diff --git a/+braidlab/@braid/private/cross2gen.m b/+braidlab/@braid/private/cross2gen.m
index c9a737ac..6045ed18 100644
--- a/+braidlab/@braid/private/cross2gen.m
+++ b/+braidlab/@braid/private/cross2gen.m
@@ -75,12 +75,12 @@
     % angle).
     dXtraj = Xtraj1 - Xtraj2;
 
-    % Use absolute precision to test equality (same as C++ code).
-    nearcoinc = find(eqfuzzy(Xtraj1,Xtraj2,delta));
+    % Use absolute precision to test equality.
+    nearcoinc = find(abs(dXtraj) < delta);
 
     if ~isempty(nearcoinc)
-      % Use absolute precision to test equality (same as C++ code).
-      if any(eqfuzzy(Ytraj1(nearcoinc),Ytraj2(nearcoinc),delta))
+      % Use absolute precision to test equality.
+      if any(abs(Ytraj1(nearcoinc)-Ytraj2(nearcoinc)) < delta)
         error('BRAIDLAB:braid:colorbraiding:coincidentparticles', ...
               mat2str([I J]) )
       else
diff --git a/+braidlab/@braid/private/eqfuzzy.m b/+braidlab/@braid/private/eqfuzzy.m
deleted file mode 100644
index 1fb82020..00000000
--- a/+braidlab/@braid/private/eqfuzzy.m
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-function result = eqfuzzy(A,B,delta)
-%EQFUZZY   Check for equality within a given precision.
-%   EE = EQFUZZY(A,B,DELTA) checks if the elements of A and B are within
-%   DELTA of each other.  Returns a logical array.
-%
-
-% <LICENSE
-%   Braidlab: a Matlab package for analyzing data using braids
-%
-%   http://github.com/jeanluct/braidlab
-%
-%   Copyright (C) 2013-2015  Jean-Luc Thiffeault <jeanluc@math.wisc.edu>
-%                            Marko Budisic         <marko@math.wisc.edu>
-%
-%   This file is part of Braidlab.
-%
-%   Braidlab is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-%   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-%   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-%   (at your option) any later version.
-%
-%   Braidlab is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-%   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-%   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-%   GNU General Public License for more details.
-%
-%   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-%   along with Braidlab.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-% LICENSE>
-
-result = abs(A-B) < delta;