diff --git a/ceilometerclient/openstack/common/apiclient/base.py b/ceilometerclient/openstack/common/apiclient/base.py
index 53aad2a1..8493b441 100644
--- a/ceilometerclient/openstack/common/apiclient/base.py
+++ b/ceilometerclient/openstack/common/apiclient/base.py
@@ -518,8 +518,6 @@ class Resource(object):
         # two resources of different types are not equal
         if not isinstance(other, self.__class__):
             return False
-        if hasattr(self, 'id') and hasattr(other, 'id'):
-            return self.id == other.id
         return self._info == other._info
 
     def is_loaded(self):
diff --git a/ceilometerclient/tests/unit/test_openstack_common.py b/ceilometerclient/tests/unit/test_openstack_common.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9fea0658
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ceilometerclient/tests/unit/test_openstack_common.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# Copyright 2015 Huawei.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+from ceilometerclient.common import base
+from ceilometerclient.tests.unit import utils
+from ceilometerclient.v2 import events
+
+
+class BaseTest(utils.BaseTestCase):
+
+    def test_two_resources_with_same_id_are_not_equal(self):
+        # Two resources with same ID: never equal if their info is not equal
+        r1 = base.Resource(None, {'id': 1, 'name': 'hi'})
+        r2 = base.Resource(None, {'id': 1, 'name': 'hello'})
+        self.assertNotEqual(r1, r2)
+
+    def test_two_resources_with_same_id_and_info_are_equal(self):
+        # Two resources with same ID: equal if their info is equal
+        r1 = base.Resource(None, {'id': 1, 'name': 'hello'})
+        r2 = base.Resource(None, {'id': 1, 'name': 'hello'})
+        self.assertEqual(r1, r2)
+
+    def test_two_resources_with_diff_type_are_not_equal(self):
+        # Two resoruces of different types: never equal
+        r1 = base.Resource(None, {'id': 1})
+        r2 = events.Event(None, {'id': 1})
+        self.assertNotEqual(r1, r2)
+
+    def test_two_resources_with_no_id_are_equal(self):
+        # Two resources with no ID: equal if their info is equal
+        r1 = base.Resource(None, {'name': 'joe', 'age': 12})
+        r2 = base.Resource(None, {'name': 'joe', 'age': 12})
+        self.assertEqual(r1, r2)