diff --git a/dbt/include/global_project/macros/materializations/models/incremental/merge.sql b/dbt/include/global_project/macros/materializations/models/incremental/merge.sql
index 2f9c2dee..c5920716 100644
--- a/dbt/include/global_project/macros/materializations/models/incremental/merge.sql
+++ b/dbt/include/global_project/macros/materializations/models/incremental/merge.sql
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
             {% endfor %}
         {% else %}
             {% set unique_key_match %}
-                {{ adapter.dispatch('equals', 'dbt')(DBT_INTERNAL_SOURCE.{{ unique_key }}, DBT_INTERNAL_DEST.{{ unique_key }}) }}
+                {{ equals(DBT_INTERNAL_SOURCE.{{ unique_key }}, DBT_INTERNAL_DEST.{{ unique_key }}) }}
             {% endset %}
             {% do predicates.append(unique_key_match) %}
         {% endif %}
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
             using {{ source }}
             where (
                 {% for key in unique_key %}
-                    {{ adapter.dispatch('equals', 'dbt')({{ source }}.{{ key }}, {{ target }}.{{ key }}) }}
+                    {{ equals({{ source }}.{{ key }}, {{ target }}.{{ key }}) }}
                     {{ "and " if not loop.last}}
                 {% endfor %}
                 {% if incremental_predicates %}
diff --git a/dbt/include/global_project/macros/materializations/snapshots/helpers.sql b/dbt/include/global_project/macros/materializations/snapshots/helpers.sql
index f72e71e0..ff42fea4 100644
--- a/dbt/include/global_project/macros/materializations/snapshots/helpers.sql
+++ b/dbt/include/global_project/macros/materializations/snapshots/helpers.sql
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
         from {{ target_relation }}
         where
             {% if config.get('dbt_valid_to_current') %}
-               {{ adapter.dispatch('equals', 'dbt')({{ columns.dbt_valid_to }}, {{ config.get('dbt_valid_to_current') }}) }}
+               {{ equals({{ columns.dbt_valid_to }}, {{ config.get('dbt_valid_to_current') }}) }}
             {% else %}
                 {{ columns.dbt_valid_to }} is null
             {% endif %}
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@
 {% macro unique_key_join_on(unique_key, identifier, from_identifier) %}
     {% if unique_key | is_list %}
         {% for key in unique_key %}
-            {{ adapter.dispatch('equals', 'dbt')({{ identifier }}.dbt_unique_key_{{ loop.index }}, {{ from_identifier }}.dbt_unique_key_{{ loop.index }}) }}
+            {{ equals({{ identifier }}.dbt_unique_key_{{ loop.index }}, {{ from_identifier }}.dbt_unique_key_{{ loop.index }}) }}
             {%- if not loop.last %} and {%- endif %}
         {% endfor %}
     {% else %}
diff --git a/dbt/include/global_project/macros/materializations/snapshots/snapshot_merge.sql b/dbt/include/global_project/macros/materializations/snapshots/snapshot_merge.sql
index 2d10d153..cd2cdebd 100644
--- a/dbt/include/global_project/macros/materializations/snapshots/snapshot_merge.sql
+++ b/dbt/include/global_project/macros/materializations/snapshots/snapshot_merge.sql
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
     when matched
      {% if config.get("dbt_valid_to_current") %}
-       and {{ adapter.dispatch('equals', 'dbt')(DBT_INTERNAL_DEST.{{ columns.dbt_valid_to }}, {{ config.get('dbt_valid_to_current') }}) }}
+       and {{ equals(DBT_INTERNAL_DEST.{{ columns.dbt_valid_to }}, {{ config.get('dbt_valid_to_current') }}) }}
 
      {% else %}
        and DBT_INTERNAL_DEST.{{ columns.dbt_valid_to }} is null
diff --git a/dbt/include/global_project/macros/utils/equals.sql b/dbt/include/global_project/macros/utils/equals.sql
index 2920b7b0..d63b6cc1 100644
--- a/dbt/include/global_project/macros/utils/equals.sql
+++ b/dbt/include/global_project/macros/utils/equals.sql
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{% macro equals(first_date, second_date, datepart) %}
+{% macro equals(expr1, expr2) %}
     {{ return(adapter.dispatch('equals', 'dbt') (expr1, expr2)) }}
 {%- endmacro %}