diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/MimeType.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/MimeType.java
index de29040b07..b6e1ff2ff3 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/MimeType.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/MimeType.java
@@ -637,9 +637,6 @@ public class MimeType implements Comparable<MimeType>, Serializable {
 			else if (mimeType2.isWildcardType() && !mimeType1.isWildcardType()) {  // audio/* > */*
 				return -1;
 			}
-			else if (!mimeType1.getType().equals(mimeType2.getType())) {  // audio/basic == text/html
-				return 0;
-			}
 			else {  // mediaType1.getType().equals(mediaType2.getType())
 				if (mimeType1.isWildcardSubtype() && !mimeType2.isWildcardSubtype()) {  // audio/* < audio/basic
 					return 1;
@@ -647,9 +644,6 @@ public class MimeType implements Comparable<MimeType>, Serializable {
 				else if (mimeType2.isWildcardSubtype() && !mimeType1.isWildcardSubtype()) {  // audio/basic > audio/*
 					return -1;
 				}
-				else if (!mimeType1.getSubtype().equals(mimeType2.getSubtype())) {  // audio/basic == audio/wave
-					return 0;
-				}
 				else {  // mediaType2.getSubtype().equals(mediaType2.getSubtype())
 					return compareParameters(mimeType1, mimeType2);
 				}
diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/MediaType.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/MediaType.java
index f4af4c01a5..dfdee9740a 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/MediaType.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/MediaType.java
@@ -798,9 +798,6 @@ public class MediaType extends MimeType implements Serializable {
 		else if (mediaType2.isWildcardType() && !mediaType1.isWildcardType()) {  // audio/* > */*
 			return -1;
 		}
-		else if (!mediaType1.getType().equals(mediaType2.getType())) {  // audio/basic == text/html
-			return 0;
-		}
 		else {  // mediaType1.getType().equals(mediaType2.getType())
 			if (mediaType1.isWildcardSubtype() && !mediaType2.isWildcardSubtype()) {  // audio/* < audio/basic
 				return 1;
@@ -808,9 +805,6 @@ public class MediaType extends MimeType implements Serializable {
 			else if (mediaType2.isWildcardSubtype() && !mediaType1.isWildcardSubtype()) {  // audio/basic > audio/*
 				return -1;
 			}
-			else if (!mediaType1.getSubtype().equals(mediaType2.getSubtype())) {  // audio/basic == audio/wave
-				return 0;
-			}
 			else {
 				int paramsSize1 = mediaType1.getParameters().size();
 				int paramsSize2 = mediaType2.getParameters().size();