diff --git a/doc/concept.sh b/doc/concept.sh
index 35d11cc..026560f 100644
--- a/doc/concept.sh
+++ b/doc/concept.sh
@@ -107,14 +107,10 @@ if|ifl <cond>
 $1		# same as `$1 == true`
 !$1		# same as `$1 != true`
 
-# loosely typed compare
+# strongly typed compare
 $1 == $2
 $1 != $2
 
-# strongly typed compare
-$1 === $2
-$1 !== $2
-
 # numerical / alphabetical compare
 $1 < $2
 $1 <= $2
diff --git a/src/lexer.js b/src/lexer.js
index a4efd78..4455aea 100644
--- a/src/lexer.js
+++ b/src/lexer.js
@@ -78,15 +78,13 @@ class Juicescript_lexer {
 			
 			// OPERATORS //
 			case "!":
-				if		(!this.match("="))		this.token_add({type: Juicescript.token_type.NOT});
-				else if	(!this.match("="))		this.token_add({type: Juicescript.token_type.NOT_EQUAL});
-				else							this.token_add({type: Juicescript.token_type.STRICT_NOT_EQUAL});
+				if		(this.match("="))		this.token_add({type: Juicescript.token_type.NOT_EQUAL});
+				else							this.token_add({type: Juicescript.token_type.NOT});
 				break;
 				
 			case "=":
-				if		(!this.match("="))		this.token_add({type: Juicescript.token_type.EQUAL});
-				else if	(!this.match("="))		this.token_add({type: Juicescript.token_type.EQUAL});
-				else							this.token_add({type: Juicescript.token_type.STRICT_EQUAL});
+				if		(this.match("="))		this.token_add({type: Juicescript.token_type.EQUAL});
+				else							this.warning("unexpected character '" + char + "'");
 				break;
 				
 			case "<":
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index 47fb636..9b9cfdf 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ class Juicescript {
 		// operators
 		"NOT",
 		"EQUAL", "NOT_EQUAL",
-		"STRICT_EQUAL", "STRICT_NOT_EQUAL",
 		"GREATER", "GREATER_EQUAL",
 		"LESS", "LESS_EQUAL",