diff --git a/src/fable-library-py/fable_library/util.py b/src/fable-library-py/fable_library/util.py
index 45cc9775bb..2fd2be0d3b 100644
--- a/src/fable-library-py/fable_library/util.py
+++ b/src/fable-library-py/fable_library/util.py
@@ -217,11 +217,9 @@ class DateKind(IntEnum):
 
 
 def equals(a: Any, b: Any) -> bool:
-    if a is b:
-        return True
-
-    # Check for NoneTypes (ex Some [1] = None)
     match (a, b):
+        case (a, b) if a is b:
+            return True
         # Don't test (None, None) here, because a is b already covers that
         # case (None, None):
         #     return True
@@ -229,13 +227,10 @@ def equals(a: Any, b: Any) -> bool:
             return False
         case (_, None):
             return False
-        case (_, _):
-            pass
-
-    if is_array_like(a):
-        return equal_arrays(a, b)
-
-    return a == b
+        case (a, b) if is_array_like(a):
+            return equal_arrays(a, b)
+        case _:
+            return a == b
 
 
 def is_comparable(x: Any) -> bool: