diff --git a/ide/app/lib/workspace.dart b/ide/app/lib/workspace.dart
index 2853108fa..70bc39639 100644
--- a/ide/app/lib/workspace.dart
+++ b/ide/app/lib/workspace.dart
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ abstract class Resource {
   Workspace get workspace => parent.workspace;
 
   bool operator ==(other) =>
-      identical(this.runtimeType, other.runtimeType) && path == other.path;
+      this.runtimeType == other.runtimeType && path == other.path;
 
   int get hashCode => path.hashCode;