diff --git a/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/DefaultTable.py b/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/DefaultTable.py
index ff45bc387..8d68ec073 100644
--- a/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/DefaultTable.py
+++ b/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/DefaultTable.py
@@ -37,9 +37,8 @@ class DefaultTable:
 		return "<'%s' table at %x>" % (self.tableTag, id(self))
 	
 	def __cmp__(self, other):
-		if type(self) != type(other) or \
-		   self.__class__ != other.__class__:
-			return cmp(id(self), id(other))
+		if type(self) != type(other): return cmp(type(self), type(other))
+		if self.__class__ != other.__class__: return cmp(self.__class__, other.__class__)
 
 		return cmp(self.__dict__, other.__dict__)
 
diff --git a/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/M_E_T_A_.py b/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/M_E_T_A_.py
index 492ed60f1..b8fb640af 100644
--- a/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/M_E_T_A_.py
+++ b/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/M_E_T_A_.py
@@ -238,9 +238,8 @@ class GlyphRecord:
 		"""Compare method, so a list of NameRecords can be sorted
 		according to the spec by just sorting it..."""
 
-		if type(self) != type(other) or \
-		   self.__class__ != other.__class__:
-			return cmp(id(self), id(other))
+		if type(self) != type(other): return cmp(type(self), type(other))
+		if self.__class__ != other.__class__: return cmp(self.__class__, other.__class__)
 
 		return cmp(self.glyphID, other.glyphID)
 	
@@ -328,9 +327,8 @@ class StringRecord:
 		"""Compare method, so a list of NameRecords can be sorted
 		according to the spec by just sorting it..."""
 
-		if type(self) != type(other) or \
-		   self.__class__ != other.__class__:
-			return cmp(id(self), id(other))
+		if type(self) != type(other): return cmp(type(self), type(other))
+		if self.__class__ != other.__class__: return cmp(self.__class__, other.__class__)
 
 		return cmp(self.labelID, other.labelID)
 	
diff --git a/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/_c_m_a_p.py b/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/_c_m_a_p.py
index b33d951a8..ecc5668e7 100644
--- a/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/_c_m_a_p.py
+++ b/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/_c_m_a_p.py
@@ -151,9 +151,8 @@ class CmapSubtable:
 			writer.newline()
 	
 	def __cmp__(self, other):
-		if type(self) != type(other) or \
-		   self.__class__ != other.__class__:
-			return cmp(id(self), id(other))
+		if type(self) != type(other): return cmp(type(self), type(other))
+		if self.__class__ != other.__class__: return cmp(self.__class__, other.__class__)
 
 		# implemented so that list.sort() sorts according to the cmap spec.
 		selfTuple = (
diff --git a/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/_g_l_y_f.py b/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/_g_l_y_f.py
index 418d4502f..6a370c1f6 100644
--- a/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/_g_l_y_f.py
+++ b/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/_g_l_y_f.py
@@ -721,9 +721,8 @@ class Glyph:
 		self.data = data
 	
 	def __cmp__(self, other):
-		if type(self) != type(other) or \
-		   self.__class__ != other.__class__:
-			return cmp(id(self), id(other))
+		if type(self) != type(other): return cmp(type(self), type(other))
+		if self.__class__ != other.__class__: return cmp(self.__class__, other.__class__)
 
 		return cmp(self.__dict__, other.__dict__)
 
@@ -885,9 +884,8 @@ class GlyphComponent:
 		self.flags = safeEval(attrs["flags"])
 	
 	def __cmp__(self, other):
-		if type(self) != type(other) or \
-		   self.__class__ != other.__class__:
-			return cmp(id(self), id(other))
+		if type(self) != type(other): return cmp(type(self), type(other))
+		if self.__class__ != other.__class__: return cmp(self.__class__, other.__class__)
 
 		return cmp(self.__dict__, other.__dict__)
 
diff --git a/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/_h_e_a_d.py b/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/_h_e_a_d.py
index 060930f24..61d9a1678 100644
--- a/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/_h_e_a_d.py
+++ b/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/_h_e_a_d.py
@@ -90,9 +90,8 @@ class table__h_e_a_d(DefaultTable.DefaultTable):
 		setattr(self, name, value)
 	
 	def __cmp__(self, other):
-		if type(self) != type(other) or \
-		   self.__class__ != other.__class__:
-			return cmp(id(self), id(other))
+		if type(self) != type(other): return cmp(type(self), type(other))
+		if self.__class__ != other.__class__: return cmp(self.__class__, other.__class__)
 
