diff --git a/src/encrypted-content.hpp b/src/encrypted-content.hpp
index 0f014c7..5ba0ab1 100644
--- a/src/encrypted-content.hpp
+++ b/src/encrypted-content.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2020, Regents of the University of California
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2022, Regents of the University of California
  *
  * NAC library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
  * terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software
@@ -139,16 +139,6 @@
   void
   wireDecode(const Block& wire);
 
-public:
-  bool
-  operator==(const EncryptedContent& rhs) const;
-
-  bool
-  operator!=(const EncryptedContent& rhs) const
-  {
-    return !(*this == rhs);
-  }
-
 private:
   Block m_iv;
   Block m_payload;