diff --git a/test/entt/common/pointer_stable.h b/test/entt/common/pointer_stable.h
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+#ifndef ENTT_COMMON_POINTER_STABLE_HPP
+#define ENTT_COMMON_POINTER_STABLE_HPP
+
+#include <type_traits>
+
+namespace test {
+
+struct pointer_stable {
+    static constexpr auto in_place_delete = true;
+    int value{};
+};
+
+inline bool operator==(const pointer_stable &lhs, const pointer_stable &rhs) {
+    return lhs.value == rhs.value;
+}
+
+inline bool operator<(const pointer_stable &lhs, const pointer_stable &rhs) {
+    return lhs.value < rhs.value;
+}
+
+// ensure that we've at least an aggregate type to test here
+static_assert(std::is_aggregate_v<test::pointer_stable>, "Not an aggregate type");
+
+} // namespace test
+
+#endif