diff --git a/src/coinjoin/coinjoin-client.cpp b/src/coinjoin/coinjoin-client.cpp
index bc3e913952..0dfe53edeb 100644
--- a/src/coinjoin/coinjoin-client.cpp
+++ b/src/coinjoin/coinjoin-client.cpp
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ bool CCoinJoinClientSession::SendDenominate(const std::vector<std::pair<CTxDSIn,
         return false;
     }
 
-    if (txMyCollateral == CMutableTransaction()) {
+    if (CTransaction(txMyCollateral).IsNull()) {
         LogPrint(BCLog::COINJOIN, "CCoinJoinClient:SendDenominate -- CoinJoin collateral not set\n");
         return false;
     }
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ bool CCoinJoinClientSession::DoAutomaticDenominating(CConnman& connman, bool fDr
 
         //check our collateral and create new if needed
         std::string strReason;
-        if (txMyCollateral == CMutableTransaction()) {
+        if (CTransaction(txMyCollateral).IsNull()) {
             if (!CreateCollateralTransaction(txMyCollateral, strReason)) {
                 LogPrint(BCLog::COINJOIN, "CCoinJoinClientSession::DoAutomaticDenominating -- create collateral error:%s\n", strReason);
                 return false;
diff --git a/src/coinjoin/coinjoin.h b/src/coinjoin/coinjoin.h
index 6912110b6f..e5b9269349 100644
--- a/src/coinjoin/coinjoin.h
+++ b/src/coinjoin/coinjoin.h
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ public:
 
     friend bool operator==(const CCoinJoinAccept& a, const CCoinJoinAccept& b)
     {
-        return a.nDenom == b.nDenom && a.txCollateral == b.txCollateral;
+        return a.nDenom == b.nDenom && CTransaction(a.txCollateral) == CTransaction(b.txCollateral);
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/src/primitives/transaction.h b/src/primitives/transaction.h
index eecb844006..091c498a8e 100644
--- a/src/primitives/transaction.h
+++ b/src/primitives/transaction.h
@@ -301,17 +301,6 @@ struct CMutableTransaction
     uint256 GetHash() const;
 
     std::string ToString() const;
-
-    friend bool operator==(const CMutableTransaction& a, const CMutableTransaction& b)
-    {
-        return a.GetHash() == b.GetHash();
-    }
-
-    friend bool operator!=(const CMutableTransaction& a, const CMutableTransaction& b)
-    {
-        return !(a == b);
-    }
-
 };
 
 typedef std::shared_ptr<const CTransaction> CTransactionRef;