diff --git a/smithy-aws-traits/src/main/java/software/amazon/smithy/aws/traits/ServiceTrait.java b/smithy-aws-traits/src/main/java/software/amazon/smithy/aws/traits/ServiceTrait.java
index 7d4c43afeed..d56938b5ad5 100644
--- a/smithy-aws-traits/src/main/java/software/amazon/smithy/aws/traits/ServiceTrait.java
+++ b/smithy-aws-traits/src/main/java/software/amazon/smithy/aws/traits/ServiceTrait.java
@@ -232,9 +232,7 @@ public boolean equals(Object other) {
                     && arnNamespace.equals(os.arnNamespace)
                     && cloudFormationName.equals(os.cloudFormationName)
                     && cloudTrailEventSource.equals(os.cloudTrailEventSource)
-                    && docId == null
-                        ? os.docId == null
-                        : docId.equals(os.docId)
+                    && Objects.equals(docId, os.docId)
                     && endpointPrefix.equals(os.endpointPrefix);
         }
     }
diff --git a/smithy-aws-traits/src/test/java/software/amazon/smithy/aws/traits/ServiceTraitTest.java b/smithy-aws-traits/src/test/java/software/amazon/smithy/aws/traits/ServiceTraitTest.java
index 1d2e870c528..9743c4b9674 100644
--- a/smithy-aws-traits/src/test/java/software/amazon/smithy/aws/traits/ServiceTraitTest.java
+++ b/smithy-aws-traits/src/test/java/software/amazon/smithy/aws/traits/ServiceTraitTest.java
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.equalTo;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.instanceOf;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotEquals;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
-
 import java.util.Optional;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import software.amazon.smithy.model.Model;
@@ -126,4 +126,22 @@ public void loadsFromModel() {
         assertFalse(trait.getDocId().isPresent());
         assertThat(trait.resolveDocId(service), equalTo("some-value-2018-03-17"));
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void equality() {
+        Node node1 = Node.parse("{\"sdkId\": \"Foo1\", \"arnNamespace\": \"service\", \"cloudFormationName\": \"Baz\", "
+                + "\"endpointPrefix\": \"endpoint-prefix\"}");
+
+        Node node2 = Node.parse("{\"sdkId\": \"Foo2\", \"arnNamespace\": \"service\", \"cloudFormationName\": \"Baz\", "
+                + "\"endpointPrefix\": \"endpoint-prefix\"}");
+
+        TraitFactory provider = TraitFactory.createServiceFactory();
+        Optional<Trait> trait1 = provider.createTrait(ServiceTrait.ID, ShapeId.from("ns.foo#foo1"), node1);
+        Optional<Trait> trait2 = provider.createTrait(ServiceTrait.ID, ShapeId.from("ns.foo#foo2"), node2);
+
+        ServiceTrait serviceTrait1 = (ServiceTrait) trait1.get();
+        ServiceTrait serviceTrait2 = (ServiceTrait) trait2.get();
+
+        assertNotEquals(serviceTrait1, serviceTrait2);
+    }
 }