diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1d9b5b6..36392ae 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -94,35 +94,32 @@ Returns `[1, 2]`
 1. A React Hook function with the same parameters as the factory function. This hook
 will yield the latest update from the observable returned from the factory function.
 
-2. A shared replayable version of the observable generated by the factory function that
-can be used for composing other streams that depend on it. This observable is disposed
-when its `refCount` goes down to zero.
+2. A `sharedLatest` version of the observable returned by the factory function that
+does not complete. It can be used for composing other streams that depend on it.
 
-### distinctShareReplay
+### shareLatest
 ```ts
 const activePlanetName$ = planet$.pipe(
   filter(planet => planet.isActive),
   map(planet => planet.name),
-  distinctShareReplay()
+  shareLatest()
 )
 ```
 
-A RxJS pipeable operator which performs a custom `shareReplay` that can be useful 
-when working with these bindings. It's roughly the equivalent of:
+A RxJS pipeable operator which shares and replays the latest emitted value. It's
+the equivalent of:
 
 ```ts
-const distinctShareReplay = <T>(compare = Object.is) => (
-  source$: Observable<T>,
-): Observable<T> =>
+const shareLatest = <T>(): Observable<T> =>
   source$.pipe(
-    distinctUntilChanged(compare),
     multicast(() => new ReplaySubject<T>(1)),
     refCount(),
   )
 ```
 
 The enhanced observables returned from `connectObservable` and `connectFactoryObservable` 
-have been enhanced with this operator.
+have been enhanced with this operator, but do not complete. Meaning that the latest
+emitted value will be available until the `refCount` drops to zero.
 
 ### SUSPENSE
 
diff --git a/src/connectFactoryObservable.ts b/src/connectFactoryObservable.ts
index 2d3000b..afcec5f 100644
--- a/src/connectFactoryObservable.ts
+++ b/src/connectFactoryObservable.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-import { Observable, NEVER, concat } from "rxjs"
-import { distinctShareReplay } from "./operators/distinct-share-replay"
-import reactEnhancer from "./operators/react-enhancer"
-import { ConnectorOptions, defaultConnectorOptions } from "./options"
-import { BehaviorObservable } from "./BehaviorObservable"
+import { Observable } from "rxjs"
+import shareLatest from "./internal/share-latest"
+import reactEnhancer from "./internal/react-enhancer"
+import { BehaviorObservable } from "./internal/BehaviorObservable"
+import { useObservable } from "./internal/useObservable"
 import { SUSPENSE } from "./SUSPENSE"
-import { useObservable } from "./useObservable"
 
 /**
  * Accepts: A factory function that returns an Observable.
@@ -19,27 +18,20 @@ import { useObservable } from "./useObservable"
  *
  * @param getObservable Factory of observables. The arguments of this function
  *  will be the ones used in the hook.
- * @param options ConnectorOptions:
- *  - unsubscribeGraceTime (= 200): Amount of time in ms that the shared
- *    observable should wait before unsubscribing from the source observable
- *    when there are no new subscribers.
- *  - compare (= Object.is): Equality function.
+ * @param unsubscribeGraceTime (= 200): Amount of time in ms that the shared
+ *        observable should wait before unsubscribing from the source observable
+ *        when there are no new subscribers.
  */
 export function connectFactoryObservable<
   A extends (number | string | boolean | null)[],
   O
 >(
   getObservable: (...args: A) => Observable<O>,
-  options?: ConnectorOptions<O>,
+  unsubscribeGraceTime = 200,
 ): [
   (...args: A) => Exclude<O, typeof SUSPENSE>,
   (...args: A) => Observable<O>,
 ] {
-  const _options = {
-    ...defaultConnectorOptions,
-    ...options,
-  }
-
   const cache = new Map<
     string,
     [BehaviorObservable<O>, BehaviorObservable<O>]
@@ -55,13 +47,13 @@ export function connectFactoryObservable<
       return cachedVal
     }
 
