diff --git a/report/counters.go b/report/counters.go
index 4ba60c947c..d7e882c197 100644
--- a/report/counters.go
+++ b/report/counters.go
@@ -108,12 +108,7 @@ func (c Counters) String() string {
 }
 
 // DeepEqual tests equality with other Counters
-func (c Counters) DeepEqual(i interface{}) bool {
-	d, ok := i.(Counters)
-	if !ok {
-		return false
-	}
-
+func (c Counters) DeepEqual(d Counters) bool {
 	if (c.psMap == nil) != (d.psMap == nil) {
 		return false
 	} else if c.psMap == nil && d.psMap == nil {
diff --git a/report/edge_metadatas.go b/report/edge_metadatas.go
index 43fb9ef3a8..ee410ab157 100644
--- a/report/edge_metadatas.go
+++ b/report/edge_metadatas.go
@@ -128,12 +128,7 @@ func (c EdgeMetadatas) String() string {
 }
 
 // DeepEqual tests equality with other Counters
-func (c EdgeMetadatas) DeepEqual(i interface{}) bool {
-	d, ok := i.(EdgeMetadatas)
-	if !ok {
-		return false
-	}
-
+func (c EdgeMetadatas) DeepEqual(d EdgeMetadatas) bool {
 	if c.Size() != d.Size() {
 		return false
 	}
diff --git a/report/latest_map.go b/report/latest_map.go
index 9f5619c28d..f75863deac 100644
--- a/report/latest_map.go
+++ b/report/latest_map.go
@@ -142,12 +142,7 @@ func (m LatestMap) String() string {
 }
 
 // DeepEqual tests equality with other LatestMap
-func (m LatestMap) DeepEqual(i interface{}) bool {
-	n, ok := i.(LatestMap)
-	if !ok {
-		return false
-	}
-
+func (m LatestMap) DeepEqual(n LatestMap) bool {
 	if m.Size() != n.Size() {
 		return false
 	}
diff --git a/report/sets.go b/report/sets.go
index 8ea9e6dcda..77067f9df0 100644
--- a/report/sets.go
+++ b/report/sets.go
@@ -104,12 +104,7 @@ func (s Sets) String() string {
 }
 
 // DeepEqual tests equality with other Sets
-func (s Sets) DeepEqual(i interface{}) bool {
-	t, ok := i.(Sets)
-	if !ok {
-		return false
-	}
-
+func (s Sets) DeepEqual(t Sets) bool {
 	if s.psMap.Size() != t.psMap.Size() {
 		return false
 	}
diff --git a/test/reflect/deepequal.go b/test/reflect/deepequal.go
index 70857196eb..f465f5c61d 100644
--- a/test/reflect/deepequal.go
+++ b/test/reflect/deepequal.go
@@ -32,13 +32,6 @@ func deepValueEqual(v1, v2 reflect.Value, visited map[visit]bool, depth int) boo
 	}
 
 	// if depth > 10 { panic("deepValueEqual") }	// for debugging
-	hard := func(k reflect.Kind) bool {
-		switch k {
-		case reflect.Array, reflect.Map, reflect.Slice, reflect.Struct:
-			return true
-		}
-		return false
-	}
 
 	if v1.CanAddr() && v2.CanAddr() && hard(v1.Kind()) {
 		addr1 := v1.UnsafeAddr()
@@ -72,88 +65,133 @@ func deepValueEqual(v1, v2 reflect.Value, visited map[visit]bool, depth int) boo
 		return results[0].Bool()
 	}
 
