diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/src/dataframe/frameComparisons.test.ts b/packages/grafana-data/src/dataframe/frameComparisons.test.ts
index e88a9d5707d..b9e6fa98424 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-data/src/dataframe/frameComparisons.test.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/src/dataframe/frameComparisons.test.ts
@@ -93,39 +93,6 @@ describe('test comparisons', () => {
     ).toBeFalsy();
   });
 
-  it('should skip provided properties', () => {
-    expect(
-      compareDataFrameStructures(
-        {
-          ...frameB,
-          fields: [
-            field0,
-            {
-              ...field1,
-              config: {
-                ...field1.config,
-              },
-            },
-          ],
-        },
-        {
-          ...frameB,
-          fields: [
-            field0,
-            {
-              ...field1,
-              config: {
-                ...field1.config,
-                unit: 'rpm',
-              },
-            },
-          ],
-        },
-        ['unit']
-      )
-    ).toBeTruthy();
-  });
-
   describe('custom config comparison', () => {
     it('handles custom config shallow equality', () => {
       const a = {
diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/src/dataframe/frameComparisons.ts b/packages/grafana-data/src/dataframe/frameComparisons.ts
index c21ad4eb8b8..c9f7dd502b9 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-data/src/dataframe/frameComparisons.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/src/dataframe/frameComparisons.ts
@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@ import { DataFrame } from '../types/dataFrame';
  *
  * @beta
  */
-export function compareDataFrameStructures(a: DataFrame, b: DataFrame, skipProperties?: string[]): boolean {
+export function compareDataFrameStructures(a: DataFrame, b: DataFrame): boolean {
   if (a === b) {
     return true;
   }
+
   if (a?.fields?.length !== b?.fields?.length) {
     return false;
   }
@@ -26,45 +27,36 @@ export function compareDataFrameStructures(a: DataFrame, b: DataFrame, skipPrope
   for (let i = 0; i < a.fields.length; i++) {
     const fA = a.fields[i];
     const fB = b.fields[i];
+
     if (fA.type !== fB.type) {
       return false;
     }
+
     const cfgA = fA.config as any;
     const cfgB = fB.config as any;
 
     let aKeys = Object.keys(cfgA);
     let bKeys = Object.keys(cfgB);
 
-    if (skipProperties) {
-      aKeys = aKeys.filter((k) => skipProperties.indexOf(k) < 0);
-      bKeys = aKeys.filter((k) => skipProperties.indexOf(k) < 0);
-    }
     if (aKeys.length !== bKeys.length) {
       return false;
     }
 
     for (const key of aKeys) {
-      if (skipProperties && skipProperties.indexOf(key) > -1) {
-        continue;
-      }
-
-      if (!cfgB.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
+      if (!(key in cfgB)) {
         return false;
       }
 
       if (key === 'custom') {
         if (!shallowCompare(cfgA[key], cfgB[key])) {
           return false;
-        } else {
-          continue;
         }
-      }
-
-      if (cfgA[key] !== cfgB[key]) {
+      } else if (cfgA[key] !== cfgB[key]) {
         return false;
       }
     }
   }
+
   return true;
 }
 
@@ -88,29 +80,30 @@ export function compareArrayValues<T>(a: T[], b: T[], cmp: (a: T, b: T) => boole
   return true;
 }
 
+type Cmp = (valA: any, valB: any) => boolean;
+
+const defaultCmp: Cmp = (a, b) => a === b;
+
 /**
  * Checks if two objects are equal shallowly
  *
  * @beta
  */
-export function shallowCompare<T extends {}>(a: T, b: T, cmp?: (valA: any, valB: any) => boolean) {
-  const aKeys = Object.keys(a);
-  const bKeys = Object.keys(b);
+export function shallowCompare<T extends {}>(a: T, b: T, cmp: Cmp = defaultCmp) {
   if (a === b) {
     return true;
   }
 
+  const aKeys = Object.keys(a);
+  const bKeys = Object.keys(b);
+
   if (aKeys.length !== bKeys.length) {
     return false;
   }
 
   for (let key of aKeys) {
-    if (cmp) {
-      //@ts-ignore
-      return cmp(a[key], b[key]);
-    }
     //@ts-ignore
-    if (a[key] !== b[key]) {
+    if (!cmp(a[key], b[key])) {
       return false;
     }
   }