diff --git a/nano/node/scheduler/bucket.cpp b/nano/node/scheduler/bucket.cpp
index 4e4ecb0a50..de9083b34f 100644
--- a/nano/node/scheduler/bucket.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/scheduler/bucket.cpp
@@ -189,20 +189,6 @@ void nano::scheduler::bucket::dump () const
 	}
 }
 
-/*
- * block_entry
- */
-
-bool nano::scheduler::bucket::block_entry::operator< (block_entry const & other_a) const
-{
-	return time < other_a.time || (time == other_a.time && block->hash () < other_a.block->hash ());
-}
-
-bool nano::scheduler::bucket::block_entry::operator== (block_entry const & other_a) const
-{
-	return time == other_a.time && block->hash () == other_a.block->hash ();
-}
-
 /*
  * priority_bucket_config
  */
diff --git a/nano/node/scheduler/bucket.hpp b/nano/node/scheduler/bucket.hpp
index b5b12b2b87..be82aecf84 100644
--- a/nano/node/scheduler/bucket.hpp
+++ b/nano/node/scheduler/bucket.hpp
@@ -83,13 +83,20 @@ class bucket final
 		uint64_t time;
 		std::shared_ptr<nano::block> block;
 
-		bool operator< (block_entry const & other) const;
-		bool operator== (block_entry const & other) const;
-
 		nano::block_hash hash () const
 		{
 			return block->hash ();
 		}
+
+		// Keep operators inlined
+		bool operator< (block_entry const & other) const
+		{
+			return time < other.time || (time == other.time && hash () < other.hash ());
+		}
+		bool operator== (block_entry const & other) const
+		{
+			return time == other.time && hash () == other.hash ();
+		}
 	};
 
 	// clang-format off