-    const sharedObservable$ = distinctShareReplay(_options.compare, () => {
+    const sharedObservable$ = shareLatest<O>(false, () => {
       cache.delete(key)
-    })(concat(getObservable(...input), NEVER))
+    })(getObservable(...input))
 
     const reactObservable$ = reactEnhancer(
       sharedObservable$,
-      _options.unsubscribeGraceTime,
+      unsubscribeGraceTime,
     )
     const result: [BehaviorObservable<O>, BehaviorObservable<O>] = [
       sharedObservable$,
diff --git a/src/connectObservable.ts b/src/connectObservable.ts
index 4da520c..d5617fb 100644
--- a/src/connectObservable.ts
+++ b/src/connectObservable.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-import { Observable, NEVER, concat } from "rxjs"
-import { distinctShareReplay } from "./operators/distinct-share-replay"
-import reactEnhancer from "./operators/react-enhancer"
-import { useObservable } from "./useObservable"
-import { ConnectorOptions, defaultConnectorOptions } from "./options"
+import { Observable } from "rxjs"
+import shareLatest from "./internal/share-latest"
+import reactEnhancer from "./internal/react-enhancer"
+import { useObservable } from "./internal/useObservable"
 
 /**
  * Returns a hook that provides the latest update of the accepted observable,
@@ -13,30 +12,19 @@ import { ConnectorOptions, defaultConnectorOptions } from "./options"
  * observable.
  *
  * @param observable Source observable to be used by the hook.
- * @param options ConnectorOptions:
- *  - unsubscribeGraceTime (= 200): Amount of time in ms that the shared
- *    observable should wait before unsubscribing from the source observable
- *    when there are no new subscribers.
- *  - compare (= Object.is): Equality function.
+ * @param unsubscribeGraceTime (= 200): Amount of time in ms that the shared
+ *        observable should wait before unsubscribing from the source observable
+ *        when there are no new subscribers.
  */
 export function connectObservable<T>(
   observable: Observable<T>,
-  options?: ConnectorOptions<T>,
+  unsubscribeGraceTime = 200,
 ) {
-  const _options = {
-    ...defaultConnectorOptions,
-    ...options,
-  }
-  const sharedObservable$ = distinctShareReplay(_options.compare)(
-    concat(observable, NEVER),
-  )
-
+  const sharedObservable$ = shareLatest<T>(false)(observable)
   const reactObservable$ = reactEnhancer(
     sharedObservable$,
-    _options.unsubscribeGraceTime,
+    unsubscribeGraceTime,
   )
-
   const useStaticObservable = () => useObservable(reactObservable$)
-
-  return [useStaticObservable, sharedObservable$] as const
+  return [useStaticObservable, sharedObservable$ as Observable<T>] as const
 }
diff --git a/src/createInput.ts b/src/createInput.ts
index 3839bb9..0f0ccea 100644
--- a/src/createInput.ts
+++ b/src/createInput.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Subject, Observable, ReplaySubject } from "rxjs"
-import { distinctShareReplay } from "./operators/distinct-share-replay"
+import shareLatest from "./internal/share-latest"
 
 interface CreateInput {
   /**
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ interface CreateInput {
 }
 
 const empty = Symbol("empty") as any
-const F = () => false
 const createInput_ = <T>(defaultValue: T = empty) => {
   const cache = new Map<string, [Subject<T>, { latest: T }, Observable<T>]>()
   const getEntry = (key: string) => {
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ const createInput_ = <T>(defaultValue: T = empty) => {
     if (defaultValue !== empty) {
       subject.next((current.latest = defaultValue))
     }
-    const source = distinctShareReplay(F, () => cache.delete(key))(
+    const source = shareLatest(true, () => cache.delete(key))(
       subject,
     ) as Observable<T>
     result = [subject, current, source]
diff --git a/src/index.tsx b/src/index.tsx
index 3c56070..04a2551 100644
--- a/src/index.tsx
+++ b/src/index.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { distinctShareReplay as internalDistinctShareReplay } from "./operators/distinct-share-replay"
+export { shareLatest } from "./operators/shareLatest"
 
 // support for React Suspense
 export { SUSPENSE } from "./SUSPENSE"
@@ -10,26 +10,5 @@ export { switchMapSuspended } from "./operators/switchMapSuspended"
 export { connectObservable } from "./connectObservable"
 export { connectFactoryObservable } from "./connectFactoryObservable"
 
