diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/ResourceID.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/ResourceID.java
index da408322f1..5cf191edab 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/ResourceID.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/ResourceID.java
@@ -62,17 +62,9 @@ public boolean equals(Object o) {
     return Objects.equals(name, that.name) && Objects.equals(namespace, that.namespace);
   }
 
-  public boolean isSameResource(HasMetadata hasMetadata) {
-    if (hasMetadata == null) {
-      return false;
-    }
-    final var metadata = hasMetadata.getMetadata();
-    return isSameResource(metadata.getName(), metadata.getNamespace());
-  }
-
   /**
-   * Whether this ResourceID points to the same resource as the one identified by the specified name
-   * and namespace.
+   * Whether this ResourceID points to the same resource as the one identified only by the specified
+   * name and namespace.
    *
    * <p>Note that this doesn't take API version or Kind into account so this should only be used
    * when checking resources that are reasonably expected to be of the same type.
@@ -83,7 +75,7 @@ public boolean isSameResource(HasMetadata hasMetadata) {
    *     specified name and namespace, {@code false} otherwise
    * @since 5.3.0
    */
-  public boolean isSameResource(String name, String namespace) {
+  public boolean equals(String name, String namespace) {
     return Objects.equals(this.name, name) && Objects.equals(this.namespace, namespace);
   }
 
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/DefaultContextTest.java b/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/DefaultContextTest.java
index 4df8df385b..5c4af25b21 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/DefaultContextTest.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/DefaultContextTest.java
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ void latestDistinctKeepsOnlyLatestResourceVersion() {
     // Find pod1 in default namespace - should have version 200
     final var pod1InDefault =
         result.stream()
-            .filter(r -> ResourceID.fromResource(r).isSameResource("pod1", "default"))
+            .filter(r -> ResourceID.fromResource(r).equals(new ResourceID("pod1", "default")))
             .findFirst()
             .orElseThrow();
     assertThat(pod1InDefault.getMetadata().getResourceVersion()).isEqualTo("200");
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ void latestDistinctKeepsOnlyLatestResourceVersion() {
     // Find pod2 in default namespace - should exist
     HasMetadata pod2InDefault =
         result.stream()
-            .filter(r -> ResourceID.fromResource(r).isSameResource("pod2", "default"))
+            .filter(r -> ResourceID.fromResource(r).equals("pod2", "default"))
             .findFirst()
             .orElseThrow();
     assertThat(pod2InDefault.getMetadata().getResourceVersion()).isEqualTo("100");
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ void latestDistinctKeepsOnlyLatestResourceVersion() {
     // Find pod1 in other namespace - should exist
     HasMetadata pod1InOther =
         result.stream()
-            .filter(r -> ResourceID.fromResource(r).isSameResource("pod1", "other"))
+            .filter(r -> ResourceID.fromResource(r).equals("pod1", "other"))
             .findFirst()
             .orElseThrow();
     assertThat(pod1InOther.getMetadata().getResourceVersion()).isEqualTo("50");