diff --git a/cocos/core/math/vec3.ts b/cocos/core/math/vec3.ts
index 8533bede8b8..5767065eec4 100644
--- a/cocos/core/math/vec3.ts
+++ b/cocos/core/math/vec3.ts
@@ -955,7 +955,11 @@ export class Vec3 extends ValueType {
      * @returns Returns `true` when the components of both vectors are equal within the specified range of error; otherwise it returns `false`.
      */
     public equals (other: Vec3, epsilon = EPSILON): boolean {
-        return Vec3.equals(this, other, epsilon);
+        return (
+            abs(this.x - other.x) <= epsilon
+            && abs(this.y - other.y) <= epsilon
+            && abs(this.z - other.z) <= epsilon
+        );
     }
 
     /**