diff --git a/substrate/primitives/weights/src/weight_v2.rs b/substrate/primitives/weights/src/weight_v2.rs
index a8eaf79a28..8596a782c1 100644
--- a/substrate/primitives/weights/src/weight_v2.rs
+++ b/substrate/primitives/weights/src/weight_v2.rs
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ impl Zero for Weight {
 	}
 
 	fn is_zero(&self) -> bool {
-		self.ref_time == 0
+		self == &Self::zero()
 	}
 }
 
@@ -447,3 +447,16 @@ impl SubAssign for Weight {
 		};
 	}
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+	use super::*;
+
+	#[test]
+	fn is_zero_works() {
+		assert!(Weight::zero().is_zero());
+		assert!(!Weight::from_components(1, 0).is_zero());
+		assert!(!Weight::from_components(0, 1).is_zero());
+		assert!(!Weight::MAX.is_zero());
+	}
+}