Revert "Call equals() comparing different types"

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This reverts commit 9055fab66db8a63760db4aae9552373637877086.

Change-Id: I424ba3c6f84312dce803967fcc741794a689cf1b
Merge "Revert "Call equals() comparing different types"" into pac-4.4
Merge remote-tracking branch 'upstream/pac-4.4' into pac-4.4