diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/handles.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/handles.cpp
index ccc772c..4c902df 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/handles.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/handles.cpp
@@ -30,14 +30,6 @@
 #include "runtime/handles.inline.hpp"
 #include "runtime/thread.inline.hpp"
 
-bool Handle::operator == (oop o) const {
-  return oopDesc::equals(obj(), o);
-}
-
-bool Handle::operator == (const Handle& h) const {
-  return oopDesc::equals(obj(), h.obj());
-}
-
 #ifdef ASSERT
 oop* HandleArea::allocate_handle(oop obj) {
   assert(_handle_mark_nesting > 1, "memory leak: allocating handle outside HandleMark");