diff --git a/vyper/semantics/types/bytestrings.py b/vyper/semantics/types/bytestrings.py
index 7179b9ae8e..81750edf87 100644
--- a/vyper/semantics/types/bytestrings.py
+++ b/vyper/semantics/types/bytestrings.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def compare_type(self, other):
         if self._length:
             return True
 
-        # return other.compare_type(self)
+        return other.compare_type(self)
 
     @classmethod
     def from_annotation(cls, node: vy_ast.VyperNode) -> "_BytestringT":