diff --git a/Lib/collections/__init__.py b/Lib/collections/__init__.py
index 2dcc395702d..707c53b3e15 100644
--- a/Lib/collections/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/collections/__init__.py
@@ -228,8 +228,7 @@ def __eq__(self, other):
 
         '''
         if isinstance(other, OrderedDict):
-            return len(self)==len(other) and \
-                   all(map(_eq, self.items(), other.items()))
+            return dict.__eq__(self, other) and all(map(_eq, self, other))
         return dict.__eq__(self, other)