diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/revwalk/RevObjectTest.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/revwalk/RevObjectTest.java
index d4f289a16..2b24aa49a 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/revwalk/RevObjectTest.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/revwalk/RevObjectTest.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public void testId() throws Exception {
 		assertSame(a, a.getId());
 	}
 
-	public void testEqualsIsIdentity() throws Exception {
+	public void testEquals() throws Exception {
 		final RevCommit a1 = commit();
 		final RevCommit b1 = commit();
 
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ public void testEqualsIsIdentity() throws Exception {
 		assertTrue(a1.equals((Object) a1));
 		assertFalse(a1.equals(b1));
 
-		assertFalse(a1.equals(a1.copy()));
-		assertFalse(a1.equals((Object) a1.copy()));
+		assertTrue(a1.equals(a1.copy()));
+		assertTrue(a1.equals((Object) a1.copy()));
 		assertFalse(a1.equals(""));
 
 		final RevWalk rw2 = new RevWalk(db);
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ public void testEqualsIsIdentity() throws Exception {
 		assertNotSame(a1, a2);
 		assertNotSame(b1, b2);
 
-		assertFalse(a1.equals(a2));
-		assertFalse(b1.equals(b2));
+		assertTrue(a1.equals(a2));
+		assertTrue(b1.equals(b2));
 
 		assertEquals(a1.hashCode(), a2.hashCode());
 		assertEquals(b1.hashCode(), b2.hashCode());
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/AnyObjectId.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/AnyObjectId.java
index ecaa82b75..aeb0812c4 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/AnyObjectId.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/AnyObjectId.java
@@ -230,11 +230,11 @@ public int hashCode() {
 	 *            the other id to compare to. May be null.
 	 * @return true only if both ObjectIds have identical bits.
 	 */
-	public boolean equals(final AnyObjectId other) {
+	public final boolean equals(final AnyObjectId other) {
 		return other != null ? equals(this, other) : false;
 	}
 
-	public boolean equals(final Object o) {
+	public final boolean equals(final Object o) {
 		if (o instanceof AnyObjectId)
 			return equals((AnyObjectId) o);
 		else
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/revwalk/RevObject.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/revwalk/RevObject.java
index a19f4d83e..85191224d 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/revwalk/RevObject.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/revwalk/RevObject.java
@@ -96,16 +96,6 @@ public final ObjectId getId() {
 		return this;
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public final boolean equals(final AnyObjectId o) {
-		return this == o;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public final boolean equals(final Object o) {
-		return this == o;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Test to see if the flag has been set on this object.
 	 *