diff --git a/client/app/scripts/charts/nodes-chart.js b/client/app/scripts/charts/nodes-chart.js
index e42e239a0..95ba8a467 100644
--- a/client/app/scripts/charts/nodes-chart.js
+++ b/client/app/scripts/charts/nodes-chart.js
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ import { MIN_NODE_SIZE, DETAILS_PANEL_WIDTH, MAX_NODE_SIZE } from '../constants/
 import Logo from '../components/logo';
 import { doLayout } from './nodes-layout';
 import NodesChartElements from './nodes-chart-elements';
-import { getActiveTopologyOptions, getAdjacentNodes,
-  isSameTopology } from '../utils/topology-utils';
+import { getActiveTopologyOptions, getAdjacentNodes } from '../utils/topology-utils';
 
 const log = debug('scope:nodes-chart');
 
@@ -82,8 +81,7 @@ class NodesChart extends React.Component {
     state.height = nextProps.forceRelayout ? nextProps.height : (state.height || nextProps.height);
     state.width = nextProps.forceRelayout ? nextProps.width : (state.width || nextProps.width);
 
-    // _.assign(state, this.updateGraphState(nextProps, state));
-    if (nextProps.forceRelayout || !isSameTopology(nextProps.nodes, this.props.nodes)) {
+    if (nextProps.forceRelayout || nextProps.nodes !== this.props.nodes) {
       _.assign(state, this.updateGraphState(nextProps, state));
     }
 
diff --git a/client/app/scripts/utils/topology-utils.js b/client/app/scripts/utils/topology-utils.js
index ae22afaba..3e90c6e36 100644
--- a/client/app/scripts/utils/topology-utils.js
+++ b/client/app/scripts/utils/topology-utils.js
@@ -171,13 +171,6 @@ export function getCurrentTopologyUrl(state) {
   return state.getIn(['currentTopology', 'url']);
 }
 
-export function isSameTopology(nodes, nextNodes) {
-  const mapper = node => makeMap({id: node.get('id'), adjacency: node.get('adjacency')});
-  const topology = nodes.map(mapper);
-  const nextTopology = nextNodes.map(mapper);
-  return isDeepEqual(topology, nextTopology);
-}
-
 export function isNodeMatchingQuery(node, query) {
   return node.get('label').includes(query) || node.get('subLabel').includes(query);
 }