(comparator2 == null) ? comparator == NATURAL_ORDER : comparator.equals(comparator2);
      if (sameComparator) {
        return kvMap;
      }
    }

    SortedMap<K, V> delegate = newModifiableDelegate(comparator);
    for (Entry<? extends K, ? extends V> entry : map.entrySet()) {
      putEntryWithChecks(delegate, entry);
    }
    return newView(unmodifiableSortedMap(delegate), comparator);
  }