-	switch v1.Kind() {
-	case reflect.Array:
-		for i := 0; i < v1.Len(); i++ {
-			if !deepValueEqual(v1.Index(i), v2.Index(i), visited, depth+1) {
-				return false
-			}
-		}
+	test, ok := map[reflect.Kind]func(v1, v2 reflect.Value, visited map[visit]bool, depth int) bool{
+		reflect.Array:     arrayEq,
+		reflect.Slice:     sliceEq,
+		reflect.Interface: interfaceEq,
+		reflect.Ptr:       pointerEq,
+		reflect.Struct:    structEq,
+		reflect.Map:       mapEq,
+		reflect.Func:      funcEq,
+		reflect.Bool:      boolEq,
+		reflect.Float32:   floatEq,
+		reflect.Float64:   floatEq,
+		reflect.Int:       intEq,
+		reflect.Int8:      intEq,
+		reflect.Int16:     intEq,
+		reflect.Int32:     intEq,
+		reflect.Int64:     intEq,
+		reflect.Uint:      uintEq,
+		reflect.Uintptr:   uintEq,
+		reflect.Uint8:     uintEq,
+		reflect.Uint16:    uintEq,
+		reflect.Uint32:    uintEq,
+		reflect.Uint64:    uintEq,
+		reflect.String:    stringEq,
+	}[v1.Kind()]
+	if !ok {
+		test = normalEq
+	}
+	return test(v1, v2, visited, depth)
+}
+
+func hard(k reflect.Kind) bool {
+	switch k {
+	case reflect.Array, reflect.Map, reflect.Slice, reflect.Struct:
 		return true
-	case reflect.Slice:
-		if v1.IsNil() != v2.IsNil() {
-			return false
-		}
-		if v1.Len() != v2.Len() {
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func arrayEq(v1, v2 reflect.Value, visited map[visit]bool, depth int) bool {
+	for i := 0; i < v1.Len(); i++ {
+		if !deepValueEqual(v1.Index(i), v2.Index(i), visited, depth+1) {
 			return false
 		}
-		if v1.Pointer() == v2.Pointer() {
-			return true
-		}
-		for i := 0; i < v1.Len(); i++ {
-			if !deepValueEqual(v1.Index(i), v2.Index(i), visited, depth+1) {
-				return false
-			}
-		}
-		return true
-	case reflect.Interface:
-		if v1.IsNil() || v2.IsNil() {
-			return v1.IsNil() == v2.IsNil()
-		}
-		return deepValueEqual(v1.Elem(), v2.Elem(), visited, depth+1)
-	case reflect.Ptr:
-		return deepValueEqual(v1.Elem(), v2.Elem(), visited, depth+1)
-	case reflect.Struct:
-		for i, n := 0, v1.NumField(); i < n; i++ {
-			if v1.Type().Field(i).Tag.Get("deepequal") == "skip" {
-				continue
-			}
-			if !deepValueEqual(v1.Field(i), v2.Field(i), visited, depth+1) {
-				return false
-			}
-		}
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+func sliceEq(v1, v2 reflect.Value, visited map[visit]bool, depth int) bool {
+	if v1.IsNil() != v2.IsNil() {
+		return false
+	}
+	if v1.Len() != v2.Len() {
+		return false
+	}
+	if v1.Pointer() == v2.Pointer() {
 		return true
-	case reflect.Map:
-		if v1.IsNil() != v2.IsNil() {
-			return false
-		}
-		if v1.Len() != v2.Len() {
+	}
+	for i := 0; i < v1.Len(); i++ {
+		if !deepValueEqual(v1.Index(i), v2.Index(i), visited, depth+1) {
 			return false
 		}
-		if v1.Pointer() == v2.Pointer() {
-			return true
-		}
-		for _, k := range v1.MapKeys() {
-			if !deepValueEqual(v1.MapIndex(k), v2.MapIndex(k), visited, depth+1) {
-				return false
-			}
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+func interfaceEq(v1, v2 reflect.Value, visited map[visit]bool, depth int) bool {
+	if v1.IsNil() || v2.IsNil() {
+		return v1.IsNil() == v2.IsNil()
+	}
