diff --git a/src/Task.cpp b/src/Task.cpp
index dd48514df..f1a903181 100644
--- a/src/Task.cpp
+++ b/src/Task.cpp
@@ -114,6 +114,12 @@ bool Task::operator== (const Task& other)
   return true;
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+bool Task::operator!= (const Task& other)
+{
+  return !(*this == other);
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 Task::Task (const std::string& input)
 {
diff --git a/src/Task.h b/src/Task.h
index c3a6259f1..fcdf168ab 100644
--- a/src/Task.h
+++ b/src/Task.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ public:
 public:
   Task () = default;
   bool operator== (const Task&);
+  bool operator!= (const Task&);
   Task (const std::string&);
   Task (const json::object*);
 
diff --git a/src/commands/CmdImport.cpp b/src/commands/CmdImport.cpp
index f473a0fbf..a663324c8 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdImport.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdImport.cpp
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ void CmdImport::importSingleTask (json::object* obj)
     if (hasGeneratedEnd)
       task.set ("end", before.get ("end"));
 
-    if (before.data_removeme() != task.data_removeme())
+    if (before != task)
     {
       CmdModify modHelper;
       modHelper.checkConsistency (before, task);
diff --git a/src/commands/CmdModify.cpp b/src/commands/CmdModify.cpp
index eae2ae995..cb407367d 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdModify.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdModify.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ int CmdModify::execute (std::string&)
     Task before (task);
     task.modify (Task::modReplace);
 
-    if (before.data_removeme () != task.data_removeme ())
+    if (before != task)
     {
       // Abort if change introduces inconsistencies.
       checkConsistency(before, task);