diff --git a/google-cloud-core/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/NoCredentials.java b/google-cloud-core/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/NoCredentials.java
index e9ed09f25d59..4726c4d0c633 100644
--- a/google-cloud-core/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/NoCredentials.java
+++ b/google-cloud-core/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/NoCredentials.java
@@ -40,9 +40,11 @@ public static NoCredentials getInstance() {
 
   @Override
   public boolean equals(Object obj) {
-    if (!(obj instanceof NoCredentials)) {
-      return false;
-    }
     return this == obj;
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public int hashCode() {
+    return System.identityHashCode(this);
+  }
 }