diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/domain/internal/MutableResourceMetadataImpl.java b/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/domain/internal/MutableResourceMetadataImpl.java
index 9d7cca80d6..973eb930be 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/domain/internal/MutableResourceMetadataImpl.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/domain/internal/MutableResourceMetadataImpl.java
@@ -175,7 +175,8 @@ public class MutableResourceMetadataImpl<T extends Enum<T>> implements MutableRe
 
    @Override
    public int hashCode() {
-      return Objects.hashCode(id, location, name, type, uri, userMetadata);
+      // intentionally not hashing userMetadata
+      return Objects.hashCode(id, location, name, type, uri);
    }
 
    @Override
@@ -191,8 +192,8 @@ public class MutableResourceMetadataImpl<T extends Enum<T>> implements MutableRe
             && Objects.equal(location, other.getLocation())
             && Objects.equal(name, other.getName())
             && Objects.equal(type, other.getType())
-            && Objects.equal(uri, other.getUri())
-            && Objects.equal(userMetadata, other.getUserMetadata());
+            && Objects.equal(uri, other.getUri());
+            // intentionally not comparing userMetadata
    }
 
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/domain/internal/ResourceMetadataImpl.java b/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/domain/internal/ResourceMetadataImpl.java
index 7426b97deb..a46b3c4f78 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/domain/internal/ResourceMetadataImpl.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/domain/internal/ResourceMetadataImpl.java
@@ -114,13 +114,14 @@ public abstract class ResourceMetadataImpl<T extends Enum<T>> implements Resourc
          return false;
       ResourceMetadataImpl<?> that = ResourceMetadataImpl.class.cast(o);
       return equal(this.getType(), that.getType()) && equal(this.providerId, that.providerId)
-               && equal(this.name, that.name) && equal(this.location, that.location) && equal(this.uri, that.uri)
-               && equal(this.userMetadata, that.userMetadata);
+               && equal(this.name, that.name) && equal(this.location, that.location) && equal(this.uri, that.uri);
+               // intentionally not comparing userMetadata
    }
 
    @Override
    public int hashCode() {
-      return Objects.hashCode(getType(), providerId, name, location, uri, userMetadata);
+      return Objects.hashCode(getType(), providerId, name, location, uri);
+      // intentionally not hashing userMetadata
    }
 
    @Override