diff --git a/taiga/projects/services/bulk_update_order.py b/taiga/projects/services/bulk_update_order.py
index 4f201927..8420068d 100644
--- a/taiga/projects/services/bulk_update_order.py
+++ b/taiga/projects/services/bulk_update_order.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ from taiga.projects import models
 from contextlib import suppress
 
 
-def apply_order_updates(base_orders: dict, new_orders: dict):
+def apply_order_updates(base_orders: dict, new_orders: dict, *, remove_equal_original=False):
     """
     `base_orders` must be a dict containing all the elements that can be affected by
     order modifications.
@@ -70,8 +70,9 @@ def apply_order_updates(base_orders: dict, new_orders: dict):
     [base_orders.pop(id, None) for id in removing_keys]
 
     # Remove elements that are equal to the original
-    common_keys = original_orders.keys() & base_orders.keys()
-    [base_orders.pop(id, None) for id in common_keys if base_orders[id] == original_orders[id]]
+    if remove_equal_original:
+        common_keys = original_orders.keys() & base_orders.keys()
+        [base_orders.pop(id, None) for id in common_keys if base_orders[id] == original_orders[id]]
 
 
 def update_projects_order_in_bulk(bulk_data: list, field: str, user):
diff --git a/taiga/projects/userstories/services.py b/taiga/projects/userstories/services.py
index 7295a208..7f9dff20 100644
--- a/taiga/projects/userstories/services.py
+++ b/taiga/projects/userstories/services.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ def update_userstories_order_in_bulk(bulk_data: list, field: str, project: objec
 
     us_orders = {us.id: getattr(us, field) for us in user_stories}
     new_us_orders = {e["us_id"]: e["order"] for e in bulk_data}
-    apply_order_updates(us_orders, new_us_orders)
+    apply_order_updates(us_orders, new_us_orders, remove_equal_original=True)
 
     user_story_ids = us_orders.keys()
     events.emit_event_for_ids(ids=user_story_ids,