Can not compare std::unorded_set with custom KeyEqual

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The following program does not compile. But If I do not comment out operator==, it compiles. Why operator== is still needed when I already provide FooEqual

#include <cstddef>
#include <unordered_set>

struct Foo {
};

struct FooHasher {
  size_t operator()(const Foo&) const {
    return 1;
  }
};

struct FooEqual {
  bool operator()(const Foo& lhs, const Foo& rhs) const {
    return true;
  }
};

// bool operator==(const Foo& lhs, const Foo& rhs) {
//   return true;
// }

int main() {
  std::unordered_set<Foo, FooHasher, FooEqual> s1;
  std::unordered_set<Foo, FooHasher, FooEqual> s2;
  (void)(s1 == s2);
  return 0;
}
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