diff --git a/crates/ruma-common/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/ruma-common/CHANGELOG.md
index 565ebb73..b64d0818 100644
--- a/crates/ruma-common/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/ruma-common/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 Breaking changes:
 
 * Add `user_id` field to `PushConditionRoomCtx`
+* Remove `PartialEq` implementation on `NotificationPowerLevels`
 
 Improvements:
 
diff --git a/crates/ruma-common/src/events/room/power_levels.rs b/crates/ruma-common/src/events/room/power_levels.rs
index 44d7931e..62968262 100644
--- a/crates/ruma-common/src/events/room/power_levels.rs
+++ b/crates/ruma-common/src/events/room/power_levels.rs
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ pub struct RoomPowerLevelsEventContent {
     /// The power level requirements for specific notification types.
     ///
     /// This is a mapping from `key` to power level for that notifications key.
-    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "crate::serde::is_default")]
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "NotificationPowerLevels::is_default")]
     pub notifications: NotificationPowerLevels,
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/ruma-common/src/power_levels.rs b/crates/ruma-common/src/power_levels.rs
index f59b4740..87274c96 100644
--- a/crates/ruma-common/src/power_levels.rs
+++ b/crates/ruma-common/src/power_levels.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use js_int::{int, Int};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 /// The power level requirements for specific notification types.
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
 #[cfg_attr(not(feature = "unstable-exhaustive-types"), non_exhaustive)]
 pub struct NotificationPowerLevels {
     /// The level required to trigger an `@room` notification.
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ impl NotificationPowerLevels {
             _ => None,
         }
     }
+
+    pub(crate) fn is_default(&self) -> bool {
+        self.room == default_power_level()
+    }
 }
 
 impl Default for NotificationPowerLevels {