diff --git a/src/icosagon/data.py b/src/icosagon/data.py
index 70963ec..4505adf 100644
--- a/src/icosagon/data.py
+++ b/src/icosagon/data.py
@@ -24,33 +24,8 @@ def _equal(x: torch.Tensor, y: torch.Tensor):
     if not x.is_sparse:
         return (x == y)
 
-    # if x.shape != y.shape:
-        # return torch.tensor(0, dtype=torch.uint8)
-
     return ((x - y).coalesce().values() == 0)
 
-    x = x.coalesce()
-    indices_x = np.empty(x.indices().shape[1], dtype=np.object)
-    indices_x[:] = list(map(tuple, x.indices().transpose(0, 1)))
-    order_x = np.argsort(indices_x)
-    #order_x = sorted(range(len(indices_x)), key=lambda idx: indices_x[idx])
-
-    y = y.coalesce()
-    indices_y = np.empty(y.indices().shape[1], dtype=np.object)
-    indices_y[:] = list(map(tuple, y.indices().transpose(0, 1)))
-    order_y = np.argsort(indices_y)
-    # order_y = sorted(range(len(indices_y)), key=lambda idx: indices_y[idx])
-
-    # print(indices_x.shape, indices_y.shape)
-
-    if not len(indices_x) == len(indices_y):
-        return torch.tensor(0, dtype=torch.uint8)
-
-    if not np.all(indices_x[order_x] == indices_y[order_y]):
-        return torch.tensor(0, dtype=torch.uint8)
-
-    return (x.values()[order_x] == y.values()[order_y])
-
 
 @dataclass
 class NodeType(object):