diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/objects/ObjectsQueries.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/objects/ObjectsQueries.xml
index c07eb24..44eb244 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/objects/ObjectsQueries.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/objects/ObjectsQueries.xml
@@ -162,11 +162,11 @@
       <output-dir compare="Text">highly-nested-open</output-dir>
     </compilation-unit>
   </test-case>
-  <!--test-case FilePath="objects/object-remove-fields">
+  <test-case FilePath="objects/object-remove-fields">
     <compilation-unit name="documentation-example">
       <output-dir compare="Text">documentation-example</output-dir>
     </compilation-unit>
-  </test-case-->
+  </test-case>
   <test-case FilePath="objects/object-remove-fields">
     <compilation-unit name="tiny-social-example">
       <output-dir compare="Text">tiny-social-example</output-dir>
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/PointableHelper.java b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/PointableHelper.java
index 1c69d4c..004e50a 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/PointableHelper.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/PointableHelper.java
@@ -44,22 +44,26 @@
 
     private static final byte[] NULL_BYTES = new byte[] { ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_NULL_TYPE_TAG };
 
-    private static final IBinaryComparator STRING_BINARY_COMPARATOR =
-            PointableBinaryComparatorFactory.of(UTF8StringPointable.FACTORY).createBinaryComparator();
     private final UTF8StringWriter utf8Writer;
 
     public PointableHelper() {
         utf8Writer = new UTF8StringWriter();
     }
 
-    public static int compareStringBinValues(IValueReference a, IValueReference b) throws HyracksDataException {
-        // start+1 and len-1 due to type tag ignore (only interested in String value)
-        return STRING_BINARY_COMPARATOR.compare(a.getByteArray(), a.getStartOffset() + 1, a.getLength() - 1,
-                b.getByteArray(), b.getStartOffset() + 1, b.getLength() - 1);
+    public static IBinaryComparator createStringBinaryComparator() {
+        return PointableBinaryComparatorFactory.of(UTF8StringPointable.FACTORY).createBinaryComparator();
     }
 
-    public static boolean isEqual(IValueReference a, IValueReference b) throws HyracksDataException {
-        return (compareStringBinValues(a, b) == 0);
+    public static int compareStringBinValues(IValueReference a, IValueReference b, IBinaryComparator comparator)
+            throws HyracksDataException {
+        // start+1 and len-1 due to type tag ignore (only interested in String value)
+        return comparator.compare(a.getByteArray(), a.getStartOffset() + 1, a.getLength() - 1, b.getByteArray(),
+                b.getStartOffset() + 1, b.getLength() - 1);
+    }
+
+    public static boolean isEqual(IValueReference a, IValueReference b, IBinaryComparator comparator)
+            throws HyracksDataException {
+        return compareStringBinValues(a, b, comparator) == 0;
     }
 
     public static boolean byteArrayEqual(IValueReference valueRef1, IValueReference valueRef2) {
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/records/RecordMergeDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/records/RecordMergeDescriptor.java
index 9ff670f..7a4522f 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/records/RecordMergeDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/records/RecordMergeDescriptor.java
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluator;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluatorFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksTaskContext;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparator;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.api.IPointable;
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.primitive.VoidPointable;
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@
                 final List<RecordBuilder> rbStack = new ArrayList<>();
 
                 final ArrayBackedValueStorage tabvs = new ArrayBackedValueStorage();
+                final IBinaryComparator stringBinaryComparator = PointableHelper.createStringBinaryComparator();
 
                 return new IScalarEvaluator() {
 
@@ -158,7 +160,7 @@
                                 IVisitablePointable rightValue = rightRecord.getFieldValues().get(j);
                                 IVisitablePointable rightType = rightRecord.getFieldTypeTags().get(j);
                                 // Check if same fieldname
-                                if (PointableHelper.isEqual(leftName, rightName)
+                                if (PointableHelper.isEqual(leftName, rightName, stringBinaryComparator)
                                         && !deepEqualAssesor.isEqual(leftValue, rightValue)) {
                                     //Field was found on the right and are subrecords, merge them
                                     if (PointableHelper.sameType(ATypeTag.OBJECT, rightType)
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/records/RecordRemoveFieldsEvalFactory.java b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/records/RecordRemoveFieldsEvalFactory.java
index 192a14b..f10fb59 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/records/RecordRemoveFieldsEvalFactory.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/records/RecordRemoveFieldsEvalFactory.java
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.apache.asterix.builders.RecordBuilder;
-import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
-import org.apache.asterix.runtime.exceptions.TypeMismatchException;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.pointables.AListVisitablePointable;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.pointables.ARecordVisitablePointable;
@@ -40,9 +38,11 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.types.runtime.RuntimeRecordTypeInfo;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.PointableHelper;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.exceptions.TypeMismatchException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluator;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluatorFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksTaskContext;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparator;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.api.IPointable;
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.primitive.VoidPointable;
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
         final IPointable inputArg1 = new VoidPointable();
         final IScalarEvaluator eval0 = inputRecordEvalFactory.createScalarEvaluator(ctx);
         final IScalarEvaluator eval1 = removeFieldPathsFactory.createScalarEvaluator(ctx);
+        final IBinaryComparator stringBinaryComparator = PointableHelper.createStringBinaryComparator();
 
         return new IScalarEvaluator() {
             private final RuntimeRecordTypeInfo runtimeRecordTypeInfo = new RuntimeRecordTypeInfo();
@@ -197,7 +198,8 @@
                             boolean match = true;
                             Iterator<IVisitablePointable> fpi = recordPath.iterator();
                             for (int j = inputPathItems.size() - 1; j >= 0; j--) {
-                                match &= PointableHelper.isEqual(inputPathItems.get(j), fpi.next());
+                                match &= PointableHelper.isEqual(inputPathItems.get(j), fpi.next(),
+                                        stringBinaryComparator);
                                 if (!match) {
                                     break;
                                 }
@@ -207,7 +209,7 @@
                             }
                         }
                     } else {
-                        if (PointableHelper.isEqual(recordPath.getFirst(), item)) {
+                        if (PointableHelper.isEqual(recordPath.getFirst(), item, stringBinaryComparator)) {
                             return false;
                         }
                     }