diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/AbstractPersistentProperty.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/AbstractPersistentProperty.java
index 38ad85e46..6cfd42db5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/AbstractPersistentProperty.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/AbstractPersistentProperty.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashSet;
-import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  * @author Oliver Gierke
  * @author Christoph Strobl
  * @author Mark Paluch
- * @author Jens Schauder
  */
 public abstract class AbstractPersistentProperty<P extends PersistentProperty<P>> implements PersistentProperty<P> {
 
@@ -89,7 +87,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractPersistentProperty<P extends PersistentProperty<P>
 		this.association = Lazy.of(() -> isAssociation() ? createAssociation() : null);
 		this.owner = owner;
 
-		this.hashCode = Lazy.of(() -> Objects.hash(property, owner));
+		this.hashCode = Lazy.of(property::hashCode);
 		this.usePropertyAccess = Lazy.of(() -> owner.getType().isInterface() || CAUSE_FIELD.equals(getField()));
 
 		this.isAssociation = Lazy.of(() -> ASSOCIATION_TYPE != null && ASSOCIATION_TYPE.isAssignableFrom(rawType));
@@ -319,7 +317,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractPersistentProperty<P extends PersistentProperty<P>
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		return this.property.equals(that.property) && this.owner.equals(that.owner);
+		return this.property.equals(that.property);
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/AbstractPersistentPropertyUnitTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/AbstractPersistentPropertyUnitTests.java
index 13be98a56..a15e63513 100755
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/AbstractPersistentPropertyUnitTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/AbstractPersistentPropertyUnitTests.java
@@ -81,6 +81,16 @@ public class AbstractPersistentPropertyUnitTests {
 		assertThat(getProperty(TestClassComplex.class, "collection").isEntity()).isFalse();
 	}
 
+	@Test // DATACMNS-121
+	void considersPropertiesEqualIfFieldEquals() {
+
+		var firstProperty = getProperty(FirstConcrete.class, "genericField");
+		var secondProperty = getProperty(SecondConcrete.class, "genericField");
+
+		assertThat(firstProperty).isEqualTo(secondProperty);
+		assertThat(firstProperty.hashCode()).isEqualTo(secondProperty.hashCode());
+	}
+
 	@Test // DATACMNS-180
 	void doesNotConsiderJavaTransientFieldsTransient() {
 		assertThat(getProperty(TestClassComplex.class, "transientField").isTransient()).isFalse();
@@ -197,7 +207,7 @@ public class AbstractPersistentPropertyUnitTests {
 	@Test // DATACMNS-1139
 	void resolvesGenericsForRawType() {
 
-		var property = getProperty(Concrete.class, "genericField");
+		var property = getProperty(FirstConcrete.class, "genericField");
 
 		assertThat(property.getRawType()).isEqualTo(String.class);
 	}
@@ -230,15 +240,6 @@ public class AbstractPersistentPropertyUnitTests {
 		assertThat(property.isMap()).isTrue();
 	}
 
-	@Test // GH-2972
-	void equalsConsidersOwner() {
-
-		SamplePersistentProperty id1 = getProperty(Inherited1.class, "id");
-		SamplePersistentProperty id2 = getProperty(Inherited2.class, "id");
-
-		assertThat(id1).isNotEqualTo(id2);
-	}
-
 	private <T> BasicPersistentEntity<T, SamplePersistentProperty> getEntity(Class<T> type) {
 		return new BasicPersistentEntity<>(TypeInformation.of(type));
 	}
@@ -276,7 +277,11 @@ public class AbstractPersistentPropertyUnitTests {
 
 	}
 
-	class Concrete extends Generic<String> {
+	class FirstConcrete extends Generic<String> {
+
+	}
+
+	class SecondConcrete extends Generic<Integer> {
 
 	}
 
@@ -407,15 +412,4 @@ public class AbstractPersistentPropertyUnitTests {
 	class VavrWrapper {
 		io.vavr.collection.Map<String, String> vavrMap;
 	}
-
-	class Base {
-		Long id;
-	}
-
-	class Inherited1 extends Base {
-	}
-
-	class Inherited2 extends Base {
-	}
-
 }