-/**
- * A RxJS pipeable operator which performs a custom shareReplay that can be
- * useful when working with these bindings. It's roughly the equivalent of:
- *
- * ```ts
- *  source$.pipe(
- *    distinctUntilChanged(compare),
- *    multicast(() => new ReplaySubject<T>(1)),
- *    refCount(),
- *  )
- * ```
- *
- * @param compareFn Equality function.
- *
- * @remarks The enhanced observables returned from connectObservable and
- * connectFactoryObservable have been enhanced with this operator.
- */
-export function distinctShareReplay<T>(compareFn?: (a: T, b: T) => boolean) {
-  return internalDistinctShareReplay(compareFn)
-}
-
 // utils
 export { createInput } from "./createInput"
diff --git a/src/BehaviorObservable.ts b/src/internal/BehaviorObservable.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from src/BehaviorObservable.ts
rename to src/internal/BehaviorObservable.ts
diff --git a/src/internal/empty-value.ts b/src/internal/empty-value.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dbe6b83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/internal/empty-value.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export const EMPTY_VALUE: any = {}
diff --git a/src/internal/noop.ts b/src/internal/noop.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f4ae299
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/internal/noop.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export const noop = Function.prototype as () => void
diff --git a/src/operators/react-enhancer.ts b/src/internal/react-enhancer.ts
similarity index 88%
rename from src/operators/react-enhancer.ts
rename to src/internal/react-enhancer.ts
index ec0a063..2e44883 100644
--- a/src/operators/react-enhancer.ts
+++ b/src/internal/react-enhancer.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 import { Observable, of, Subscription, Subject, race } from "rxjs"
 import { delay, takeUntil, take, filter, tap } from "rxjs/operators"
-import { BehaviorObservable } from "../BehaviorObservable"
 import { SUSPENSE } from "../SUSPENSE"
+import { BehaviorObservable } from "./BehaviorObservable"
+import { EMPTY_VALUE } from "./empty-value"
+import { noop } from "./noop"
 
 const IS_SSR =
   typeof window === "undefined" ||
   typeof window.document === "undefined" ||
   typeof window.document.createElement === "undefined"
-const noop = Function.prototype as () => void
 
 const reactEnhancer = <T>(
   source$: Observable<T>,
@@ -17,10 +18,11 @@ const reactEnhancer = <T>(
   const onSubscribe = new Subject()
   const result = new Observable<T>(subscriber => {
     let isActive = true
+    let latestValue = EMPTY_VALUE
     const subscription = source$.subscribe({
       next(value) {
-        if (isActive) {
-          subscriber.next(value)
+        if (isActive && !Object.is(latestValue, value)) {
+          subscriber.next((latestValue = value))
         }
       },
       error(e) {
diff --git a/src/operators/distinct-share-replay.ts b/src/internal/share-latest.ts
similarity index 72%
rename from src/operators/distinct-share-replay.ts
rename to src/internal/share-latest.ts
index b80330d..c582dd2 100644
--- a/src/operators/distinct-share-replay.ts
+++ b/src/internal/share-latest.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
 import { Observable, Subscription, Subject } from "rxjs"
 import { SUSPENSE } from "../SUSPENSE"
-import { BehaviorObservable } from "../BehaviorObservable"
+import { BehaviorObservable } from "./BehaviorObservable"
+import { EMPTY_VALUE } from "./empty-value"
+import { noop } from "./noop"
 
-function defaultTeardown() {}
-
-export const EMPTY_VALUE: any = {}
-
-export const distinctShareReplay = <T>(
-  compareFn: (a: T, b: T) => boolean = Object.is,
-  teardown = defaultTeardown,
-) => (source$: Observable<T>): BehaviorObservable<T> => {
+const shareLatest = <T>(complete = true, teardown = noop) => (
+  source$: Observable<T>,
+): BehaviorObservable<T> => {
   let subject: Subject<T> | undefined
   let subscription: Subscription | undefined
   let refCount = 0
@@ -24,20 +21,17 @@ export const distinctShareReplay = <T>(
       innerSub = subject.subscribe(subscriber)
       subscription = source$.subscribe({
         next(value) {
-          if (
-            currentValue.value === EMPTY_VALUE ||
-            !compareFn(value, currentValue.value)
-          ) {
-            subject!.next((currentValue.value = value))
-          }
+          subject!.next((currentValue.value = value))
         },
         error(err) {
           subscription = undefined
           subject!.error(err)
         },
         complete() {
-          subscription = undefined
-          subject!.complete()
+          if (complete) {
+            subscription = undefined
+            subject!.complete()
+          }
         },
       })
     } else {
@@ -73,3 +67,4 @@ export const distinctShareReplay = <T>(
 
