diff --git a/Kitodo-API/src/main/java/org/kitodo/api/dataformat/MediaPartial.java b/Kitodo-API/src/main/java/org/kitodo/api/dataformat/MediaPartial.java
index 150bca1425e..a6d825956c4 100644
--- a/Kitodo-API/src/main/java/org/kitodo/api/dataformat/MediaPartial.java
+++ b/Kitodo-API/src/main/java/org/kitodo/api/dataformat/MediaPartial.java
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public boolean equals(Object o) {
 
         MediaPartial mediaPartial = (MediaPartial) o;
 
-        return (Objects.isNull(begin) && Objects.isNull(mediaPartial.begin)) || begin.equals(mediaPartial.getBegin());
+        return Objects.equals(begin, mediaPartial.begin);
     }
 
     @Override