diff --git a/src/types.jl b/src/types.jl
index aec52fb1..a71fefa8 100644
--- a/src/types.jl
+++ b/src/types.jl
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ Compare the metadata of two `BasicSymbolic`s to ensure it is equal, recursively
 `isequal_with_metadata` to ensure symbolic variables in the metadata also have equal
 metadata.
 """
-function isequal_with_metadata(a::Union{AbstractDict, Tuple, NamedTuple}, b::Union{AbstractDict, Tuple, NamedTuple})
+function isequal_with_metadata(a::Union{AbstractDict, NamedTuple}, b::Union{AbstractDict, NamedTuple})
     typeof(a) == typeof(b) || return false
     length(a) == length(b) || return false
 
@@ -337,12 +337,14 @@ isequal_with_metadata(a::AbstractRange, b::AbstractRange) = isequal(a, b)
 """
     $(TYPEDSIGNATURES)
 
-Check if two arrays are equal by calling `isequal_with_metadata` on each element. This
-is to ensure true equality of any symbolic elements, if present.
+Check if two arrays/tuples are equal by calling `isequal_with_metadata` on each element.
+This is to ensure true equality of any symbolic elements, if present.
 """
-function isequal_with_metadata(a::AbstractArray, b::AbstractArray)
+function isequal_with_metadata(a::Union{AbstractArray, Tuple}, b::Union{AbstractArray, Tuple})
     typeof(a) == typeof(b) || return false
-    size(a) == size(b) || return false
+    if a isa AbstractArray
+        size(a) == size(b) || return false
+    end # otherwise they're tuples and type equality also checks length equality
     for (x, y) in zip(a, b)
         isequal_with_metadata(x, y) || return false
     end