   return result
 }
+export default shareLatest
diff --git a/src/useObservable.ts b/src/internal/useObservable.ts
similarity index 96%
rename from src/useObservable.ts
rename to src/internal/useObservable.ts
index 2426127..68eb3dd 100644
--- a/src/useObservable.ts
+++ b/src/internal/useObservable.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useEffect, useReducer } from "react"
-import { SUSPENSE } from "./SUSPENSE"
 import { BehaviorObservable } from "./BehaviorObservable"
+import { SUSPENSE } from "../SUSPENSE"
 
 const reducer = (
   _: any,
diff --git a/src/operators/shareLatest.ts b/src/operators/shareLatest.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e831caf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/operators/shareLatest.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import internalShareLatest from "../internal/share-latest"
+
+/**
+ * A RxJS pipeable operator which shares and replays the latest emitted value.
+ * It's the equivalent of:
+ *
+ * ```ts
+ *  source$.pipe(
+ *    multicast(() => new ReplaySubject<T>(1)),
+ *    refCount(),
+ *  )
+ * ```
+ *
+ * @remarks The enhanced observables returned from `connectObservable` and
+ * `connectFactoryObservable` have been enhanced with this operator, but do not
+ * complete. Meaning that the latest emitted value will be available until the
+ * `refCount` drops to zero.
+ */
+export const shareLatest = <T>() => internalShareLatest<T>()
diff --git a/src/options.ts b/src/options.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index d2f6c9b..0000000
--- a/src/options.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-export interface ConnectorOptions<T> {
-  unsubscribeGraceTime?: number
-  compare?: (a: T, b: T) => boolean
-}
-export const defaultConnectorOptions = {
-  unsubscribeGraceTime: 200,
-  compare: Object.is,
-}
diff --git a/test/connectFactoryObservable.test.tsx b/test/connectFactoryObservable.test.tsx
index dd43169..72db467 100644
--- a/test/connectFactoryObservable.test.tsx
+++ b/test/connectFactoryObservable.test.tsx
@@ -78,9 +78,7 @@ describe("connectFactoryObservable", () => {
 
       const [useLatestNumber] = connectFactoryObservable(
         (id: number) => concat(observable$, of(id)),
-        {
-          unsubscribeGraceTime: 100,
-        },
+        100,
       )
       const { unmount } = renderHook(() => useLatestNumber(6))
       const { unmount: unmount2 } = renderHook(() => useLatestNumber(6))
diff --git a/test/connectObservable.test.tsx b/test/connectObservable.test.tsx
index e597901..754b7f2 100644
--- a/test/connectObservable.test.tsx
+++ b/test/connectObservable.test.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {
   screen,
 } from "@testing-library/react"
 import { act, renderHook } from "@testing-library/react-hooks"
-import React, { Suspense, useEffect, useRef, FC } from "react"
+import React, { Suspense, useEffect, FC } from "react"
 import { BehaviorSubject, defer, from, of, Subject } from "rxjs"
 import { delay, scan, startWith, map } from "rxjs/operators"
 import { connectObservable, SUSPENSE } from "../src"
@@ -78,53 +78,6 @@ describe("connectObservable", () => {
     expect(updates).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
   })
 
