diff --git a/minidom-rs/CHANGELOG.md b/minidom-rs/CHANGELOG.md
index 9cef50c..6564977 100644
--- a/minidom-rs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/minidom-rs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 Version XXX, released YYY:
   * Breaking
-    `Element.write_to` doesn't prepand xml prelude anymore. Use `write_to_decl`.
+    * `Element.write_to` doesn't prepand xml prelude anymore. Use `write_to_decl`.
+    * PartialEq implementation for Element and Node have been changed to
+      ensure namespaces match even if the objects are slightly different.
   * Changes
     * Update edition to 2018
     * Add NSChoice enum to allow comparing NSs differently
diff --git a/minidom-rs/src/element.rs b/minidom-rs/src/element.rs
index 9907bc5..9d04065 100644
--- a/minidom-rs/src/element.rs
+++ b/minidom-rs/src/element.rs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ pub fn escape(raw: &[u8]) -> Cow<[u8]> {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
+#[derive(Clone, Eq, Debug)]
 /// A struct representing a DOM Element.
 pub struct Element {
     prefix: Option<String>,
@@ -95,6 +95,31 @@ impl FromStr for Element {
     }
 }
 
+impl PartialEq for Element {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
+        if self.name() == other.name() && self.ns() == other.ns() && self.attrs().eq(other.attrs())
+        {
+            let child_elems = self.children().count();
+            let text_is_whitespace = self
+                .texts()
+                .all(|text| text.chars().all(char::is_whitespace));
+            if child_elems > 0 && text_is_whitespace {
+                // Ignore all the whitespace text nodes
+                self.children()
+                    .zip(other.children())
+                    .all(|(node1, node2)| node1 == node2)
+            } else {
+                // Compare with text nodes
+                self.nodes()
+                    .zip(other.nodes())
+                    .all(|(node1, node2)| node1 == node2)
+            }
+        } else {
+            false
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl Element {
     fn new<NS: Into<NamespaceSet>>(
         name: String,
diff --git a/minidom-rs/src/node.rs b/minidom-rs/src/node.rs
index 33f3ad0..5f67502 100644
--- a/minidom-rs/src/node.rs
+++ b/minidom-rs/src/node.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use quick_xml::events::{BytesText, Event};
 use quick_xml::Writer as EventWriter;
 
 /// A node in an element tree.
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq)]
 pub enum Node {
     /// An `Element`.
     Element(Element),
@@ -208,3 +208,13 @@ impl From<ElementBuilder> for Node {
         Node::Element(builder.build())
     }
 }
+
+impl PartialEq for Node {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
+        match (self, other) {
+            (&Node::Element(ref elem1), &Node::Element(ref elem2)) => elem1 == elem2,
+            (&Node::Text(ref text1), &Node::Text(ref text2)) => text1 == text2,
+            _ => false,
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/xmpp-parsers/src/bookmarks.rs b/xmpp-parsers/src/bookmarks.rs
index 900a3a9..7346cd8 100644
--- a/xmpp-parsers/src/bookmarks.rs
+++ b/xmpp-parsers/src/bookmarks.rs
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ impl Storage {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use crate::util::compare_elements::NamespaceAwareCompare;
     use crate::Element;
     use std::convert::TryFrom;
 
@@ -99,7 +98,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(storage.urls.len(), 0);
 
         let elem2 = Element::from(Storage::new());
-        assert!(elem1.compare_to(&elem2));
+        assert_eq!(elem1, elem2);
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/xmpp-parsers/src/bookmarks2.rs b/xmpp-parsers/src/bookmarks2.rs
index cf3eaf6..ff84be9 100644
--- a/xmpp-parsers/src/bookmarks2.rs
+++ b/xmpp-parsers/src/bookmarks2.rs
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ mod tests {
     use crate::ns;
     use crate::pubsub::event::PubSubEvent;
     use crate::pubsub::pubsub::Item as PubSubItem;
-    use crate::util::compare_elements::NamespaceAwareCompare;
     use crate::Element;
     use std::convert::TryFrom;
 
