diff --git a/src/wp-includes/meta.php b/src/wp-includes/meta.php
index 96ace4e972..b1dc8082cc 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/meta.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/meta.php
@@ -1174,7 +1174,7 @@ function update_meta_cache( $meta_type, $object_ids ) {
 	$id_list   = implode( ',', $non_cached_ids );
 	$id_column = ( 'user' === $meta_type ) ? 'umeta_id' : 'meta_id';
 
-	$meta_list = $wpdb->get_results( "SELECT $column, meta_key, meta_value FROM $table WHERE $column IN ($id_list) ORDER BY $id_column ASC", ARRAY_A );
+	$meta_list = $wpdb->get_results( "SELECT $column, meta_key, meta_value FROM $table WHERE $column IN ($id_list)", ARRAY_A );
 
 	if ( ! empty( $meta_list ) ) {
 		foreach ( $meta_list as $metarow ) {