diff --git a/hyperscript/element.py b/hyperscript/element.py
index de0655b..b78619c 100644
--- a/hyperscript/element.py
+++ b/hyperscript/element.py
@@ -131,6 +131,4 @@ def _parts(self, remove_empty: bool = False) -> list[str]:
     def __eq__(self, other: Any) -> bool:
         if isinstance(other, Element):
             return str(self) == str(other)
-        if isinstance(other, str):
-            return str(self) == other
-        return False
+        return super().__eq__(other)
diff --git a/tests/test_element.py b/tests/test_element.py
index 9a51f1e..2a46f7b 100644
--- a/tests/test_element.py
+++ b/tests/test_element.py
@@ -84,8 +84,6 @@ def test_equality(self) -> None:
 
         self.assertEqual(h("div", h("p", "Foo")), h("div", h("p", "Foo")))
 
-        self.assertEqual(h("div", h("p", "Foo")), "<div><p>Foo</p></div>")
-
         self.assertNotEqual(h("div"), h("p"))
 
         self.assertNotEqual(h("div", h("p", "Foo")), h("div", h("p", "Bar")))