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(conference.password, None);
 
         let elem2 = Element::from(Conference::new());
-        assert!(elem1.compare_to(&elem2));
+        assert_eq!(elem1, elem2);
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/xmpp-parsers/src/disco.rs b/xmpp-parsers/src/disco.rs
index 2041819..6621f8b 100644
--- a/xmpp-parsers/src/disco.rs
+++ b/xmpp-parsers/src/disco.rs
@@ -232,7 +232,6 @@ impl IqResultPayload for DiscoItemsResult {}
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use crate::util::compare_elements::NamespaceAwareCompare;
     use std::str::FromStr;
 
     #[cfg(target_pointer_width = "32")]
@@ -301,7 +300,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(query.extensions[0].form_type, Some(String::from("example")));
 
         let elem2 = query.into();
-        assert!(elem1.compare_to(&elem2));
+        assert_eq!(elem1, elem2);
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/xmpp-parsers/src/ibr.rs b/xmpp-parsers/src/ibr.rs
index 72f582f..31d0e33 100644
--- a/xmpp-parsers/src/ibr.rs
+++ b/xmpp-parsers/src/ibr.rs
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ impl From<Query> for Element {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use crate::util::compare_elements::NamespaceAwareCompare;
 
     #[cfg(target_pointer_width = "32")]
     #[test]
@@ -207,7 +206,7 @@ mod tests {
         let form = query.form.clone().unwrap();
         assert!(!form.instructions.unwrap().is_empty());
         let elem2 = query.into();
-        assert!(elem1.compare_to(&elem2));
+        assert_eq!(elem1, elem2);
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -242,6 +241,6 @@ mod tests {
             panic!();
         }
         let elem2 = query.into();
-        assert!(elem1.compare_to(&elem2));
+        assert_eq!(elem1, elem2);
     }
 }
diff --git a/xmpp-parsers/src/iq.rs b/xmpp-parsers/src/iq.rs
index 0553528..0f6165d 100644
--- a/xmpp-parsers/src/iq.rs
+++ b/xmpp-parsers/src/iq.rs
@@ -220,7 +220,6 @@ mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use crate::disco::DiscoInfoQuery;
     use crate::stanza_error::{DefinedCondition, ErrorType};
-    use crate::util::compare_elements::NamespaceAwareCompare;
 
     #[cfg(target_pointer_width = "32")]
     #[test]
@@ -283,7 +282,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(iq.to, None);
         assert_eq!(&iq.id, "foo");
         assert!(match iq.payload {
-            IqType::Get(element) => element.compare_to(&query),
+            IqType::Get(element) => element == query,
             _ => false,
         });
     }
@@ -308,7 +307,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(iq.to, None);
         assert_eq!(&iq.id, "vcard");
         assert!(match iq.payload {
-            IqType::Set(element) => element.compare_to(&vcard),
+            IqType::Set(element) => element == vcard,
             _ => false,
         });
     }
@@ -355,7 +354,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(iq.to, None);
         assert_eq!(&iq.id, "res");
         assert!(match iq.payload {
-            IqType::Result(Some(element)) => element.compare_to(&query),
+            IqType::Result(Some(element)) => element == query,
             _ => false,
         });
     }
diff --git a/xmpp-parsers/src/jingle_s5b.rs b/xmpp-parsers/src/jingle_s5b.rs
index 2d72080..816da52 100644
--- a/xmpp-parsers/src/jingle_s5b.rs
+++ b/xmpp-parsers/src/jingle_s5b.rs
@@ -275,7 +275,6 @@ impl From<Transport> for Element {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use crate::util::compare_elements::NamespaceAwareCompare;
     use std::str::FromStr;
 
     #[cfg(target_pointer_width = "32")]
@@ -327,7 +326,7 @@ mod tests {
             payload: TransportPayload::Activated(CandidateId(String::from("coucou"))),
         };
         let elem2: Element = transport.into();
-        assert!(elem.compare_to(&elem2));
+        assert_eq!(elem, elem2);
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -347,6 +346,6 @@ mod tests {
             }]),
         };
         let elem2: Element = transport.into();
-        assert!(elem.compare_to(&elem2));
+        assert_eq!(elem, elem2);
     }
 }
diff --git a/xmpp-parsers/src/message.rs b/xmpp-parsers/src/message.rs
index 4c4ce26..4e6cb3b 100644
--- a/xmpp-parsers/src/message.rs
+++ b/xmpp-parsers/src/message.rs
@@ -242,7 +242,6 @@ impl From<Message> for Element {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use crate::util::compare_elements::NamespaceAwareCompare;
     use std::str::FromStr;
 
