diff --git a/ducktape/cluster/remoteaccount.py b/ducktape/cluster/remoteaccount.py
index bc574c9dd..e255b65dc 100644
--- a/ducktape/cluster/remoteaccount.py
+++ b/ducktape/cluster/remoteaccount.py
@@ -775,3 +775,9 @@ def __repr__(self):
     def __str__(self):
         return "MachineType(cpu core:{}, memory(GB):{}, boot disk(GB):{}, additional disks(GB):{})" \
             .format(self.cpu_core, self.mem_size_gb, self.disk_size_gb, self.additional_disks)
+
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        return other and other.__dict__ == self.__dict__
+
+    def __hash__(self):
+        return hash(tuple(sorted(self.__dict__.items())))