diff --git a/src/node/mini_miner.h b/src/node/mini_miner.h
index de62c0af758..aec2aaf6b6b 100644
--- a/src/node/mini_miner.h
+++ b/src/node/mini_miner.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ struct IteratorComparator
     template<typename I>
     bool operator()(const I& a, const I& b) const
     {
-        return &(*a) < &(*b);
+        return a->first < b->first;
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/src/txorphanage.h b/src/txorphanage.h
index 3054396b2d9..3083c8467f3 100644
--- a/src/txorphanage.h
+++ b/src/txorphanage.h
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ protected:
         template<typename I>
         bool operator()(const I& a, const I& b) const
         {
-            return &(*a) < &(*b);
+            return a->first < b->first;
         }
     };