     #[cfg(target_pointer_width = "32")]
@@ -312,7 +311,7 @@ mod tests {
         }
 
         let elem2 = message.into();
-        assert!(elem1.compare_to(&elem2));
+        assert_eq!(elem1, elem2);
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -326,7 +325,7 @@ mod tests {
             .bodies
             .insert(String::from(""), Body::from_str("Hello world!").unwrap());
         let elem2 = message.into();
-        assert!(elem.compare_to(&elem2));
+        assert_eq!(elem, elem2);
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -349,7 +348,7 @@ mod tests {
         }
 
         let elem2 = message.into();
-        assert!(elem1.compare_to(&elem2));
+        assert_eq!(elem1, elem2);
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/xmpp-parsers/src/muc/muc.rs b/xmpp-parsers/src/muc/muc.rs
index 935edd5..ec0954c 100644
--- a/xmpp-parsers/src/muc/muc.rs
+++ b/xmpp-parsers/src/muc/muc.rs
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ impl Muc {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use crate::util::compare_elements::NamespaceAwareCompare;
     use crate::util::error::Error;
     use crate::Element;
     use std::convert::TryFrom;
@@ -161,7 +160,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(muc.password, Some("coucou".to_owned()));
 
         let elem2 = Element::from(muc);
-        assert!(elem1.compare_to(&elem2));
+        assert_eq!(elem1, elem2);
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/xmpp-parsers/src/muc/user.rs b/xmpp-parsers/src/muc/user.rs
index b90298e..bcb997e 100644
--- a/xmpp-parsers/src/muc/user.rs
+++ b/xmpp-parsers/src/muc/user.rs
@@ -236,7 +236,6 @@ generate_element!(
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use crate::util::compare_elements::NamespaceAwareCompare;
     use std::error::Error as StdError;
 
     #[test]
@@ -298,7 +297,7 @@ mod tests {
             items: vec![],
         };
         let elem2 = muc.into();
-        assert!(elem.compare_to(&elem2));
+        assert_eq!(elem, elem2);
     }
 
     #[cfg(not(feature = "disable-validation"))]
diff --git a/xmpp-parsers/src/presence.rs b/xmpp-parsers/src/presence.rs
index 082eefb..8a67dde 100644
--- a/xmpp-parsers/src/presence.rs
+++ b/xmpp-parsers/src/presence.rs
@@ -335,7 +335,6 @@ impl From<Presence> for Element {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use crate::util::compare_elements::NamespaceAwareCompare;
     use jid::{BareJid, FullJid};
 
     #[cfg(target_pointer_width = "32")]
@@ -382,7 +381,7 @@ mod tests {
             .unwrap();
         let presence = Presence::new(Type::Unavailable);
         let elem2 = presence.into();
-        assert!(elem.compare_to(&elem2));
+        assert_eq!(elem, elem2);
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/xmpp-parsers/src/pubsub/event.rs b/xmpp-parsers/src/pubsub/event.rs
index 322a79f..d46b750 100644
--- a/xmpp-parsers/src/pubsub/event.rs
+++ b/xmpp-parsers/src/pubsub/event.rs
@@ -246,7 +246,6 @@ impl From<PubSubEvent> for Element {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use crate::util::compare_elements::NamespaceAwareCompare;
     use std::str::FromStr;
 
     #[test]
@@ -420,6 +419,6 @@ mod tests {
         }
 
         let elem2: Element = event.into();
-        assert!(elem.compare_to(&elem2));
+        assert_eq!(elem, elem2);
     }
 }
diff --git a/xmpp-parsers/src/pubsub/pubsub.rs b/xmpp-parsers/src/pubsub/pubsub.rs
index 24ad3c4..42e9bda 100644
--- a/xmpp-parsers/src/pubsub/pubsub.rs
+++ b/xmpp-parsers/src/pubsub/pubsub.rs
@@ -518,7 +518,6 @@ impl From<PubSub> for Element {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use crate::util::compare_elements::NamespaceAwareCompare;
 
