diff --git a/src/core/mac/mac_types.cpp b/src/core/mac/mac_types.cpp
index f08ac8854..ce18d7e7d 100644
--- a/src/core/mac/mac_types.cpp
+++ b/src/core/mac/mac_types.cpp
@@ -75,8 +75,6 @@ void ExtAddress::SetFromIid(const Ip6::InterfaceIdentifier &aIid)
 
 #endif
 
-bool ExtAddress::operator==(const ExtAddress &aOther) const { return (memcmp(m8, aOther.m8, sizeof(m8)) == 0); }
-
 ExtAddress::InfoString ExtAddress::ToString(void) const
 {
     InfoString string;
diff --git a/src/core/mac/mac_types.hpp b/src/core/mac/mac_types.hpp
index 34532fdf0..4055d0a95 100644
--- a/src/core/mac/mac_types.hpp
+++ b/src/core/mac/mac_types.hpp
@@ -220,16 +220,6 @@ public:
         CopyAddress(aBuffer, m8, aByteOrder);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Overloads operator `==` to evaluate whether or not two `ExtAddress` instances are equal.
-     *
-     * @param[in]  aOther  The other `ExtAddress` instance to compare with.
-     *
-     * @retval TRUE   If the two `ExtAddress` instances are equal.
-     * @retval FALSE  If the two `ExtAddress` instances are not equal.
-     */
-    bool operator==(const ExtAddress &aOther) const;
-
     /**
      * Converts an address to a string.
      *