diff --git a/deploy/012-transfer-pools-ownership.ts b/deploy/012-transfer-pools-ownership.ts
index 1a2ca23cc..01e97f3d1 100644
--- a/deploy/012-transfer-pools-ownership.ts
+++ b/deploy/012-transfer-pools-ownership.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const transfer2StepOwnerships = async (contractNames: string[], targetOwner: str
     const pendingOwner = await contract.pendingOwner();
 
     let tx;
-    if (owner.toLowerCase() !== targetOwner.toLowerCase() && pendingOwner.toLowerCase() !== targetOwner.toLowerCase()) {
+    if (owner !== targetOwner && pendingOwner !== targetOwner) {
       tx = await contract.transferOwnership(targetOwner);
       await tx.wait(1);
       const pendingOwner = await contract.pendingOwner();
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const transferSingleStepOwnerships = async (contractNames: string[], targetOwner
     const owner = await contract.owner();
 
     let tx;
-    if (owner.toLowerCase() !== targetOwner.toLowerCase()) {
+    if (owner !== targetOwner) {
       tx = await contract.transferOwnership(targetOwner);
       await tx.wait(1);
       const newOwner = await contract.owner();
diff --git a/deploy/018-native-token-gateway.ts b/deploy/018-native-token-gateway.ts
index aa1c36cb9..b56570ff2 100644
--- a/deploy/018-native-token-gateway.ts
+++ b/deploy/018-native-token-gateway.ts
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ const func: DeployFunction = async function (hre: HardhatRuntimeEnvironment) {
 
     const nativeTokenGateway = await ethers.getContract(`NativeTokenGateway_${vWNativeInfo.name}`);
     const targetOwner = preconfiguredAddresses.NormalTimelock || deployer;
-    if (hre.network.live && (await nativeTokenGateway.owner()).toLowerCase() !== targetOwner.toLowerCase()) {
+    if (hre.network.live && (await nativeTokenGateway.owner()) !== targetOwner) {
       const tx = await nativeTokenGateway.transferOwnership(targetOwner);
       await tx.wait();
       console.log(`Transferred ownership of NativeTokenGateway_${vWNativeInfo.name} to Timelock`);