diff --git a/3rdParty/velocypack/include/velocypack/Slice.h b/3rdParty/velocypack/include/velocypack/Slice.h
index f9c894b7da..e1b49ef8ee 100644
--- a/3rdParty/velocypack/include/velocypack/Slice.h
+++ b/3rdParty/velocypack/include/velocypack/Slice.h
@@ -732,7 +732,21 @@ class Slice {
   bool isEqualString(std::string const& attribute) const;
 
   // check if two Slices are equal on the binary level
-  bool equals(Slice const& other) const;
+  bool equals(Slice const& other) const {
+    if (head() != other.head()) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    ValueLength const size = byteSize();
+
+    if (size != other.byteSize()) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    return (memcmp(start(), other.start(),
+                  arangodb::velocypack::checkOverflow(size)) == 0);
+  }
+  
   bool operator==(Slice const& other) const { return equals(other); }
   bool operator!=(Slice const& other) const { return !equals(other); }
 
diff --git a/3rdParty/velocypack/src/Slice.cpp b/3rdParty/velocypack/src/Slice.cpp
index 811c312873..39cbe2c720 100644
--- a/3rdParty/velocypack/src/Slice.cpp
+++ b/3rdParty/velocypack/src/Slice.cpp
@@ -390,22 +390,6 @@ Slice Slice::translateUnchecked() const {
   return Slice();
 }
 
-// check if two Slices are equal on the binary level
-bool Slice::equals(Slice const& other) const {
-  if (head() != other.head()) {
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  ValueLength const size = byteSize();
-
-  if (size != other.byteSize()) {
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  return (memcmp(start(), other.start(),
-                 arangodb::velocypack::checkOverflow(size)) == 0);
-}
-
 std::string Slice::toJson(Options const* options) const {
   std::string buffer;
   StringSink sink(&buffer);