diff --git a/keystoneclient/base.py b/keystoneclient/base.py
index a03eceeea..9676b57ce 100644
--- a/keystoneclient/base.py
+++ b/keystoneclient/base.py
@@ -521,8 +521,6 @@ class Resource(object):
         # two resources of different types are not equal
         if not isinstance(other, self.__class__):
             return False
-        if hasattr(self, 'id') and hasattr(other, 'id'):
-            return self.id == other.id
         return self._info == other._info
 
     def is_loaded(self):
diff --git a/keystoneclient/tests/unit/test_base.py b/keystoneclient/tests/unit/test_base.py
index 601aa33fd..38644c01f 100644
--- a/keystoneclient/tests/unit/test_base.py
+++ b/keystoneclient/tests/unit/test_base.py
@@ -53,9 +53,14 @@ class BaseTest(utils.TestCase):
         self.assertRaises(AttributeError, getattr, f, 'blahblah')
 
     def test_eq(self):
-        # Two resources of the same type with the same id: equal
+        # Two resources with same ID: never equal if their info is not equal
         r1 = base.Resource(None, {'id': 1, 'name': 'hi'})
         r2 = base.Resource(None, {'id': 1, 'name': 'hello'})
+        self.assertNotEqual(r1, r2)
+
+        # Two resources with same ID: equal if their info is equal
+        r1 = base.Resource(None, {'id': 1, 'name': 'hello'})
+        r2 = base.Resource(None, {'id': 1, 'name': 'hello'})
         self.assertEqual(r1, r2)
 
         # Two resoruces of different types: never equal