diff --git a/src/decorations/functions.jl b/src/decorations/functions.jl
index b33b5fc03..e88aed564 100644
--- a/src/decorations/functions.jl
+++ b/src/decorations/functions.jl
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ end
 
 in(x::T, a::DecoratedInterval) where T<:Real = in(x, interval_part(a))
 
-@inline Base.:(==)(xx::DecoratedInterval, yy::Interval) = false
-@inline Base.:(==)(y::Interval, xx::DecoratedInterval) = false
+==(xx::DecoratedInterval, yy::Interval) = false
+==(y::Interval, xx::DecoratedInterval) = false
 
 
 ## scalar functions: mig, mag and friends