-  it("Only update when the previous and current update are distinct according to the comparator function", async () => {
-    interface TestUpdate {
-      value: number
-      valueToIgnore: string
-    }
-    const stream$ = new BehaviorSubject<TestUpdate>({
-      value: 0,
-      valueToIgnore: "A",
-    })
-
-    const compare = (a: TestUpdate, b: TestUpdate) => a.value === b.value
-    const [useLatestValue] = connectObservable(stream$, { compare })
-    const useLatestValueWithUpdates = () => {
-      const nUpdates = useRef(0)
-      const latestValue = useLatestValue()
-      useEffect(() => {
-        nUpdates.current++
-      })
-      return {
-        latestValue,
-        nUpdates,
-      }
-    }
-
-    const { result } = renderHook(() => useLatestValueWithUpdates())
-    expect(result.current.latestValue.valueToIgnore).toEqual("A")
-    expect(result.current.latestValue.value).toEqual(0)
-    expect(result.current.nUpdates.current).toEqual(1)
-
-    act(() => {
-      stream$.next({ value: 0, valueToIgnore: "B" })
-    })
-
-    //should not update to the latest value in the stream
-    expect(result.current.latestValue.valueToIgnore).toEqual("A")
-    expect(result.current.latestValue.value).toEqual(0)
-    //should not trigger a react update
-    expect(result.current.nUpdates.current).toEqual(1)
-
-    act(() => {
-      stream$.next({ value: 1, valueToIgnore: "B" })
-    })
-    expect(result.current.latestValue.valueToIgnore).toEqual("B")
-    expect(result.current.latestValue.value).toEqual(1)
-    expect(result.current.nUpdates.current).toEqual(2)
-  })
-
   it("shares the source subscription until the refCount has stayed at zero for the grace-period", async () => {
     let nInitCount = 0
     const observable$ = defer(() => {
@@ -132,9 +85,7 @@ describe("connectObservable", () => {
       return from([1, 2, 3, 4, 5])
     })
 
-    const [useLatestNumber] = connectObservable(observable$, {
-      unsubscribeGraceTime: 100,
-    })
+    const [useLatestNumber] = connectObservable(observable$, 100)
     const { unmount } = renderHook(() => useLatestNumber())
     const { unmount: unmount2 } = renderHook(() => useLatestNumber())
     const { unmount: unmount3 } = renderHook(() => useLatestNumber())
diff --git a/test/operators/react-enhancer.test.ts b/test/operators/react-enhancer.test.ts
index a4098bf..4c4ec84 100644
--- a/test/operators/react-enhancer.test.ts
+++ b/test/operators/react-enhancer.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import reactEnhancer from "../../src/operators/react-enhancer"
-import { distinctShareReplay, SUSPENSE } from "../../src"
-import { BehaviorObservable } from "../../src/BehaviorObservable"
+import reactEnhancer from "../../src/internal/react-enhancer"
+import { shareLatest, SUSPENSE } from "../../src"
+import { BehaviorObservable } from "../../src/internal/BehaviorObservable"
 import { TestScheduler } from "rxjs/testing"
 import { Subject } from "rxjs"
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ describe("operators/reactEnhancer", () => {
     it("getValue returns the latest emitted value", () => {
       const input = new Subject<string>()
       const obs$ = reactEnhancer(
-        input.pipe(distinctShareReplay()),
+        input.pipe(shareLatest()),
         0,
       ) as BehaviorObservable<string>
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ describe("operators/reactEnhancer", () => {
     it("if nothing has been emitted, then getValue throws a promise that will resolve when the first value is emitted", async () => {
       const input = new Subject<string>()
       const obs$ = reactEnhancer(
-        input.pipe(distinctShareReplay()),
+        input.pipe(shareLatest()),
         0,
       ) as BehaviorObservable<string>
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ describe("operators/reactEnhancer", () => {
     it("if the latest emitted value is SUSPENSE, then getValue throws a promise that will resolve when the next non SUSPENSE value is emitted", async () => {
       const input = new Subject<any>()
       const obs$ = reactEnhancer(
-        input.pipe(distinctShareReplay()),
+        input.pipe(shareLatest()),
         0,
       ) as BehaviorObservable<any>
 
diff --git a/test/operators/distinct-share-replay.test.ts b/test/operators/share-latest.test.ts
similarity index 69%
rename from test/operators/distinct-share-replay.test.ts
rename to test/operators/share-latest.test.ts
index a58d2d3..c992bad 100644
--- a/test/operators/distinct-share-replay.test.ts
+++ b/test/operators/share-latest.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-import { distinctShareReplay, SUSPENSE } from "../../src"
-import { BehaviorObservable } from "../../src/BehaviorObservable"
-import { EMPTY_VALUE } from "../../src/operators/distinct-share-replay"
-import { cold } from "jest-marbles"
+import { shareLatest, SUSPENSE } from "../../src"
+import { BehaviorObservable } from "../../src/internal/BehaviorObservable"
+import { EMPTY_VALUE } from "../../src/internal/empty-value"
 import { TestScheduler } from "rxjs/testing"
 import { Subject, from } from "rxjs"
 
