diff --git a/silkaj/idty_tools.py b/silkaj/idty_tools.py
index 7b9b30c44f798411f10836b2e217d8c437264af8..e9a6575bac6ab6f737c7993a90e82801e68b0000 100644
--- a/silkaj/idty_tools.py
+++ b/silkaj/idty_tools.py
@@ -69,8 +69,7 @@ def check_many_identities(idty: Identity, doc_type: str = "Identity"):
     lookup_ids = merge_ids_lists(results_pubkey, results_uid, idty.currency)
     match = False
     for n, lookup in enumerate(lookup_ids):
-        # __equal"__ method does not work.
-        if idty.signed_raw() == lookup.signed_raw():
+        if idty == lookup:
             lookup_ids.pop(n)
             match = True
             break
diff --git a/tests/test_revocation.py b/tests/test_revocation.py
index afc9fafc306e19b8227a49ec42e86d61cdb8bf56..edabb87ae9aaa467c6347189a0b8b770cb884c52 100644
--- a/tests/test_revocation.py
+++ b/tests/test_revocation.py
@@ -42,29 +42,6 @@ from silkaj.tui import display_pubkey_and_checksum
 ### useful function ###
 
 
-def assertEqual(test: Revocation, expected: Revocation):
-    """
-    Checks the equality of two revocation objects.
-    Should be replaced by 'Revoc1 == Revoc2' once __eq__() method has been published in Duniterpy.
-    """
-    # direct equality fails, I can't find why.
-    #     assert test == expected
-    # so, let's test all values.
-    assert test.version == expected.version
-    assert test.currency == expected.currency
-    assert test.pubkey == expected.pubkey
-    # fields for identity
-    assert test.identity.version == expected.identity.version
-    assert test.identity.currency == expected.identity.currency
-    assert test.identity.pubkey == expected.identity.pubkey
-    assert test.identity.uid == expected.identity.uid
-    assert test.identity.block_id == expected.identity.block_id
-    assert test.identity.signature == expected.identity.signature
-    # test raw and inline are the same
-    assert test.raw() == expected.raw()
-    assert test.inline() == expected.inline()
-
-
 def display_dry_options(display, dry_run):
     if display:
         return ["--display"]
@@ -943,7 +920,7 @@ def test_create_revocation_doc(idty, lookup):
         currency="g1-test",
         identity=idty,
     )
-    assertEqual(test, expected)
+    assert test == expected
 
 
 # test save_doc
@@ -1019,7 +996,7 @@ def test_verify_document(doc, lookup, capsys, monkeypatch):
         if len(lookup["results"]) > 1:
             assert "One matching identity!\n" in display
             assert "Similar identities:" in display
-        assertEqual(result, doc)
+        assert result == doc
 
 
 # test verify_document: no matching identity