diff --git a/lib/src/equatable_utils.dart b/lib/src/equatable_utils.dart
index 615b0020..8e65b7cc 100644
--- a/lib/src/equatable_utils.dart
+++ b/lib/src/equatable_utils.dart
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ bool objectsEquals(Object? a, Object? b) {
     return iterableEquals(a, b);
   } else if (a is Map && b is Map) {
     return mapEquals(a, b);
-  } else if (a?.runtimeType != b?.runtimeType) {
-    return false;
   } else if (a != b) {
     return false;
   }
diff --git a/test/equatable_utils_test.dart b/test/equatable_utils_test.dart
index bea9f886..f9182b82 100644
--- a/test/equatable_utils_test.dart
+++ b/test/equatable_utils_test.dart
@@ -245,6 +245,12 @@ void main() {
       expect(objectsEquals(bob, alice), isFalse);
     });
 
+    test('returns true for int and double in a num variable', () {
+      const num intNum = 0;
+      const num doubleNum = 0.0;
+      expect(objectsEquals(intNum, doubleNum), isTrue);
+    });
+
     test('returns true for same lists', () {
       expect(objectsEquals([1, 2, 3], [1, 2, 3]), isTrue);
     });