diff --git a/lib/pure/collections/tables.nim b/lib/pure/collections/tables.nim
index 40ae57b5a5..112f41c660 100644
--- a/lib/pure/collections/tables.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/collections/tables.nim
@@ -191,7 +191,13 @@ proc `$`*[A, B](t: TTable[A, B]): string =
   dollarImpl()
   
 proc `==`*[A, B](s, t: TTable[A, B]): bool =
-  s.counter == t.counter and s.data == t.data
+  if s.counter == t.counter:
+    # different insertion orders mean different 'data' seqs, so we have
+    # to use the slow route here:
+    for key, val in a:
+      if not hasKey(t, key): return false
+      if mget(t, key) != val: return false
+    return true
   
 proc indexBy*[A, B, C](collection: A, index: proc(x: B): C): TTable[C, B] =
   ## Index the collection with the proc provided.