diff --git a/vlib/v/ast/types.v b/vlib/v/ast/types.v
index 832521cb1f..ee1e4f168e 100644
--- a/vlib/v/ast/types.v
+++ b/vlib/v/ast/types.v
@@ -1006,16 +1006,6 @@ pub fn (t &Struct) is_unresolved_generic() bool {
 	return t.generic_types.len > 0 && t.concrete_types.len == 0
 }
 
-pub fn (t &TypeSymbol) is_primitive_fixed_array() bool {
-	if t.info is ArrayFixed {
-		return global_table.final_sym(t.info.elem_type).is_primitive()
-	} else if t.info is Alias {
-		return global_table.final_sym(t.info.parent_type).is_primitive_fixed_array()
-	} else {
-		return false
-	}
-}
-
 pub fn (t &TypeSymbol) is_array_fixed() bool {
 	if t.info is ArrayFixed {
 		return true
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/auto_eq_methods.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/auto_eq_methods.v
index 330fbb3b98..429319702a 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/auto_eq_methods.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/auto_eq_methods.v
@@ -437,11 +437,6 @@ fn (mut g Gen) gen_fixed_array_equality_fn(left_type ast.Type) string {
 
 	mut fn_builder := strings.new_builder(512)
 	fn_builder.writeln('inline bool ${ptr_styp}_arr_eq(${arg_styp} a, ${arg_styp} b) {')
-	if left_typ.sym.is_primitive_fixed_array() {
-		fn_builder.writeln('\tif (!memcmp(${left}, ${right}, sizeof(${arg_styp}))) {')
-		fn_builder.writeln('\t\treturn true;')
-		fn_builder.writeln('\t}')
-	}
 	fn_builder.writeln('\tfor (int i = 0; i < ${size}; ++i) {')
 	// compare every pair of elements of the two fixed arrays
 	if elem.sym.kind == .string {
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/infix.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/infix.v
index c33b40a131..9a50f45c6e 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/infix.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/infix.v
@@ -216,17 +216,8 @@ fn (mut g Gen) infix_expr_eq_op(node ast.InfixExpr) {
 					if left.typ.is_ptr() {
 						g.write('*'.repeat(left.typ.nr_muls()))
 					}
-					if node.left is ast.StructInit && left.unaliased_sym.is_primitive_fixed_array() {
-						s := g.styp(left.unaliased)
-						g.write('(${s})')
-					}
 					g.expr(node.left)
 					g.write(', ')
-					if node.right is ast.StructInit
-						&& right.unaliased_sym.is_primitive_fixed_array() {
-						s := g.styp(right.unaliased)
-						g.write('(${s})')
-					}
 					if right.typ.is_ptr() {
 						g.write('*'.repeat(right.typ.nr_muls()))
 					}
@@ -275,10 +266,6 @@ fn (mut g Gen) infix_expr_eq_op(node ast.InfixExpr) {
 						s := g.styp(left.unaliased)
 						g.write('(${s})')
 					}
-				} else if node.left is ast.StructInit
-					&& left.unaliased_sym.is_primitive_fixed_array() {
-					s := g.styp(left.unaliased)
-					g.write('(${s})')
 				}
 				g.expr(node.left)
 				g.write(', ')
@@ -287,10 +274,6 @@ fn (mut g Gen) infix_expr_eq_op(node ast.InfixExpr) {
 						s := g.styp(right.unaliased)
 						g.write('(${s})')
 					}
-				} else if node.right is ast.StructInit
-					&& right.unaliased_sym.is_primitive_fixed_array() {
-					s := g.styp(right.unaliased)
-					g.write('(${s})')
 				}
 				g.expr(node.right)
 				g.write(')')
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/str.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/str.v
index 37c6bc80f8..b3b818fc98 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/str.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/str.v
@@ -234,10 +234,6 @@ fn (mut g Gen) gen_expr_to_string(expr ast.Expr, etype ast.Type) {
 			if temp_var_needed {
 				g.write(tmp_var)
 			} else {
-				if expr is ast.StructInit && g.table.final_sym(expr.typ).is_primitive_fixed_array() {
-					s := g.styp(expr.typ)
-					g.write('(${s})')
-				}
 				g.expr_with_cast(expr, typ, typ)
 			}
 		} else if typ.has_flag(.option) {
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/assert_alias_array_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/assert_alias_array_test.v
deleted file mode 100644
index c89aa00d78..0000000000
--- a/vlib/v/tests/assert_alias_array_test.v
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-type Arr = [4]u8
-type Arr2 = []u8
-type ArrStr = [4]string
-
-fn test_main() {
-	a := Arr{}
-	b := Arr{}
-
-	assert a == b
-	assert Arr{} == Arr{}
-	assert Arr{} == [4]u8{}
-	assert Arr{} == [u8(0), 0, 0, 0]!
-
-	assert Arr2{} == Arr2{}
-	assert Arr2{} == []u8{}
-
-	assert ArrStr{} == ArrStr{}
-}