diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/boot/model/naming/Identifier.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/boot/model/naming/Identifier.java
index ddf3f6c7ee..b63a6fe6ab 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/boot/model/naming/Identifier.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/boot/model/naming/Identifier.java
@@ -164,10 +164,7 @@ public class Identifier implements Comparable<Identifier> {
 
 	@Override
 	public boolean equals(Object o) {
-		if ( this == o ) {
-			return true;
-		}
-		if ( o == null || getClass() != o.getClass() ) {
+		if ( !(o instanceof Identifier) ) {
 			return false;
 		}