diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/enhance/internal/bytebuddy/InlineDirtyCheckerEqualsHelper.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/enhance/internal/bytebuddy/InlineDirtyCheckerEqualsHelper.java
index 8be0d9087218..098db0b8051a 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/enhance/internal/bytebuddy/InlineDirtyCheckerEqualsHelper.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/enhance/internal/bytebuddy/InlineDirtyCheckerEqualsHelper.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public static boolean areEquals(
 			Object b) {
 		final PersistentAttributeInterceptor persistentAttributeInterceptor = persistentAttributeInterceptable.$$_hibernate_getInterceptor();
 		if ( persistentAttributeInterceptor != null
-				&& !persistentAttributeInterceptor.getInitializedLazyAttributeNames().contains( fieldName ) ) {
+				&& !persistentAttributeInterceptor.isAttributeLoaded( fieldName ) ) {
 			return false;
 		}
 		return Objects.deepEquals( a, b );
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public static boolean areEquals(
 			boolean b) {
 		final PersistentAttributeInterceptor persistentAttributeInterceptor = persistentAttributeInterceptable.$$_hibernate_getInterceptor();
 		if ( persistentAttributeInterceptor != null
-				&& !persistentAttributeInterceptor.getInitializedLazyAttributeNames().contains( fieldName ) ) {
+				&& !persistentAttributeInterceptor.isAttributeLoaded( fieldName ) ) {
 			return false;
 		}
 		return a == b;
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public static boolean areEquals(
 			byte b) {
 		final PersistentAttributeInterceptor persistentAttributeInterceptor = persistentAttributeInterceptable.$$_hibernate_getInterceptor();
 		if ( persistentAttributeInterceptor != null
-				&& !persistentAttributeInterceptor.getInitializedLazyAttributeNames().contains( fieldName ) ) {
+				&& !persistentAttributeInterceptor.isAttributeLoaded( fieldName ) ) {
 			return false;
 		}
 		return a == b;
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public static boolean areEquals(
 			short b) {
 		final PersistentAttributeInterceptor persistentAttributeInterceptor = persistentAttributeInterceptable.$$_hibernate_getInterceptor();
 		if ( persistentAttributeInterceptor != null
-				&& !persistentAttributeInterceptor.getInitializedLazyAttributeNames().contains( fieldName ) ) {
+				&& !persistentAttributeInterceptor.isAttributeLoaded( fieldName ) ) {
 			return false;
 		}
 		return a == b;
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public static boolean areEquals(
 			char b) {
 		final PersistentAttributeInterceptor persistentAttributeInterceptor = persistentAttributeInterceptable.$$_hibernate_getInterceptor();
 		if ( persistentAttributeInterceptor != null
-				&& !persistentAttributeInterceptor.getInitializedLazyAttributeNames().contains( fieldName ) ) {
+				&& !persistentAttributeInterceptor.isAttributeLoaded( fieldName ) ) {
 			return false;
 		}
 		return a == b;
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public static boolean areEquals(
 			int b) {
 		final PersistentAttributeInterceptor persistentAttributeInterceptor = persistentAttributeInterceptable.$$_hibernate_getInterceptor();
 		if ( persistentAttributeInterceptor != null
-				&& !persistentAttributeInterceptor.getInitializedLazyAttributeNames().contains( fieldName ) ) {
+				&& !persistentAttributeInterceptor.isAttributeLoaded( fieldName ) ) {
 			return false;
 		}
 		return a == b;
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public static boolean areEquals(
 			long b) {
 		final PersistentAttributeInterceptor persistentAttributeInterceptor = persistentAttributeInterceptable.$$_hibernate_getInterceptor();
 		if ( persistentAttributeInterceptor != null
-				&& !persistentAttributeInterceptor.getInitializedLazyAttributeNames().contains( fieldName ) ) {
+				&& !persistentAttributeInterceptor.isAttributeLoaded( fieldName ) ) {
 			return false;
 		}
 		return a == b;
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public static boolean areEquals(
 			float b) {
 		final PersistentAttributeInterceptor persistentAttributeInterceptor = persistentAttributeInterceptable.$$_hibernate_getInterceptor();
 		if ( persistentAttributeInterceptor != null
-				&& !persistentAttributeInterceptor.getInitializedLazyAttributeNames().contains( fieldName ) ) {
+				&& !persistentAttributeInterceptor.isAttributeLoaded( fieldName ) ) {
 			return false;
 		}
 		return a == b;
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public static boolean areEquals(
 			double b) {
 		final PersistentAttributeInterceptor persistentAttributeInterceptor = persistentAttributeInterceptable.$$_hibernate_getInterceptor();
 		if ( persistentAttributeInterceptor != null
-				&& !persistentAttributeInterceptor.getInitializedLazyAttributeNames().contains( fieldName ) ) {
+				&& !persistentAttributeInterceptor.isAttributeLoaded( fieldName ) ) {
 			return false;
 		}
 		return a == b;
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/enhance/spi/interceptor/BytecodeLazyAttributeInterceptor.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/enhance/spi/interceptor/BytecodeLazyAttributeInterceptor.java
index a4fd9a7593e0..5ff6b950c8c3 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/enhance/spi/interceptor/BytecodeLazyAttributeInterceptor.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/enhance/spi/interceptor/BytecodeLazyAttributeInterceptor.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ public interface BytecodeLazyAttributeInterceptor extends SessionAssociableInter
 	 */
 	void attributeInitialized(String name);
 
+	@Override
 	boolean isAttributeLoaded(String fieldName);
 
 	boolean hasAnyUninitializedAttributes();
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/PersistentAttributeInterceptor.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/PersistentAttributeInterceptor.java
index 61e80eca6da2..c984e4ce520b 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/PersistentAttributeInterceptor.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/PersistentAttributeInterceptor.java
@@ -78,4 +78,19 @@ default Set<String> getInitializedLazyAttributeNames() {
 	@Deprecated
 	default void attributeInitialized(String name) {
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 *
+	 * Callback from the enhanced class that an attribute has been loaded
+	 *
+	 * @deprecated Interceptors that deal with
+	 * 	 * lazy state should implement {@link BytecodeLazyAttributeInterceptor}
+	 *
+	 * @param fieldName
+	 * @return true id the attribute is loaded false otherwise
+	 */
+	@Deprecated
+	default boolean isAttributeLoaded(String fieldName){
+		return false;
+	}
 }