diff --git a/src/CycloneDX.Core/Models/Component.cs b/src/CycloneDX.Core/Models/Component.cs
index 824309ac..21d83b7b 100644
--- a/src/CycloneDX.Core/Models/Component.cs
+++ b/src/CycloneDX.Core/Models/Component.cs
@@ -231,6 +231,12 @@ public override bool Equals(object obj)
 
         public bool Equals(Component obj)
         {
+            // quick check without Serializer for improved performance
+            if (obj == null || Name != obj.Name)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
             return Json.Serializer.Serialize(this) == Json.Serializer.Serialize(obj);
         }
     
diff --git a/src/CycloneDX.Utils/Merge.cs b/src/CycloneDX.Utils/Merge.cs
index 36c19596..2bbd0779 100644
--- a/src/CycloneDX.Utils/Merge.cs
+++ b/src/CycloneDX.Utils/Merge.cs
@@ -31,36 +31,12 @@ public List<T> Merge(List<T> list1, List<T> list2)
             if (list2 is null) return list1;
 
             var result = new List<T>(list1);
-            // We want to avoid the costly computation of the hashes if possible.
-            // Therefore, we use a nullable type.
-            var resultHashes = new List<int?>(list1.Count);
-            for (int i = 0; i < list1.Count; i++)
-            {
-                resultHashes.Add(null);
-            }
 
             foreach (var item in list2)
             {
-                int hash = item.GetHashCode();
-                bool found = false;
-                for (int i = 0; i < result.Count; i++)
-                {
-                    var resultItem = result[i];
-                    if (resultHashes[i] == null)
-                    {
-                        resultHashes[i] = resultItem.GetHashCode();
-                    }
-                    int resultHash = resultHashes[i].Value;
-                    if (hash == resultHash && item.Equals(resultItem))
-                    {
-                        found = true;
-                        break;
-                    }
-                }
-                if (!found) 
+                if (!(result.Contains(item)))
                 {
                     result.Add(item);
-                    resultHashes.Add(hash);
                 }
             }