diff --git a/vlib/v/table/atypes.v b/vlib/v/table/atypes.v
index 40352238dc..44d7b5da91 100644
--- a/vlib/v/table/atypes.v
+++ b/vlib/v/table/atypes.v
@@ -760,9 +760,12 @@ pub mut:
 }
 
 fn (f &Field) equals(o &Field) bool {
-	// TODO: should all of those be checked ?
+	// TODO: f.is_mut == o.is_mut was removed here to allow read only access
+	// to (mut/not mut), but otherwise equal fields; some other new checks are needed:
+	// - if node is declared mut, and we mutate node.stmts, all stmts fields must be mutable
+	// - same goes for pub and global, if we call the field from another module
 	return f.name == o.name &&
-		f.typ == o.typ && f.is_pub == o.is_pub && f.is_mut == o.is_mut && f.is_global == o.is_global
+		f.typ == o.typ && f.is_pub == o.is_pub && f.is_global == o.is_global
 }
 
 pub struct Array {