@@ -10,33 +9,7 @@ const scheduler = () =>
     expect(actual).toEqual(expected)
   })
 
-describe("operators/distinctShareReplay", () => {
-  it("only emits distinct values", () => {
-    const values = {
-      a: { val: 1 },
-      b: { val: 2 },
-      c: { val: 3 },
-      d: { val: 4 },
-    }
-
-    let source = "  a-b-b-b-c-c-d|"
-    let expected = "a-b-----c---d|"
-
-    expect(cold(source, values).pipe(distinctShareReplay())).toBeObservable(
-      cold(expected, values),
-    )
-
-    const customCompare = (a: { val: number }, b: { val: number }) =>
-      a.val === b.val
-    values.c.val = 2
-
-    source = "  a-b-b-b-c-c-d|"
-    expected = "a-b---------d|"
-    expect(
-      cold(source, values).pipe(distinctShareReplay(customCompare)),
-    ).toBeObservable(cold(expected, values))
-  })
-
+describe("operators/shareLatest", () => {
   // prettier-ignore
   it("should restart due to unsubscriptions", () => {
     scheduler().run(({ expectObservable, expectSubscriptions, cold }) => {
@@ -49,7 +22,7 @@ describe("operators/distinctShareReplay", () => {
       const sub2 = "      -----------^------------------"
       const expected2 = " -----------a-b-c-d-e-f-g-h-i-j"
 
-      const shared = source.pipe(distinctShareReplay())
+      const shared = source.pipe(shareLatest())
 
       expectObservable(shared, sub1).toBe(expected1)
       expectObservable(shared, sub2).toBe(expected2)
@@ -69,7 +42,7 @@ describe("operators/distinctShareReplay", () => {
       const sub2 =        '-----------^--!';
       const expected2 =   '-----------a-(b|)';
 
-      const shared = source.pipe(distinctShareReplay());
+      const shared = source.pipe(shareLatest());
 
       expectObservable(shared, sub1).toBe(expected1);
       expectObservable(shared, sub2).toBe(expected2);
@@ -84,7 +57,7 @@ describe("operators/distinctShareReplay", () => {
       const sub1 =         '^';
       const expected1 = "  (abcd|)"
 
-      const shared = source.pipe(distinctShareReplay());
+      const shared = source.pipe(shareLatest());
 
       expectObservable(shared, sub1).toBe(expected1);
     })
@@ -93,9 +66,7 @@ describe("operators/distinctShareReplay", () => {
   describe("Returns a BehaviorObservable which exposes a getValue function", () => {
     it("getValue returns the latest emitted value", () => {
       const input = new Subject<string>()
-      const obs$ = input.pipe(distinctShareReplay()) as BehaviorObservable<
-        string
-      >
+      const obs$ = input.pipe(shareLatest()) as BehaviorObservable<string>
 
       const subscription = obs$.subscribe()
 
@@ -110,9 +81,7 @@ describe("operators/distinctShareReplay", () => {
 
     it("getValue throws EMPTY_VALUE if nothing has been emitted", () => {
       const input = new Subject<string>()
-      const obs$ = input.pipe(distinctShareReplay()) as BehaviorObservable<
-        string
-      >
+      const obs$ = input.pipe(shareLatest()) as BehaviorObservable<string>
 
       const subscription = obs$.subscribe()
       let error: any
@@ -127,7 +96,7 @@ describe("operators/distinctShareReplay", () => {
 
     it("getValue throws SUSPENSE if the latest emitted value is SUSPENSE", () => {
       const input = new Subject<any>()
-      const obs$ = input.pipe(distinctShareReplay()) as BehaviorObservable<any>
+      const obs$ = input.pipe(shareLatest()) as BehaviorObservable<any>
 
       const subscription = obs$.subscribe()
       input.next(SUSPENSE)
diff --git a/test/operators/suspend.test.ts b/test/operators/suspend.test.ts
index c27e87b..ea2033e 100644
--- a/test/operators/suspend.test.ts
+++ b/test/operators/suspend.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { TestScheduler } from "rxjs/testing"
-import { suspend } from "../../src/operators/suspend"
-import { SUSPENSE } from "../../src/SUSPENSE"
+import { suspend, SUSPENSE } from "../../src"
 
