diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/builder/EqualsBuilder.java b/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/builder/EqualsBuilder.java
index 78042fb40..3200306c0 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/builder/EqualsBuilder.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/builder/EqualsBuilder.java
@@ -377,12 +377,8 @@ public class EqualsBuilder {
         }
         Class<?> lhsClass = lhs.getClass();
         if (!lhsClass.isArray()) {
-            if (lhs instanceof java.math.BigDecimal && rhs instanceof java.math.BigDecimal) {
-                isEquals = (((java.math.BigDecimal)lhs).compareTo((java.math.BigDecimal)rhs) == 0);
-            } else {
-                // The simple case, not an array, just test the element
-                isEquals = lhs.equals(rhs);
-            }
+            // The simple case, not an array, just test the element
+            isEquals = lhs.equals(rhs);
         } else if (lhs.getClass() != rhs.getClass()) {
             // Here when we compare different dimensions, for example: a boolean[][] to a boolean[] 
             this.setEquals(false);
diff --git a/src/test/org/apache/commons/lang/builder/EqualsBuilderTest.java b/src/test/org/apache/commons/lang/builder/EqualsBuilderTest.java
index f28df6e43..4429af53b 100644
--- a/src/test/org/apache/commons/lang/builder/EqualsBuilderTest.java
+++ b/src/test/org/apache/commons/lang/builder/EqualsBuilderTest.java
@@ -384,14 +384,6 @@ public class EqualsBuilderTest extends TestCase {
         assertTrue(new EqualsBuilder().append(Float.POSITIVE_INFINITY, Float.POSITIVE_INFINITY).isEquals());
     }
 
-    // https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LANG-393
-    public void testBigDecimal() {
-        BigDecimal o1 = new BigDecimal("2.0");
-        BigDecimal o2 = new BigDecimal("2.00");
-        assertTrue(new EqualsBuilder().append(o1, o1).isEquals());
-        assertTrue(new EqualsBuilder().append(o1, o2).isEquals());
-    }
-
     public void testAccessors() {
         EqualsBuilder equalsBuilder = new EqualsBuilder();
         assertTrue(equalsBuilder.isEquals());