diff --git a/ingest/scripts/call_loculus.py b/ingest/scripts/call_loculus.py
index cc642f40b..e187a66ce 100644
--- a/ingest/scripts/call_loculus.py
+++ b/ingest/scripts/call_loculus.py
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ def record_factory(*args, **kwargs):
     if mode == "get-submitted":
         logger.info("Getting submitted sequences")
         response = get_submitted(config)
-        Path(output).write_text(json.dumps(response, indent=4, sort_keys=True), encoding="utf-8")
+        Path(output).write_text(json.dumps(response, indent=4), encoding="utf-8")
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/ingest/scripts/group_segments.py b/ingest/scripts/group_segments.py
index 2e129556a..0d2c60d5e 100644
--- a/ingest/scripts/group_segments.py
+++ b/ingest/scripts/group_segments.py
@@ -238,9 +238,7 @@ def main(
 
         metadata[joint_key] = row
 
-    Path(output_metadata).write_text(
-        json.dumps(metadata, indent=4, sort_keys=True), encoding="utf-8"
-    )
+    Path(output_metadata).write_text(json.dumps(metadata, indent=4), encoding="utf-8")
     logging.info(f"Wrote grouped metadata for {len(metadata)} sequences")
 
     count = 0
diff --git a/ingest/scripts/prepare_metadata.py b/ingest/scripts/prepare_metadata.py
index 18c971a84..92f6801fd 100644
--- a/ingest/scripts/prepare_metadata.py
+++ b/ingest/scripts/prepare_metadata.py
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ def main(
 
     meta_dict = {rec[fasta_id_field]: rec for rec in metadata}
 
-    Path(output).write_text(json.dumps(meta_dict, indent=4, sort_keys=True), encoding="utf-8")
+    Path(output).write_text(json.dumps(meta_dict, indent=4), encoding="utf-8")
 
     logging.info(f"Saved metadata for {len(metadata)} sequences")