diff --git a/include/tao/pq/field.hpp b/include/tao/pq/field.hpp
index f300f54..aa3ad89 100644
--- a/include/tao/pq/field.hpp
+++ b/include/tao/pq/field.hpp
@@ -60,11 +60,6 @@ namespace tao::pq
       return f.is_null();
    }
 
-   [[nodiscard]] inline auto operator==( null_t /*unused*/, const field& f )
-   {
-      return f.is_null();
-   }
-
 }  // namespace tao::pq
 
 #endif
diff --git a/include/tao/pq/table_field.hpp b/include/tao/pq/table_field.hpp
index be26278..b77bb98 100644
--- a/include/tao/pq/table_field.hpp
+++ b/include/tao/pq/table_field.hpp
@@ -58,11 +58,6 @@ namespace tao::pq
       return f.is_null();
    }
 
-   [[nodiscard]] inline auto operator==( null_t /*unused*/, const table_field& f )
-   {
-      return f.is_null();
-   }
-
 }  // namespace tao::pq
 
 #endif