++;
+    }
+    return count == rhs.size();
   }
 
  private:
@@ -215,7 +227,7 @@ class ObjectRef : public ObjectRefBase<CollectionData>,
   }
 
   FORCE_INLINE bool operator==(ObjectRef rhs) const {
-    return objectEquals(_data, rhs._data);
+    return ObjectConstRef(_data) == ObjectConstRef(rhs._data);
   }
 
   FORCE_INLINE void remove(iterator it) const {
diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantCompare.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantCompare.hpp
index 2f636156..50967788 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantCompare.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantCompare.hpp
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ struct ArrayComparer : ComparerBase {
   explicit ArrayComparer(const CollectionData &rhs) : _rhs(&rhs) {}
 
   CompareResult visitArray(const CollectionData &lhs) {
-    if (lhs.equalsArray(*_rhs))
+    if (ArrayConstRef(&lhs) == ArrayConstRef(_rhs))
       return COMPARE_RESULT_EQUAL;
     else
       return COMPARE_RESULT_DIFFER;
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ struct ObjectComparer : ComparerBase {
   explicit ObjectComparer(const CollectionData &rhs) : _rhs(&rhs) {}
 
   CompareResult visitObject(const CollectionData &lhs) {
-    if (lhs.equalsObject(*_rhs))
+    if (ObjectConstRef(&lhs) == ObjectConstRef(_rhs))
       return COMPARE_RESULT_EQUAL;
     else
       return COMPARE_RESULT_DIFFER;
@@ -201,8 +201,4 @@ CompareResult compare(const T1 &lhs, const T2 &rhs) {
   return lhs.accept(comparer);
 }
 
-inline int variantCompare(const VariantData *a, const VariantData *b) {
-  return compare(VariantConstRef(a), VariantConstRef(b));
-}
-
 }  // namespace ARDUINOJSON_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantFunctions.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantFunctions.hpp
index e2820ce0..51ffd64d 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantFunctions.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantFunctions.hpp
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ inline bool variantCopyFrom(VariantData *dst, const VariantData *src,
   return dst->copyFrom(*src, pool);
 }
 
-inline int variantCompare(const VariantData *a, const VariantData *b);
-
 inline void variantSetNull(VariantData *var) {
   if (!var)
     return;