     #[test]
     fn create() {
@@ -536,7 +535,7 @@ mod tests {
         }
 
         let elem2 = Element::from(pubsub);
-        assert!(elem1.compare_to(&elem2));
+        assert_eq!(elem1, elem2);
 
         let elem: Element =
             "<pubsub xmlns='http://jabber.org/protocol/pubsub'><create node='coucou'/></pubsub>"
@@ -553,7 +552,7 @@ mod tests {
         }
 
         let elem2 = Element::from(pubsub);
-        assert!(elem1.compare_to(&elem2));
+        assert_eq!(elem1, elem2);
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -573,7 +572,7 @@ mod tests {
         }
 
         let elem2 = Element::from(pubsub);
-        assert!(elem1.compare_to(&elem2));
+        assert_eq!(elem1, elem2);
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -596,7 +595,7 @@ mod tests {
         }
 
         let elem2 = Element::from(pubsub);
-        assert!(elem1.compare_to(&elem2));
+        assert_eq!(elem1, elem2);
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -616,7 +615,7 @@ mod tests {
         }
 
         let elem2 = Element::from(pubsub);
-        assert!(elem1.compare_to(&elem2));
+        assert_eq!(elem1, elem2);
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/xmpp-parsers/src/roster.rs b/xmpp-parsers/src/roster.rs
index 3153e46..ea33995 100644
--- a/xmpp-parsers/src/roster.rs
+++ b/xmpp-parsers/src/roster.rs
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ impl IqResultPayload for Roster {}
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use crate::util::compare_elements::NamespaceAwareCompare;
     use crate::util::error::Error;
     use crate::Element;
     use std::convert::TryFrom;
@@ -220,7 +219,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(roster.items[0].groups[0], Group::from_str("A").unwrap());
         assert_eq!(roster.items[0].groups[1], Group::from_str("B").unwrap());
         let elem2 = roster.into();
-        assert!(elem1.compare_to(&elem2));
+        assert_eq!(elem1, elem2);
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/xmpp-parsers/src/rsm.rs b/xmpp-parsers/src/rsm.rs
index f59235b..4e31b27 100644
--- a/xmpp-parsers/src/rsm.rs
+++ b/xmpp-parsers/src/rsm.rs
@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@ impl From<SetResult> for Element {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use crate::util::compare_elements::NamespaceAwareCompare;
 