 		selfdict = self.__dict__.copy()
 		otherdict = other.__dict__.copy()
diff --git a/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/_k_e_r_n.py b/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/_k_e_r_n.py
index 005d1ed08..22c5552d4 100644
--- a/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/_k_e_r_n.py
+++ b/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/_k_e_r_n.py
@@ -164,9 +164,8 @@ class KernTable_format_0:
 		del self.kernTable[pair]
 	
 	def __cmp__(self, other):
-		if type(self) != type(other) or \
-		   self.__class__ != other.__class__:
-			return cmp(id(self), id(other))
+		if type(self) != type(other): return cmp(type(self), type(other))
+		if self.__class__ != other.__class__: return cmp(self.__class__, other.__class__)
 
 		return cmp(self.__dict__, other.__dict__)
 
diff --git a/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/_l_o_c_a.py b/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/_l_o_c_a.py
index 87b047dd2..21c31ad01 100644
--- a/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/_l_o_c_a.py
+++ b/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/_l_o_c_a.py
@@ -60,9 +60,8 @@ class table__l_o_c_a(DefaultTable.DefaultTable):
 		return len(self.locations)
 	
 	def __cmp__(self, other):
-		if type(self) != type(other) or \
-		   self.__class__ != other.__class__:
-			return cmp(id(self), id(other))
+		if type(self) != type(other): return cmp(type(self), type(other))
+		if self.__class__ != other.__class__: return cmp(self.__class__, other.__class__)
 
 		return cmp(self.locations, other.locations)
 
diff --git a/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/_n_a_m_e.py b/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/_n_a_m_e.py
index 307fbb543..227098392 100644
--- a/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/_n_a_m_e.py
+++ b/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/_n_a_m_e.py
@@ -89,9 +89,8 @@ class table__n_a_m_e(DefaultTable.DefaultTable):
 		return None # not found
 	
 	def __cmp__(self, other):
-		if type(self) != type(other) or \
-		   self.__class__ != other.__class__:
-			return cmp(id(self), id(other))
+		if type(self) != type(other): return cmp(type(self), type(other))
+		if self.__class__ != other.__class__: return cmp(self.__class__, other.__class__)
 
 		return cmp(self.names, other.names)
 	
@@ -139,9 +138,8 @@ class NameRecord:
 		"""Compare method, so a list of NameRecords can be sorted
 		according to the spec by just sorting it..."""
 
-		if type(self) != type(other) or \
-		   self.__class__ != other.__class__:
-			return cmp(id(self), id(other))
+		if type(self) != type(other): return cmp(type(self), type(other))
+		if self.__class__ != other.__class__: return cmp(self.__class__, other.__class__)
 
 		selftuple = (self.platformID,
 				self.platEncID,
diff --git a/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/otBase.py b/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/otBase.py
index 0f6a4e8a6..8eec6b0f9 100644
--- a/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/otBase.py
+++ b/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/otBase.py
@@ -288,9 +288,8 @@ class OTTableWriter:
 		return hash(self.items)
 	
 	def __cmp__(self, other):
-		if type(self) != type(other) or \
-		   self.__class__ != other.__class__:
-			return cmp(id(self), id(other))
+		if type(self) != type(other): return cmp(type(self), type(other))
+		if self.__class__ != other.__class__: return cmp(self.__class__, other.__class__)
 
 		return cmp(self.items, other.items)
 	
@@ -671,9 +670,8 @@ class BaseTable:
 			setattr(self, conv.name, value)
 	
 	def __cmp__(self, other):
-		if type(self) != type(other) or \
-		   self.__class__ != other.__class__:
-			return cmp(id(self), id(other))
+		if type(self) != type(other): return cmp(type(self), type(other))
+		if self.__class__ != other.__class__: return cmp(self.__class__, other.__class__)
 
 		return cmp(self.__dict__, other.__dict__)
 
@@ -835,8 +833,7 @@ class ValueRecord:
 			setattr(self, name, value)
 	
 	def __cmp__(self, other):
-		if type(self) != type(other) or \
-		   self.__class__ != other.__class__:
-			return cmp(id(self), id(other))
+		if type(self) != type(other): return cmp(type(self), type(other))
+		if self.__class__ != other.__class__: return cmp(self.__class__, other.__class__)
 
 		return cmp(self.__dict__, other.__dict__)