diff --git a/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftEntity.java b/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftEntity.java
index 0480fbeff..d6241e2db 100644
--- a/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftEntity.java
+++ b/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftEntity.java
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ public abstract class CraftEntity implements org.bukkit.entity.Entity {
 
     @Override
     public UUID getUniqueId() {
-        return this.getHandle().getUUID();
+        return this.entity.getUUID();
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -496,21 +496,17 @@ public abstract class CraftEntity implements org.bukkit.entity.Entity {
 
     @Override
     public boolean equals(Object obj) {
-        if (obj == null) {
-            return false;
-        }
-        if (this.getClass() != obj.getClass()) {
-            return false;
-        }
+        if (this == obj) return true;
+        if (obj == null || getClass() != obj.getClass()) return false;
+
         final CraftEntity other = (CraftEntity) obj;
-        return (this.getEntityId() == other.getEntityId());
+        return this.entity == other.entity; // There should never be duplicate entities with differing references
     }
 
     @Override
     public int hashCode() {
-        int hash = 7;
-        hash = 29 * hash + this.getEntityId();
-        return hash;
+        // The UUID and thus hash code should never change (unlike the entity id)
+        return this.getUniqueId().hashCode();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftPlayer.java b/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftPlayer.java
index ce22bf772..6538a3ee3 100644
--- a/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftPlayer.java
+++ b/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftPlayer.java
@@ -626,22 +626,10 @@ public class CraftPlayer extends CraftHumanEntity implements Player {
 
     @Override
     public boolean equals(Object obj) {
-        if (!(obj instanceof OfflinePlayer)) {
-            return false;
-        }
-        OfflinePlayer other = (OfflinePlayer) obj;
-        if ((this.getUniqueId() == null) || (other.getUniqueId() == null)) {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        boolean uuidEquals = this.getUniqueId().equals(other.getUniqueId());
-        boolean idEquals = true;
-
-        if (other instanceof CraftPlayer) {
-            idEquals = this.getEntityId() == ((CraftPlayer) other).getEntityId();
-        }
-
-        return uuidEquals && idEquals;
+        // Long-term, this should just use the super equals... for now, check the UUID
+        if (obj == this) return true;
+        if (!(obj instanceof OfflinePlayer other)) return false;
+        return this.getUniqueId().equals(other.getUniqueId());
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -2052,7 +2040,7 @@ public class CraftPlayer extends CraftHumanEntity implements Player {
     @Override
     public int hashCode() {
         if (this.hash == 0 || this.hash == 485) {
-            this.hash = 97 * 5 + (this.getUniqueId() != null ? this.getUniqueId().hashCode() : 0);
+            this.hash = 97 * 5 + this.getUniqueId().hashCode();
         }
         return this.hash;
     }