diff --git a/src/characters/pre-recipient.ts b/src/characters/pre-recipient.ts
index f321c34cb..f9fe4270b 100644
--- a/src/characters/pre-recipient.ts
+++ b/src/characters/pre-recipient.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { Keyring } from '../keyring';
 import { PolicyMessageKit } from '../kits/message';
 import { RetrievalResult } from '../kits/retrieval';
 import { PorterClient } from '../porter';
-import { base64ToU8Receiver, bytesEquals, toJSON, zip } from '../utils';
+import { base64ToU8Receiver, toJSON, zip } from '../utils';
 
 export type PreDecrypterJSON = {
   porterUri: string;
@@ -185,15 +185,11 @@ export class PreDecrypter {
   }
 
   public equals(other: PreDecrypter): boolean {
-    return (
-      this.porter.porterUrl.toString() === other.porter.porterUrl.toString() &&
-      this.policyEncryptingKey.equals(other.policyEncryptingKey) &&
-      // TODO: Replace with `equals` after https://github.com/nucypher/nucypher-core/issues/56 is fixed
-      bytesEquals(
-        this.encryptedTreasureMap.toBytes(),
-        other.encryptedTreasureMap.toBytes()
-      ) &&
-      this.publisherVerifyingKey.equals(other.publisherVerifyingKey)
-    );
+    return [
+      this.porter.porterUrl.toString() === other.porter.porterUrl.toString(),
+      this.policyEncryptingKey.equals(other.policyEncryptingKey),
+      this.encryptedTreasureMap.equals(other.encryptedTreasureMap),
+      this.publisherVerifyingKey.equals(other.publisherVerifyingKey),
+    ].every(Boolean);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/conditions/condition-expr.ts b/src/conditions/condition-expr.ts
index 5cc032c5e..61c446e53 100644
--- a/src/conditions/condition-expr.ts
+++ b/src/conditions/condition-expr.ts
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ export class ConditionExpression {
   }
 
   public equals(other: ConditionExpression): boolean {
-    return (
-      this.version === other.version &&
-      objectEquals(this.condition.toObj(), other.condition.toObj())
-    );
+    return [
+      this.version === other.version,
+      objectEquals(this.condition.toObj(), other.condition.toObj()),
+    ].every(Boolean);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/dkg.ts b/src/dkg.ts
index 16208ebcd..2201d7df7 100644
--- a/src/dkg.ts
+++ b/src/dkg.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
 import { ethers } from 'ethers';
 
 import { DkgCoordinatorAgent } from './agents/coordinator';
-import { bytesEquals, fromHexString } from './utils';
+import { fromHexString } from './utils';
 
 // TODO: Expose from @nucypher/nucypher-core
 export enum FerveoVariant {
@@ -75,12 +75,11 @@ export class DkgRitual {
   }
 
   public equals(other: DkgRitual): boolean {
-    return (
-      this.id === other.id &&
-      // TODO: Replace with `equals` after https://github.com/nucypher/nucypher-core/issues/56 is fixed
-      bytesEquals(this.dkgPublicKey.toBytes(), other.dkgPublicKey.toBytes()) &&
-      this.threshold === other.threshold
-    );
+    return [
+      this.id === other.id,
+      this.dkgPublicKey.equals(other.dkgPublicKey),
+      this.threshold === other.threshold,
+    ].every(Boolean);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/sdk/strategy/cbd-strategy.ts b/src/sdk/strategy/cbd-strategy.ts
index b53dac400..62440881f 100644
--- a/src/sdk/strategy/cbd-strategy.ts
+++ b/src/sdk/strategy/cbd-strategy.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { DkgPublicKey } from '@nucypher/nucypher-core';
 import { ethers } from 'ethers';
 
-import { bytesEqual } from '../../../test/utils';
 import {
   ThresholdDecrypter,
   ThresholdDecrypterJSON,
@@ -110,9 +109,9 @@ export class DeployedCbdStrategy {
   }
 
   public equals(other: DeployedCbdStrategy) {
-    return (
-      this.decrypter.equals(other.decrypter) &&
-      bytesEqual(this.dkgPublicKey.toBytes(), other.dkgPublicKey.toBytes())
-    );
+    return [
+      this.decrypter.equals(other.decrypter),
+      this.dkgPublicKey.equals(other.dkgPublicKey),
+    ].every(Boolean);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/sdk/strategy/pre-strategy.ts b/src/sdk/strategy/pre-strategy.ts
index 0ef97681d..51d883cea 100644
--- a/src/sdk/strategy/pre-strategy.ts
+++ b/src/sdk/strategy/pre-strategy.ts
@@ -131,20 +131,20 @@ export class PreStrategy {
   }
 
   public equals(other: PreStrategy) {
-    return (
-      this.cohort.equals(other.cohort) &&
-      // TODO: Replace with `equals` after https://github.com/nucypher/nucypher-core/issues/56 is fixed
+    return [
+      this.cohort.equals(other.cohort),
+      // TODO: Replace with `equals` after https://github.com/nucypher/rust-umbral/pull/125 is released
       bytesEquals(
         this.aliceSecretKey.toBEBytes(),
         other.aliceSecretKey.toBEBytes()
-      ) &&
+      ),
       bytesEquals(
         this.bobSecretKey.toBEBytes(),
         other.bobSecretKey.toBEBytes()
-      ) &&
-      this.startDate.toString() === other.startDate.toString() &&
-      this.endDate.toString() === other.endDate.toString()
-    );
+      ),
+      this.startDate.toString() === other.startDate.toString(),
+      this.endDate.toString() === other.endDate.toString(),
+    ].every(Boolean);
   }
 }
 
@@ -203,10 +203,10 @@ export class DeployedPreStrategy {
   }
 
   public equals(other: DeployedPreStrategy) {
-    return (
-      this.cohort.equals(other.cohort) &&
-      this.decrypter.equals(other.decrypter) &&
-      this.policyKey.equals(other.policyKey)
-    );
+    return [
+      this.cohort.equals(other.cohort),
+      this.decrypter.equals(other.decrypter),
+      this.policyKey.equals(other.policyKey),
+    ].every(Boolean);
   }
 }