diff --git a/Discord.Net.targets b/Discord.Net.targets
index e7b45e52f..98751ec22 100644
--- a/Discord.Net.targets
+++ b/Discord.Net.targets
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
         <VersionPrefix>2.2.0</VersionPrefix>
         <VersionSuffix>dev</VersionSuffix>
         <Authors>RogueException</Authors>
+        <LangVersion>8.0</LangVersion>
         <PackageTags>discord;discordapp</PackageTags>
         <PackageProjectUrl>https://github.com/RogueException/Discord.Net</PackageProjectUrl>
         <PackageLicenseUrl>http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT</PackageLicenseUrl>
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Core/Utils/Comparers.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Core/Utils/Comparers.cs
index 40500ffe3..7ec9f5c74 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Core/Utils/Comparers.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Core/Utils/Comparers.cs
@@ -8,27 +8,26 @@ namespace Discord
     /// </summary>
     public static class DiscordComparers
     {
-        // TODO: simplify with '??=' slated for C# 8.0
         /// <summary>
         ///     Gets an <see cref="IEqualityComparer{T}"/> to be used to compare users.
         /// </summary>
-        public static IEqualityComparer<IUser> UserComparer => _userComparer ?? (_userComparer = new EntityEqualityComparer<IUser, ulong>());
+        public static IEqualityComparer<IUser> UserComparer => _userComparer ??= new EntityEqualityComparer<IUser, ulong>();
         /// <summary>
         ///     Gets an <see cref="IEqualityComparer{T}"/> to be used to compare guilds.
         /// </summary>
-        public static IEqualityComparer<IGuild> GuildComparer => _guildComparer ?? (_guildComparer = new EntityEqualityComparer<IGuild, ulong>());
+        public static IEqualityComparer<IGuild> GuildComparer => _guildComparer ??= new EntityEqualityComparer<IGuild, ulong>();
         /// <summary>
         ///     Gets an <see cref="IEqualityComparer{T}"/> to be used to compare channels.
         /// </summary>
-        public static IEqualityComparer<IChannel> ChannelComparer => _channelComparer ?? (_channelComparer = new EntityEqualityComparer<IChannel, ulong>());
+        public static IEqualityComparer<IChannel> ChannelComparer => _channelComparer ??= new EntityEqualityComparer<IChannel, ulong>();
         /// <summary>
         ///     Gets an <see cref="IEqualityComparer{T}"/> to be used to compare roles.
         /// </summary>
-        public static IEqualityComparer<IRole> RoleComparer => _roleComparer ?? (_roleComparer = new EntityEqualityComparer<IRole, ulong>());
+        public static IEqualityComparer<IRole> RoleComparer => _roleComparer ??= new EntityEqualityComparer<IRole, ulong>();
         /// <summary>
         ///     Gets an <see cref="IEqualityComparer{T}"/> to be used to compare messages.
         /// </summary>
-        public static IEqualityComparer<IMessage> MessageComparer => _messageComparer ?? (_messageComparer = new EntityEqualityComparer<IMessage, ulong>());
+        public static IEqualityComparer<IMessage> MessageComparer => _messageComparer ??= new EntityEqualityComparer<IMessage, ulong>();
 
         private static IEqualityComparer<IUser> _userComparer;
         private static IEqualityComparer<IGuild> _guildComparer;