diff --git a/cppwinrt/code_writers.h b/cppwinrt/code_writers.h
index 385219bb6..51ecc63d6 100644
--- a/cppwinrt/code_writers.h
+++ b/cppwinrt/code_writers.h
@@ -2858,28 +2858,12 @@ struct WINRT_IMPL_EMPTY_BASES produce_dispatch_to_overridable<T, D, %>
             field.first);
     }
 
-    static void write_struct_equality(writer& w, std::vector<std::pair<std::string_view, std::string>> const& fields)
-    {
-        for (std::size_t i = 0; i != fields.size(); ++i)
-        {
-            w.write(" left.% == right.%", fields[i].first, fields[i].first);
-
-            if (i + 1 != fields.size())
-            {
-                w.write(" &&");
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     static bool write_structs(writer& w, std::vector<TypeDef> const& types)
     {
         auto format = R"(    struct %
     {
-%    };
-    inline bool operator==(% const& left, % const& right)%
-    {
-        return%;
-    }
+%        bool operator==(% const& other) const% = default;
+    };
 )";
 
         if (types.empty())
@@ -2962,9 +2946,7 @@ struct WINRT_IMPL_EMPTY_BASES produce_dispatch_to_overridable<T, D, %>
                 name,
                 bind_each<write_struct_field>(type.fields),
                 name,
-                name,
-                is_noexcept,
-                bind<write_struct_equality>(type.fields));
+                is_noexcept);
 
             for (auto&& field : type.fields)
             {
diff --git a/cppwinrt/type_writers.h b/cppwinrt/type_writers.h
index df17450f1..bb56c5724 100644
--- a/cppwinrt/type_writers.h
+++ b/cppwinrt/type_writers.h
@@ -42,32 +42,29 @@ namespace cppwinrt
             name_space = type_namespace;
             name = type_name;
         }
-    };
 
-    bool operator==(type_name const& left, type_name const& right)
-    {
-        return left.name == right.name && left.name_space == right.name_space;
-    }
+        bool operator==(type_name const& other) const noexcept = default;
 
-    bool operator==(type_name const& left, std::string_view const& right)
-    {
-        if (left.name.size() + 1 + left.name_space.size() != right.size())
+        bool operator==(std::string_view const& right) const noexcept
         {
-            return false;
-        }
+            if (name.size() + 1 + name_space.size() != right.size())
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
 
-        if (right[left.name_space.size()] != '.')
-        {
-            return false;
-        }
+            if (right[name_space.size()] != '.')
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
 
-        if (0 != right.compare(left.name_space.size() + 1, left.name.size(), left.name))
-        {
-            return false;
-        }
+            if (0 != right.compare(name_space.size() + 1, name.size(), name))
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
 
-        return 0 == right.compare(0, left.name_space.size(), left.name_space);
-    }
+            return 0 == right.compare(0, name_space.size(), name_space);
+        }
+    };
 
     static auto remove_tick(std::string_view const& name)
     {
diff --git a/strings/base_events.h b/strings/base_events.h
index b307823ad..88e51acbe 100644
--- a/strings/base_events.h
+++ b/strings/base_events.h
@@ -9,12 +9,9 @@ WINRT_EXPORT namespace winrt
         {
             return value != 0;
         }
-    };
 
-    inline bool operator==(event_token const& left, event_token const& right) noexcept
-    {
-        return left.value == right.value;
-    }
+        bool operator==(event_token const& other) const noexcept = default;
+    };
 
     struct auto_revoke_t {};
     inline constexpr auto_revoke_t auto_revoke{};
diff --git a/strings/base_string.h b/strings/base_string.h
index a11f725e2..98b85590e 100644
--- a/strings/base_string.h
+++ b/strings/base_string.h
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ WINRT_EXPORT namespace winrt
 
         friend bool operator==(hstring const& left, std::wstring const& right) noexcept
         {
-            return std::wstring_view(left) == right;
+            return std::wstring_view(left) == std::wstring_view(right);
         }
 
         friend std::strong_ordering operator<=>(hstring const& left, std::wstring const& right) noexcept
@@ -241,19 +241,9 @@ WINRT_EXPORT namespace winrt
             return std::wstring_view(left) <=> std::wstring_view(right);
         }
 
-        friend bool operator==(std::wstring const& left, hstring const& right) noexcept
-        {
-            return left == std::wstring_view(right);
-        }
-
-        friend std::strong_ordering operator<=>(std::wstring const& left, hstring const& right) noexcept
-        {
-            return std::wstring_view(left) <=> std::wstring_view(right);
-        }
-
         friend bool operator==(hstring const& left, wchar_t const* right) noexcept
         {
-            return std::wstring_view(left) == right;
+            return std::wstring_view(left) == std::wstring_view(right);
         }
 
         friend std::strong_ordering operator<=>(hstring const& left, wchar_t const* right) noexcept
@@ -261,20 +251,8 @@ WINRT_EXPORT namespace winrt
             return std::wstring_view(left) <=> std::wstring_view(right);
         }
 
-        friend bool operator==(wchar_t const* left, hstring const& right) noexcept
-        {
-            return left == std::wstring_view(right);
-        }
-
-        friend std::strong_ordering operator<=>(wchar_t const* left, hstring const& right) noexcept
-        {
-            return std::wstring_view(left) <=> std::wstring_view(right);
-        }
-
         friend bool operator==(hstring const&, std::nullptr_t) = delete;
-        friend bool operator==(std::nullptr_t, hstring const&) = delete;
         friend std::strong_ordering operator<=>(hstring const&, std::nullptr_t) = delete;
-        friend std::strong_ordering operator<=>(std::nullptr_t, hstring const&) = delete;
 
         void clear() noexcept
         {
diff --git a/strings/base_string_operators.h b/strings/base_string_operators.h
index aa9c71c95..7e237866d 100644
--- a/strings/base_string_operators.h
+++ b/strings/base_string_operators.h
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-
-WINRT_EXPORT namespace winrt
-{
-}
-
 WINRT_EXPORT namespace winrt::impl
 {
     inline hstring concat_hstring(std::wstring_view const& left, std::wstring_view const& right)