diff --git a/NumLib/TimeStepping/TimeStep.h b/NumLib/TimeStepping/TimeStep.h
index f05c8d1d4fd1da2bf4094e5c83fd84acb153e6cb..23c6627951dfe40a7a04d73972a3ccb1f3226c1b 100644
--- a/NumLib/TimeStepping/TimeStep.h
+++ b/NumLib/TimeStepping/TimeStep.h
@@ -72,21 +72,6 @@ public:
         return *this;
     }
 
-    /// compare current time
-    bool operator<(TimeStep const& ts) const
-    {
-        return (_current < ts._current);
-    }
-    /// compare current time
-    bool operator<=(TimeStep const& ts) const
-    {
-        return (_current <= ts._current);
-    }
-    /// compare current time
-    bool operator==(TimeStep const& ts) const
-    {
-        return _current == ts._current;
-    }
     /// return previous time step
     Time previous() const { return _previous; }
     /// return current time step
diff --git a/Tests/NumLib/TestTimeStep.cpp b/Tests/NumLib/TestTimeStep.cpp
index 5664ca4546eb0083cc49fa8fdbba0541b5f43786..e98c101c1f4c99afcf427280ce2ae62f854a71c2 100644
--- a/Tests/NumLib/TestTimeStep.cpp
+++ b/Tests/NumLib/TestTimeStep.cpp
@@ -37,5 +37,5 @@ TEST(NumLib, TimeStep)
     ASSERT_EQ(1u, t3.timeStepNumber());
 
     // comparison
-    ASSERT_TRUE(t2 == t3);
+    ASSERT_EQ(t2.current(), t3.current());
 }