diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/equals/point_point.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/equals/point_point.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..12daa85e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/equals/point_point.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+// Boost.Geometry (aka GGL, Generic Geometry Library)
+
+// Copyright (c) 2007-2014 Barend Gehrels, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
+// Copyright (c) 2008-2014 Bruno Lalande, Paris, France.
+// Copyright (c) 2009-2014 Mateusz Loskot, London, UK.
+// Copyright (c) 2013-2014 Adam Wulkiewicz, Lodz, Poland
+
+// This file was modified by Oracle on 2013-2014.
+// Modifications copyright (c) 2013-2014, Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+
+// Contributed and/or modified by Adam Wulkiewicz, on behalf of Oracle
+// Contributed and/or modified by Menelaos Karavelas, on behalf of Oracle
+
+// Parts of Boost.Geometry are redesigned from Geodan's Geographic Library
+// (geolib/GGL), copyright (c) 1995-2010 Geodan, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
+
+// Use, modification and distribution is subject to the Boost Software License,
+// Version 1.0. (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
+// http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+#ifndef BOOST_GEOMETRY_ALGORITHMS_DETAIL_EQUALS_POINT_POINT_HPP
+#define BOOST_GEOMETRY_ALGORITHMS_DETAIL_EQUALS_POINT_POINT_HPP
+
+#include <boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/disjoint/point_point.hpp>
+
+
+namespace boost { namespace geometry
+{
+
+
+#ifndef DOXYGEN_NO_DETAIL
+namespace detail { namespace equals
+{
+
+/*!
+    \brief Internal utility function to detect of points are disjoint
+    \note To avoid circular references
+ */
+template <typename Point1, typename Point2>
+inline bool equals_point_point(Point1 const& point1, Point2 const& point2)
+{
+    return ! detail::disjoint::disjoint_point_point(point1, point2);
+}
+
+
+}} // namespace detail::equals
+#endif // DOXYGEN_NO_DETAIL
+
+
+}} // namespace boost::geometry
+
+#endif // BOOST_GEOMETRY_ALGORITHMS_DETAIL_EQUALS_POINT_POINT_HPP
diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/equals.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/equals.hpp
index 4cd577d69..081c8f2c4 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/equals.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/equals.hpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 #include <boost/geometry/geometries/concepts/check.hpp>
 
-#include <boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/disjoint.hpp>
+#include <boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/equals/point_point.hpp>
 #include <boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/not.hpp>
 #include <boost/geometry/algorithms/not_implemented.hpp>