diff --git a/dash/include/dash/GlobRef.h b/dash/include/dash/GlobRef.h
index 8a5f0283b..44d5959ad 100644
--- a/dash/include/dash/GlobRef.h
+++ b/dash/include/dash/GlobRef.h
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class GlobRef
   explicit constexpr GlobRef(dart_gptr_t dart_gptr)
   : _gptr(dart_gptr)
   { }
-  
+
   /**
    * Constructor to convert \c GlobAsyncRef to GlobRef. Set to explicit to
    * avoid unintendet conversion
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class GlobRef
    * of \c operator=(const self_t &).
    */
   GlobRef(const self_t & other) = delete;
- 
+
   /**
    * Unlike native reference types, global reference types are moveable.
    */
@@ -177,18 +177,6 @@ class GlobRef
     return t;
   }
 
-  template <class GlobRefT>
-  constexpr bool operator==(const GlobRefT & other) const noexcept
-  {
-    return _gptr == other._gptr;
-  }
-
-  template <class GlobRefT>
-  constexpr bool operator!=(const GlobRefT & other) const noexcept
-  {
-    return !(*this == other);
-  }
-
   constexpr bool operator==(const_value_type & value) const
   {
     return static_cast<T>(*this) == value;
@@ -297,30 +285,28 @@ class GlobRef
 
   self_t & operator++() {
     nonconst_value_type val = operator nonconst_value_type();
-    ++val;
-    operator=(val);
+    operator=(++val);
     return *this;
   }
 
   nonconst_value_type operator++(int) {
     nonconst_value_type val = operator nonconst_value_type();
-    nonconst_value_type result = val++;
+    nonconst_value_type res = val++;
     operator=(val);
-    return result;
+    return res;
   }
 
   self_t & operator--() {
     nonconst_value_type val = operator nonconst_value_type();
-    --val;
-    operator=(val);
+    operator=(--val);
     return *this;
   }
 
   nonconst_value_type operator--(int) {
     nonconst_value_type val = operator nonconst_value_type();
-    nonconst_value_type result = val--;
+    nonconst_value_type res = val--;
     operator=(val);
-    return result;
+    return res;
   }
 
   self_t & operator*=(const_value_type& ref) {
@@ -396,7 +382,7 @@ class GlobRef
   }
 
   /**
-   * specialization which swappes the values of two global references 
+   * specialization which swappes the values of two global references
    */
   inline void swap(dash::GlobRef<T> & b){
     T tmp = static_cast<T>(*this);
diff --git a/dash/test/container/ArrayTest.cc b/dash/test/container/ArrayTest.cc
index dd57f5bc1..fdc6f3b66 100644
--- a/dash/test/container/ArrayTest.cc
+++ b/dash/test/container/ArrayTest.cc
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <dash/Array.h>
 
 #include <dash/algorithm/ForEach.h>
+#include <dash/algorithm/Fill.h>
 
 #include <dash/pattern/BlockPattern1D.h>
 #include <dash/pattern/TilePattern1D.h>
@@ -271,3 +272,19 @@ TEST_F(ArrayTest, MoveSemantics){
     ASSERT_EQ_U(*(array_b.lbegin()), 1);
   }
 }
+
+
+TEST_F(ArrayTest, ElementCompare){
+  using value_t = int;
+  using array_t = dash::Array<value_t>;
+
+  if(dash::size() < 2){
+    SKIP_TEST();
+  }
+
+  array_t arr(dash::size());
+
+  dash::fill(arr.begin(), arr.end(), 0);
+
+  ASSERT_EQ_U(arr[0], arr[1]);
+}
diff --git a/dash/test/types/GlobRefTest.cc b/dash/test/types/GlobRefTest.cc
index afd7f461b..6574b1529 100644
--- a/dash/test/types/GlobRefTest.cc
+++ b/dash/test/types/GlobRefTest.cc
@@ -20,38 +20,34 @@ TEST_F(GlobRefTest, ArithmeticOps)
   ASSERT_EQ_U(gref, 0);
 
   // prefix increment
-  ++gref;
+  ASSERT_EQ_U(++gref, 1);
   ASSERT_EQ_U(gref, 1);
 
-  ++(++gref);
+  ASSERT_EQ_U(++(++gref), 3);
   ASSERT_EQ_U(gref, 3);
 
-  // prefix decrement
-  --(--gref);
-  ASSERT_EQ_U(gref, 1);
+  // postfix increment
+  ASSERT_EQ_U(gref++, 3);
+  ASSERT_EQ_U(gref, 4);
 
-  // unary operations
-  gref *= 2;
-  ASSERT_EQ_U(gref, 2);
+  // postfix decrement
+  ASSERT_EQ_U(gref--, 4);
+  ASSERT_EQ_U(gref, 3);
 
-  gref /= 2;
+  // prefix decrement
+  ASSERT_EQ_U(--(--gref), 1);
   ASSERT_EQ_U(gref, 1);
 
-  gref += 1;
+  // unary operations
+  ASSERT_EQ_U(gref *= 2, 2);
   ASSERT_EQ_U(gref, 2);
 
-  gref -= 1;
+  ASSERT_EQ_U(gref /= 2, 1);
   ASSERT_EQ_U(gref, 1);
 
-  // postfix increment
-  value_t prev = gref++;
-  ASSERT_EQ_U(prev, 1);
+  ASSERT_EQ_U(gref += 1, 2);
   ASSERT_EQ_U(gref, 2);
 
-
-  // postfix increment
-  prev = gref--;
-  ASSERT_EQ_U(prev, 2);
+  ASSERT_EQ_U(gref -= 1, 1);
   ASSERT_EQ_U(gref, 1);
-
 }