diff --git a/completeterminal.cpp b/completeterminal.cpp
index 9138ca7..aeac281 100644
--- a/completeterminal.cpp
+++ b/completeterminal.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,6 @@ void Complete::apply_string( string diff )
 
 bool Complete::operator==( Complete const &x ) const
 {
-  assert( parser == x.parser );
+  //  assert( parser == x.parser ); /* parser state is irrelevant for us */
   return terminal == x.terminal;
 }
diff --git a/terminal.cpp b/terminal.cpp
index 41dd4ee..12c0da1 100644
--- a/terminal.cpp
+++ b/terminal.cpp
@@ -155,5 +155,6 @@ void Emulator::resize( size_t s_width, size_t s_height )
 
 bool Emulator::operator==( Emulator const &x ) const
 {
-  return ( dispatch == x.dispatch ) && ( user == x.user ) && ( fb == x.fb );
+  /* dispatcher and user are irrelevant for us */
+  return ( fb == x.fb );
 }