diff --git a/generators/builtins/primitives/NativePrimitivesGenerator.kt b/generators/builtins/primitives/NativePrimitivesGenerator.kt
index a7bc4139151..c568af04ced 100644
--- a/generators/builtins/primitives/NativePrimitivesGenerator.kt
+++ b/generators/builtins/primitives/NativePrimitivesGenerator.kt
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ class NativePrimitivesGenerator(writer: PrintWriter) : BasePrimitivesGenerator(w
 
     override fun MethodBuilder.modifyGeneratedEquals(thisKind: PrimitiveType) {
         val additionalCheck = if (thisKind in PrimitiveType.floatingPoint) {
-            "this.equals(other)"
+            "toBits() == other.toBits()"
         } else {
             "kotlin.native.internal.areEqualByValue(this, $parameterName)"
         }
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ class NativePrimitivesGenerator(writer: PrintWriter) : BasePrimitivesGenerator(w
 
     private fun ClassBuilder.generateCustomEquals(thisKind: PrimitiveType) {
         method {
+            annotations += "Deprecated(\"Provided for binary compatibility\", level = DeprecationLevel.HIDDEN)"
             annotations += "kotlin.internal.IntrinsicConstEvaluation"
             signature {
                 methodName = "equals"
diff --git a/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/Boolean.kt b/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/Boolean.kt
index c395f9fee39..267b4d51b49 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/Boolean.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/Boolean.kt
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ public class Boolean private constructor() : Comparable<Boolean> {
     @kotlin.internal.IntrinsicConstEvaluation
     external public override fun compareTo(other: Boolean): Int
 
+    @Deprecated("Provided for binary compatibility", level = DeprecationLevel.HIDDEN)
     @kotlin.internal.IntrinsicConstEvaluation
     public fun equals(other: Boolean): Boolean = kotlin.native.internal.areEqualByValue(this, other)
 
diff --git a/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/Char.kt b/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/Char.kt
index 62a7a8c0bd0..ade51a6e5d9 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/Char.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/Char.kt
@@ -204,12 +204,13 @@ public class Char private constructor() : Comparable<Char> {
         public const val MAX_RADIX: Int = 36
     }
 
+    @Deprecated("Provided for binary compatibility", level = DeprecationLevel.HIDDEN)
     @kotlin.internal.IntrinsicConstEvaluation
     public fun equals(other: Char): Boolean = this == other
 
     @kotlin.internal.IntrinsicConstEvaluation
     public override fun equals(other: Any?): Boolean =
-            other is Char && this.equals(other)
+            other is Char && this.code == other.code
 
     @GCUnsafeCall("Kotlin_Char_toString")
     @kotlin.internal.IntrinsicConstEvaluation
diff --git a/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/Primitives.kt b/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/Primitives.kt
index c781745307f..61c7013a21e 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/Primitives.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/Primitives.kt
@@ -435,6 +435,7 @@ public final class Byte private constructor() : Number(), Comparable<Byte> {
     public override fun equals(other: Any?): Boolean =
         other is Byte && kotlin.native.internal.areEqualByValue(this, other)
 
+    @Deprecated("Provided for binary compatibility", level = DeprecationLevel.HIDDEN)
     @kotlin.internal.IntrinsicConstEvaluation
     public fun equals(other: Byte): Boolean = kotlin.native.internal.areEqualByValue(this, other)
 
@@ -863,6 +864,7 @@ public final class Short private constructor() : Number(), Comparable<Short> {
     public override fun equals(other: Any?): Boolean =
         other is Short && kotlin.native.internal.areEqualByValue(this, other)
 
+    @Deprecated("Provided for binary compatibility", level = DeprecationLevel.HIDDEN)
     @kotlin.internal.IntrinsicConstEvaluation
     public fun equals(other: Short): Boolean = kotlin.native.internal.areEqualByValue(this, other)
 
@@ -1344,6 +1346,7 @@ public final class Int private constructor() : Number(), Comparable<Int> {
     public override fun equals(other: Any?): Boolean =
         other is Int && kotlin.native.internal.areEqualByValue(this, other)
 
+    @Deprecated("Provided for binary compatibility", level = DeprecationLevel.HIDDEN)
     @kotlin.internal.IntrinsicConstEvaluation
     public fun equals(other: Int): Boolean = kotlin.native.internal.areEqualByValue(this, other)
 
@@ -1828,6 +1831,7 @@ public final class Long private constructor() : Number(), Comparable<Long> {
     public override fun equals(other: Any?): Boolean =
         other is Long && kotlin.native.internal.areEqualByValue(this, other)
 
+    @Deprecated("Provided for binary compatibility", level = DeprecationLevel.HIDDEN)
     @kotlin.internal.IntrinsicConstEvaluation
     public fun equals(other: Long): Boolean = kotlin.native.internal.areEqualByValue(this, other)
 
@@ -2226,8 +2230,9 @@ public final class Float private constructor() : Number(), Comparable<Float> {
 
     @kotlin.internal.IntrinsicConstEvaluation
     public override fun equals(other: Any?): Boolean =
-        other is Float && this.equals(other)
+        other is Float && toBits() == other.toBits()
 
+    @Deprecated("Provided for binary compatibility", level = DeprecationLevel.HIDDEN)
     @kotlin.internal.IntrinsicConstEvaluation
     public fun equals(other: Float): Boolean = toBits() == other.toBits()
 
@@ -2632,8 +2637,9 @@ public final class Double private constructor() : Number(), Comparable<Double> {
 
     @kotlin.internal.IntrinsicConstEvaluation
     public override fun equals(other: Any?): Boolean =
-        other is Double && this.equals(other)
+        other is Double && toBits() == other.toBits()
 
+    @Deprecated("Provided for binary compatibility", level = DeprecationLevel.HIDDEN)
     @kotlin.internal.IntrinsicConstEvaluation
     public fun equals(other: Double): Boolean = toBits() == other.toBits()
 
diff --git a/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/native/simd.kt b/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/native/simd.kt
index 95dc47202a4..866d8e4c2a5 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/native/simd.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/native/simd.kt
@@ -37,12 +37,13 @@ public final class Vector128 private constructor() {
     public override fun toString() =
             "(0x${getUIntAt(0).toString(16)}, 0x${getUIntAt(1).toString(16)}, 0x${getUIntAt(2).toString(16)}, 0x${getUIntAt(3).toString(16)})"
 
-    // Not as good for floating types
+    @Deprecated("Provided for binary compatibility", level = DeprecationLevel.HIDDEN)
     public fun equals(other: Vector128): Boolean =
             getLongAt(0) == other.getLongAt(0) && getLongAt(1) == other.getLongAt(1)
 
+    // Not as good for floating types
     public override fun equals(other: Any?): Boolean =
-            other is Vector128 && this.equals(other)
+            other is Vector128 && getLongAt(0) == other.getLongAt(0) && getLongAt(1) == other.getLongAt(1)
 
     override fun hashCode(): Int {
         val x0 = getLongAt(0)