+	return deepValueEqual(v1.Elem(), v2.Elem(), visited, depth+1)
+}
+
+func pointerEq(v1, v2 reflect.Value, visited map[visit]bool, depth int) bool {
+	return deepValueEqual(v1.Elem(), v2.Elem(), visited, depth+1)
+}
+
+func structEq(v1, v2 reflect.Value, visited map[visit]bool, depth int) bool {
+	for i, n := 0, v1.NumField(); i < n; i++ {
+		if v1.Type().Field(i).Tag.Get("deepequal") == "skip" {
+			continue
 		}
-		return true
-	case reflect.Func:
-		if v1.IsNil() && v2.IsNil() {
-			return true
+		if !deepValueEqual(v1.Field(i), v2.Field(i), visited, depth+1) {
+			return false
 		}
-		// Can't do better than this:
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+func mapEq(v1, v2 reflect.Value, visited map[visit]bool, depth int) bool {
+	if v1.IsNil() != v2.IsNil() {
+		return false
+	}
+	if v1.Len() != v2.Len() {
 		return false
-	case reflect.Bool:
-		return v1.Bool() == v2.Bool()
-	case reflect.Float32, reflect.Float64:
-		return v1.Float() == v2.Float()
-	case reflect.Int, reflect.Int8, reflect.Int16, reflect.Int32, reflect.Int64:
-		return v1.Int() == v2.Int()
-	case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uintptr, reflect.Uint8, reflect.Uint16, reflect.Uint32, reflect.Uint64:
-		return v1.Uint() == v2.Uint()
-	case reflect.String:
-		return v1.String() == v2.String()
-	default:
-		// Normal equality suffices
-		if v1.CanInterface() && v2.CanInterface() {
-			return v1.Interface() == v1.Interface()
-		} else if v1.CanInterface() || v2.CanInterface() {
+	}
+	if v1.Pointer() == v2.Pointer() {
+		return true
+	}
+	for _, k := range v1.MapKeys() {
+		if !deepValueEqual(v1.MapIndex(k), v2.MapIndex(k), visited, depth+1) {
 			return false
 		}
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+func funcEq(v1, v2 reflect.Value, visited map[visit]bool, depth int) bool {
+	if v1.IsNil() && v2.IsNil() {
 		return true
 	}
+	// Can't do better than this:
+	return false
+}
+
+func boolEq(v1, v2 reflect.Value, _ map[visit]bool, _ int) bool   { return v1.Bool() == v2.Bool() }
+func floatEq(v1, v2 reflect.Value, _ map[visit]bool, _ int) bool  { return v1.Float() == v2.Float() }
+func intEq(v1, v2 reflect.Value, _ map[visit]bool, _ int) bool    { return v1.Int() == v2.Int() }
+func uintEq(v1, v2 reflect.Value, _ map[visit]bool, _ int) bool   { return v1.Uint() == v2.Uint() }
+func stringEq(v1, v2 reflect.Value, _ map[visit]bool, _ int) bool { return v1.String() == v2.String() }
+
+func normalEq(v1, v2 reflect.Value, _ map[visit]bool, _ int) bool {
+	if v1.CanInterface() && v2.CanInterface() {
+		return v1.Interface() == v1.Interface()
+	} else if v1.CanInterface() || v2.CanInterface() {
+		return false
+	}
+	return true
 }
 
 // DeepEqual tests for deep equality. It uses normal == equality where
@@ -166,10 +204,10 @@ func DeepEqual(a1, a2 interface{}) bool {
 	if a1 == nil || a2 == nil {
 		return a1 == a2
 	}
-	v1 := reflect.ValueOf(a1)
-	v2 := reflect.ValueOf(a2)
-	if v1.Type() != v2.Type() {
-		return false
-	}
-	return deepValueEqual(v1, v2, make(map[visit]bool), 0)
+	return deepValueEqual(
+		reflect.ValueOf(a1),
+		reflect.ValueOf(a2),
+		make(map[visit]bool),
+		0,
+	)
 }