diff --git a/hash-ll.h b/hash-ll.h
index b72f84f4ae..b04fe12aef 100644
--- a/hash-ll.h
+++ b/hash-ll.h
@@ -278,6 +278,16 @@ static inline void hashclr(unsigned char *hash, const struct git_hash_algo *algo
 	memset(hash, 0, algop->rawsz);
 }
 
+static inline int oidcmp(const struct object_id *oid1, const struct object_id *oid2)
+{
+	return memcmp(oid1->hash, oid2->hash, GIT_MAX_RAWSZ);
+}
+
+static inline int oideq(const struct object_id *oid1, const struct object_id *oid2)
+{
+	return !memcmp(oid1->hash, oid2->hash, GIT_MAX_RAWSZ);
+}
+
 static inline void oidcpy(struct object_id *dst, const struct object_id *src)
 {
 	memcpy(dst->hash, src->hash, GIT_MAX_RAWSZ);
diff --git a/hash.h b/hash.h
index e43e3d8b5a..ddc2e5ca47 100644
--- a/hash.h
+++ b/hash.h
@@ -6,26 +6,6 @@
 
 #define the_hash_algo the_repository->hash_algo
 
-static inline int oidcmp(const struct object_id *oid1, const struct object_id *oid2)
-{
-	const struct git_hash_algo *algop;
-	if (!oid1->algo)
-		algop = the_hash_algo;
-	else
-		algop = &hash_algos[oid1->algo];
-	return hashcmp(oid1->hash, oid2->hash, algop);
-}
-
-static inline int oideq(const struct object_id *oid1, const struct object_id *oid2)
-{
-	const struct git_hash_algo *algop;
-	if (!oid1->algo)
-		algop = the_hash_algo;
-	else
-		algop = &hash_algos[oid1->algo];
-	return hasheq(oid1->hash, oid2->hash, algop);
-}
-
 static inline int is_null_oid(const struct object_id *oid)
 {
 	return oideq(oid, null_oid());