diff --git a/src/ArrayComparator.php b/src/ArrayComparator.php
index 33147979..35a83e07 100644
--- a/src/ArrayComparator.php
+++ b/src/ArrayComparator.php
@@ -134,11 +134,5 @@ private function canonicalize(array &$array): void
         } else {
             ksort($array);
         }
-
-        foreach ($array as &$element) {
-            if (is_array($element)) {
-                $this->canonicalize($element);
-            }
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/ArrayComparatorTest.php b/tests/ArrayComparatorTest.php
index 2828e6b5..0534ed2c 100644
--- a/tests/ArrayComparatorTest.php
+++ b/tests/ArrayComparatorTest.php
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ public static function assertEqualsSucceedsProvider()
                 [true],
             ],
             [
-                ['a', 'b' => [1, 2]],
-                ['b' => [2, 1], 'a'],
+                ['a', 'b' => [1, 2], 'c' => [1, 2, 'd' => [1, 2]]],
+                ['c' => [1, 'd' => [2, 1], 2], 'b' => [2, 1], 'a'],
                 0,
                 true,
             ],