diff --git a/src/main/java/difflib/algorithm/myers/MyersDiff.java b/src/main/java/difflib/algorithm/myers/MyersDiff.java
index 11ac201..7f07ab2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/difflib/algorithm/myers/MyersDiff.java
+++ b/src/main/java/difflib/algorithm/myers/MyersDiff.java
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ public class MyersDiff<T> implements DiffAlgorithm<T> {
                 // orig and rev are zero-based
                 // but the algorithm is one-based
                 // that's why there's no +1 when indexing the sequences
-                while (i < N && j < M && equals(orig.get(i), rev.get(j))) {
+                while (i < N && j < M && equalizer.equals(orig.get(i), rev.get(j))) {
                     i++;
                     j++;
                 }
@@ -182,10 +182,6 @@ public class MyersDiff<T> implements DiffAlgorithm<T> {
         throw new DifferentiationFailedException("could not find a diff path");
     }
 
-    private boolean equals(T orig, T rev) {
-        return equalizer.equals(orig, rev);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Constructs a {@link Patch} from a difference path.
      *