diff --git a/src/ParIterator.cpp b/src/ParIterator.cpp
index 09cee80acc..7289889360 100644
--- a/src/ParIterator.cpp
+++ b/src/ParIterator.cpp
@@ -134,14 +134,13 @@ ParagraphList const & ParConstIterator::plist() const
 	return text()->paragraphs();
 }
 
+#if 0
 bool operator==(ParConstIterator const & iter1, ParConstIterator const & iter2)
 {
-	DocIterator const * dit1 = &iter1;
-	DocIterator const * dit2 = &iter2;
-	return *dit1 == *dit2;
+	return static_cast<DocIterator const &>(iter1) == static_cast<DocIterator const &>(iter2);
 }
 
-#if 0
+
 bool operator!=(ParConstIterator const & iter1, ParConstIterator const & iter2)
 {
 	return !(iter1 == iter2);
diff --git a/src/ParIterator.h b/src/ParIterator.h
index e67732f98b..f1e2752009 100644
--- a/src/ParIterator.h
+++ b/src/ParIterator.h
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public:
 	ParagraphList const & plist() const;
 };
 
-bool operator==(ParConstIterator const & it1, ParConstIterator const & it2);
+//bool operator==(ParConstIterator const & it1, ParConstIterator const & it2);
 
 //bool operator!=(ParConstIterator const & it1, ParConstIterator const & it2);