diff --git a/file.go b/file.go
index 1d569572..710241fe 100644
--- a/file.go
+++ b/file.go
@@ -368,24 +368,21 @@ func (obj *FileType) ApplyDir() bool {
 func (obj *FileType) Compare(typ Type) bool {
 	switch typ.(type) {
 	case *FileType:
-		return obj.compare(typ.(*FileType))
+		typ := typ.(*FileType)
+		if obj.Name != typ.Name {
+			return false
+		}
+		if obj.GetPath() != typ.Path {
+			return false
+		}
+		if obj.Content != typ.Content {
+			return false
+		}
+		if obj.State != typ.State {
+			return false
+		}
 	default:
 		return false
 	}
-}
-
-func (obj *FileType) compare(typ *FileType) bool {
-	if obj.Name != typ.Name {
-		return false
-	}
-	if obj.GetPath() != typ.Path {
-		return false
-	}
-	if obj.Content != typ.Content {
-		return false
-	}
-	if obj.State != typ.State {
-		return false
-	}
 	return true
 }
diff --git a/service.go b/service.go
index 6f86f062..69e94415 100644
--- a/service.go
+++ b/service.go
@@ -304,21 +304,18 @@ func (obj *ServiceType) Apply() bool {
 func (obj *ServiceType) Compare(typ Type) bool {
 	switch typ.(type) {
 	case *ServiceType:
-		return obj.compare(typ.(*ServiceType))
+		typ := typ.(*ServiceType)
+		if obj.Name != typ.Name {
+			return false
+		}
+		if obj.State != typ.State {
+			return false
+		}
+		if obj.Startup != typ.Startup {
+			return false
+		}
 	default:
 		return false
 	}
-}
-
-func (obj *ServiceType) compare(typ *ServiceType) bool {
-	if obj.Name != typ.Name {
-		return false
-	}
-	if obj.State != typ.State {
-		return false
-	}
-	if obj.Startup != typ.Startup {
-		return false
-	}
 	return true
 }
diff --git a/types.go b/types.go
index 6aa685e3..709154a0 100644
--- a/types.go
+++ b/types.go
@@ -294,15 +294,12 @@ func (obj *NoopType) Compare(typ Type) bool {
 	switch typ.(type) {
 	// we can only compare NoopType to others of the same type
 	case *NoopType:
-		return obj.compare(typ.(*NoopType))
+		typ := typ.(*NoopType)
+		if obj.Name != typ.Name {
+			return false
+		}
 	default:
 		return false
 	}
-}
-
-func (obj *NoopType) compare(typ *NoopType) bool {
-	if obj.Name != typ.Name {
-		return false
-	}
 	return true
 }