     #[cfg(target_pointer_width = "32")]
     #[test]
@@ -304,6 +303,6 @@ mod tests {
             count: None,
         };
         let elem2 = set2.into();
-        assert!(elem1.compare_to(&elem2));
+        assert_eq!(elem1, elem2);
     }
 }
diff --git a/xmpp-parsers/src/util/compare_elements.rs b/xmpp-parsers/src/util/compare_elements.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 7494be7..0000000
--- a/xmpp-parsers/src/util/compare_elements.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,125 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2017 Astro <astro@spaceboyz.net>
-//
-// This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
-// License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
-// file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
-
-use minidom::{Element, Node};
-
-pub trait NamespaceAwareCompare {
-    /// Namespace-aware comparison for tests
-    fn compare_to(&self, other: &Self) -> bool;
-}
-
-impl NamespaceAwareCompare for Node {
-    fn compare_to(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
-        match (self, other) {
-            (&Node::Element(ref elem1), &Node::Element(ref elem2)) => {
-                Element::compare_to(elem1, elem2)
-            }
-            (&Node::Text(ref text1), &Node::Text(ref text2)) => text1 == text2,
-            _ => false,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl NamespaceAwareCompare for Element {
-    fn compare_to(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
-        if self.name() == other.name() && self.ns() == other.ns() && self.attrs().eq(other.attrs())
-        {
-            let child_elems = self.children().count();
-            let text_is_whitespace = self
-                .texts()
-                .all(|text| text.chars().all(char::is_whitespace));
-            if child_elems > 0 && text_is_whitespace {
-                // Ignore all the whitespace text nodes
-                self.children()
-                    .zip(other.children())
-                    .all(|(node1, node2)| node1.compare_to(node2))
-            } else {
-                // Compare with text nodes
-                self.nodes()
-                    .zip(other.nodes())
-                    .all(|(node1, node2)| node1.compare_to(node2))
-            }
-        } else {
-            false
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    use super::*;
-    use crate::Element;
-
-    #[test]
-    fn simple() {
-        let elem1: Element = "<a a='b'>x <l/> 3</a>".parse().unwrap();
-        let elem2: Element = "<a a='b'>x <l/> 3</a>".parse().unwrap();
-        assert!(elem1.compare_to(&elem2));
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn wrong_attr_name() {
-        let elem1: Element = "<a a='b'>x 3</a>".parse().unwrap();
-        let elem2: Element = "<a c='b'>x 3</a>".parse().unwrap();
-        assert!(!elem1.compare_to(&elem2));
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn wrong_attr_value() {
-        let elem1: Element = "<a a='b'>x 3</a>".parse().unwrap();
-        let elem2: Element = "<a a='c'>x 3</a>".parse().unwrap();
-        assert!(!elem1.compare_to(&elem2));
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn attr_order() {
-        let elem1: Element = "<e1 a='b' c='d'/>".parse().unwrap();
-        let elem2: Element = "<e1 c='d' a='b'/>".parse().unwrap();
-        assert!(elem1.compare_to(&elem2));
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn wrong_texts() {
-        let elem1: Element = "<e1>foo</e1>".parse().unwrap();
-        let elem2: Element = "<e1>bar</e1>".parse().unwrap();
-        assert!(!elem1.compare_to(&elem2));
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn children() {
-        let elem1: Element = "<e1><foo/><bar/></e1>".parse().unwrap();
-        let elem2: Element = "<e1><foo/><bar/></e1>".parse().unwrap();
-        assert!(elem1.compare_to(&elem2));
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn wrong_children() {
-        let elem1: Element = "<e1><foo/></e1>".parse().unwrap();
-        let elem2: Element = "<e1><bar/></e1>".parse().unwrap();
-        assert!(!elem1.compare_to(&elem2));
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn xmlns_wrong() {
-        let elem1: Element = "<e1 xmlns='ns1'><foo/></e1>".parse().unwrap();
-        let elem2: Element = "<e1 xmlns='ns2'><foo/></e1>".parse().unwrap();
-        assert!(!elem1.compare_to(&elem2));
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn xmlns_other_prefix() {
-        let elem1: Element = "<e1 xmlns='ns1'><foo/></e1>".parse().unwrap();
-        let elem2: Element = "<x:e1 xmlns:x='ns1'><x:foo/></x:e1>".parse().unwrap();
-        assert!(elem1.compare_to(&elem2));
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn xmlns_dup() {
-        let elem1: Element = "<e1 xmlns='ns1'><foo/></e1>".parse().unwrap();
-        let elem2: Element = "<e1 xmlns='ns1'><foo  xmlns='ns1'/></e1>".parse().unwrap();
-        assert!(elem1.compare_to(&elem2));
-    }
-}
diff --git a/xmpp-parsers/src/util/mod.rs b/xmpp-parsers/src/util/mod.rs
index 2a595f9..1d3ee64 100644
--- a/xmpp-parsers/src/util/mod.rs
+++ b/xmpp-parsers/src/util/mod.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,3 @@ pub(crate) mod helpers;
 /// Helper macros to parse and serialise more easily.
 #[macro_use]
 mod macros;
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-/// Namespace-aware comparison for tests
-pub(crate) mod compare_elements;
diff --git a/xmpp-parsers/src/version.rs b/xmpp-parsers/src/version.rs
index 028ce96..2bd894b 100644
--- a/xmpp-parsers/src/version.rs
+++ b/xmpp-parsers/src/version.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ impl IqResultPayload for VersionResult {}
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use crate::util::compare_elements::NamespaceAwareCompare;
     use crate::Element;
     use std::convert::TryFrom;
 
@@ -84,6 +83,6 @@ mod tests {
                 .parse()
                 .unwrap();
         println!("{:?}", elem1);
-        assert!(elem1.compare_to(&elem2));
+        assert_eq!(elem1, elem2);
     }
 }