diff --git a/Java/src/main/java/com/gildedrose/Item.java b/Java/src/main/java/com/gildedrose/Item.java
index 9463e334..2a95f92a 100644
--- a/Java/src/main/java/com/gildedrose/Item.java
+++ b/Java/src/main/java/com/gildedrose/Item.java
@@ -19,31 +19,4 @@ public class Item {
         return this.name + ", " + this.sellIn + ", " + this.quality;
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public boolean equals(Object o) {
-        if (this == o) {
-            return true;
-        }
-        if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        Item item = (Item) o;
-
-        if (sellIn != item.sellIn) {
-            return false;
-        }
-        if (quality != item.quality) {
-            return false;
-        }
-        return name != null ? name.equals(item.name) : item.name == null;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public int hashCode() {
-        int result = name != null ? name.hashCode() : 0;
-        result = 31 * result + sellIn;
-        result = 31 * result + quality;
-        return result;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/Java/src/test/java/com/gildedrose/GildedRoseTest.java b/Java/src/test/java/com/gildedrose/GildedRoseTest.java
index ffd0ec0e..856be07a 100644
--- a/Java/src/test/java/com/gildedrose/GildedRoseTest.java
+++ b/Java/src/test/java/com/gildedrose/GildedRoseTest.java
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ class GildedRoseTest {
         GildedRose app = new GildedRose(items);
         app.updateQuality();
         Item updatedItem = app.items[0];
-        assertEquals(new Item("test_item", 2, 9), updatedItem);
+        assertEquals(2, updatedItem.sellIn);
+        assertEquals(9, updatedItem.quality);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -23,7 +24,8 @@ class GildedRoseTest {
         GildedRose app = new GildedRose(items);
         app.updateQuality();
         Item updatedItem = app.items[0];
-        assertEquals(new Item("test_item", -1, 8), updatedItem);
+        assertEquals(-1, updatedItem.sellIn);
+        assertEquals(8, updatedItem.quality);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -43,7 +45,8 @@ class GildedRoseTest {
         GildedRose app = new GildedRose(items);
         app.updateQuality();
         Item updatedItem = app.items[0];
-        assertEquals(new Item("Aged Brie", 4, 11), updatedItem);
+        assertEquals(4, updatedItem.sellIn);
+        assertEquals(11, updatedItem.quality);
     }
 
     @Test