 const scheduler = () =>
   new TestScheduler((actual, expected) => {
diff --git a/test/operators/suspended.test.ts b/test/operators/suspended.test.ts
index 10b37d0..ae6b334 100644
--- a/test/operators/suspended.test.ts
+++ b/test/operators/suspended.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { TestScheduler } from "rxjs/testing"
-import { suspended } from "../../src/operators/suspended"
-import { SUSPENSE } from "../../src/SUSPENSE"
+import { suspended, SUSPENSE } from "../../src"
 
 const scheduler = () =>
   new TestScheduler((actual, expected) => {
diff --git a/test/operators/switchMapSuspended.test.ts b/test/operators/switchMapSuspended.test.ts
index 1d0ff29..0ab3fd6 100644
--- a/test/operators/switchMapSuspended.test.ts
+++ b/test/operators/switchMapSuspended.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { TestScheduler } from "rxjs/testing"
-import { switchMapSuspended } from "../../src/operators/switchMapSuspended"
-import { SUSPENSE } from "../../src/SUSPENSE"
+import { switchMapSuspended, SUSPENSE } from "../../src"
 
 const scheduler = () =>
   new TestScheduler((actual, expected) => {
diff --git a/test/useObservable.test.tsx b/test/useObservable.test.tsx
index 77282ab..8b52f0b 100644
--- a/test/useObservable.test.tsx
+++ b/test/useObservable.test.tsx
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
-import React, { useState, Suspense } from "react"
+import React, { useState, Suspense, useRef, useEffect } from "react"
 import { render, fireEvent, screen } from "@testing-library/react"
-import { defer, of, Subject, NEVER, concat } from "rxjs"
+import { defer, of, Subject, NEVER, BehaviorSubject, Observable } from "rxjs"
 import { renderHook, act } from "@testing-library/react-hooks"
-import { useObservable } from "../src/useObservable"
-import reactEnhancer from "../src/operators/react-enhancer"
-import { SUSPENSE, distinctShareReplay } from "../src"
-import { BehaviorObservable } from "../src/BehaviorObservable"
+import { useObservable } from "../src/internal/useObservable"
+import shareLatest from "../src/internal/share-latest"
+import reactEnhancer from "../src/internal/react-enhancer"
+import { SUSPENSE } from "../src"
+import { BehaviorObservable } from "../src/internal/BehaviorObservable"
 
 const wait = (ms: number) => new Promise(res => setTimeout(res, ms))
 
-const enhancer = (source$: any) =>
-  reactEnhancer(concat(source$, NEVER).pipe(distinctShareReplay()), 20)
+const enhancer = <T extends any>(source$: Observable<T>) =>
+  reactEnhancer<T>(source$.pipe(shareLatest(false)), 20)
 
 describe("useObservable", () => {
   it("works", async () => {
@@ -63,7 +64,42 @@ describe("useObservable", () => {
     expect(counter).toBe(2)
   })
 
-  const observables: any = [NEVER, of(10), of(SUSPENSE), of(20)].map(enhancer)
+  it("doesn't trigger react updates when the observable emits the same value", () => {
+    const subject$ = new BehaviorSubject(1)
+    const src$ = subject$.pipe(enhancer) as BehaviorObservable<number>
+    const useLatestNumber = () => {
+      const result = useObservable(src$)
+      const nUpdatesRef = useRef(0)
+      useEffect(() => {
+        nUpdatesRef.current++
+      })
+      return { result, nUpdatesRef }
+    }
+
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useLatestNumber())
+
+    expect(result.current.result).toBe(1)
+    expect(result.current.nUpdatesRef.current).toBe(1)
+
+    act(() => {
+      subject$.next(1)
+      subject$.next(1)
+      subject$.next(1)
+      subject$.next(1)
+    })
+
+    expect(result.current.nUpdatesRef.current).toBe(1)
+
+    act(() => {
+      subject$.next(20)
+    })
+    expect(result.current.result).toBe(20)
+    expect(result.current.nUpdatesRef.current).toBe(2)
+  })
+
+  const observables: any = [NEVER, of(10), of(SUSPENSE), of(20)].map((x: any) =>
+    enhancer(x),
+  )
   const Result: React.FC<{ idx: number }> = ({ idx }) => {
     const result = useObservable(observables[idx % observables.length])
     return <div>Result {result}</div>