diff --git a/pkg/vm/stackitem/item.go b/pkg/vm/stackitem/item.go
index 5d141c7f2f..0d6c86851e 100644
--- a/pkg/vm/stackitem/item.go
+++ b/pkg/vm/stackitem/item.go
@@ -356,11 +356,7 @@ func (i *BigInteger) Equals(s Item) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 	val, ok := s.(*BigInteger)
-	if ok {
-		return i.value.Cmp(val.value) == 0
-	}
-	bs, err := s.TryBytes()
-	return err == nil && bytes.Equal(i.Bytes(), bs)
+	return ok && i.value.Cmp(val.value) == 0
 }
 
 // Value implements Item interface.
@@ -454,11 +450,7 @@ func (i *Bool) Equals(s Item) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 	val, ok := s.(*Bool)
-	if ok {
-		return i.value == val.value
-	}
-	bs, err := s.TryBytes()
-	return err == nil && bytes.Equal(i.Bytes(), bs)
+	return ok && i.value == val.value
 }
 
 // Type implements Item interface.
@@ -530,8 +522,8 @@ func (i *ByteArray) Equals(s Item) bool {
 	} else if s == nil {
 		return false
 	}
-	bs, err := s.TryBytes()
-	return err == nil && bytes.Equal(i.value, bs)
+	val, ok := s.(*ByteArray)
+	return ok && bytes.Equal(i.value, val.value)
 }
 
 // Dup implements Item interface.
diff --git a/pkg/vm/stackitem/item_test.go b/pkg/vm/stackitem/item_test.go
index b7a59827b8..978024f499 100644
--- a/pkg/vm/stackitem/item_test.go
+++ b/pkg/vm/stackitem/item_test.go
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ var equalsTestCases = map[string][]struct {
 		{
 			item1:  NewBool(true),
 			item2:  NewBigInteger(big.NewInt(1)),
-			result: true,
+			result: false,
 		},
 		{
 			item1:  NewBool(true),
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ var equalsTestCases = map[string][]struct {
 		{
 			item1:  NewByteArray([]byte{1}),
 			item2:  NewBigInteger(big.NewInt(1)),
-			result: true,
+			result: false,
 		},
 		{
 			item1:  NewByteArray([]byte{1, 2, 3}),
diff --git a/pkg/vm/vm_test.go b/pkg/vm/vm_test.go
index 359d26488a..4e635a2c13 100644
--- a/pkg/vm/vm_test.go
+++ b/pkg/vm/vm_test.go
@@ -1129,7 +1129,8 @@ func TestEQUAL(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("NoArgs", getTestFuncForVM(prog, nil))
 	t.Run("OneArgument", getTestFuncForVM(prog, nil, 1))
 	t.Run("Integer", getTestFuncForVM(prog, true, 5, 5))
-	t.Run("IntegerByteArray", getTestFuncForVM(prog, true, []byte{16}, 16))
+	t.Run("IntegerByteArray", getTestFuncForVM(prog, false, []byte{16}, 16))
+	t.Run("BooleanInteger", getTestFuncForVM(prog, false, true, 1))
 	t.Run("Map", getTestFuncForVM(prog, false, stackitem.NewMap(), stackitem.NewMap()))
 	t.Run("Array", getTestFuncForVM(prog, false, []stackitem.Item{}, []stackitem.Item{}))
 	t.Run("Buffer", getTestFuncForVM(prog, false, stackitem.NewBuffer([]byte{42}), stackitem.NewBuffer([]byte{42})))
@@ -1363,14 +1364,14 @@ func TestPICKITEMDupMap(t *testing.T) {
 	prog := makeProgram(opcode.DUP, opcode.PUSHINT8, 42, opcode.PICKITEM, opcode.ABS)
 	vm := load(prog)
 	m := stackitem.NewMap()
-	m.Add(stackitem.Make([]byte{42}), stackitem.Make(-1))
+	m.Add(stackitem.Make(42), stackitem.Make(-1))
 	vm.estack.Push(&Element{value: m})
 	runVM(t, vm)
 	assert.Equal(t, 2, vm.estack.Len())
 	assert.Equal(t, int64(1), vm.estack.Pop().BigInt().Int64())
 	items := vm.estack.Pop().Value().([]stackitem.MapElement)
 	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(items))
-	assert.Equal(t, []byte{42}, items[0].Key.Value())
+	assert.Equal(t, big.NewInt(42), items[0].Key.Value())
 	assert.Equal(t, big.NewInt(-1), items[0].Value.Value())
 }