diff --git a/taiga/projects/services/bulk_update_order.py b/taiga/projects/services/bulk_update_order.py
index 093c97e8..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.
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ def apply_order_updates(base_orders: dict, new_orders: dict):
     The elements where no order update is needed will be removed.
     """
     updated_order_ids = set()
+    original_orders = {k:v for k,v in base_orders.items()}
 
     # Remove the elements from new_orders non existint in base_orders
     invalid_keys = new_orders.keys() - base_orders.keys()
@@ -68,6 +69,11 @@ def apply_order_updates(base_orders: dict, new_orders: dict):
     removing_keys = [id for id in base_orders if id not in updated_order_ids]
     [base_orders.pop(id, None) for id in removing_keys]
 
+    # Remove elements that are equal to the original
+    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,
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_userstories.py b/tests/integration/test_userstories.py
index 37c2682d..35c7acdf 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_userstories.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_userstories.py
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ def test_update_userstories_order_in_bulk():
     project = f.ProjectFactory.create()
     us1 = f.UserStoryFactory.create(project=project, backlog_order=1)
     us2 = f.UserStoryFactory.create(project=project, backlog_order=2)
-    data = [{"us_id": us1.id, "order": 1}, {"us_id": us2.id, "order": 2}]
+    data = [{"us_id": us1.id, "order": 2}, {"us_id": us2.id, "order": 1}]
 
     with mock.patch("taiga.projects.userstories.services.db") as db:
         services.update_userstories_order_in_bulk(data, "backlog_order", project)
-        db.update_attr_in_bulk_for_ids.assert_called_once_with({us1.id: 1, us2.id: 2},
+        db.update_attr_in_bulk_for_ids.assert_called_once_with({us2.id: 1, us1.id: 2},
                                                                 "backlog_order",
                                                                 models.UserStory)
 
@@ -264,17 +264,14 @@ def test_api_update_orders_in_bulk_invalid_status(client):
     response = client.json.post(url1, json.dumps(data))
     assert response.status_code == 400, response.data
     assert "status_id" in response.data
-    assert "bulk_stories" in response.data
 
     response = client.json.post(url2, json.dumps(data))
     assert response.status_code == 400, response.data
     assert "status_id" in response.data
-    assert "bulk_stories" in response.data
 
     response = client.json.post(url3, json.dumps(data))
     assert response.status_code == 400, response.data
     assert "status_id" in response.data
-    assert "bulk_stories" in response.data
 
 
 def test_api_update_orders_in_bulk_invalid_milestione(client):
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_order_updates.py b/tests/unit/test_order_updates.py
index 3609ff01..a2f873fe 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_order_updates.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_order_updates.py
@@ -186,3 +186,14 @@ def test_apply_order_invalid_new_order():
         "e": 5,
         "f": 6
     }
+
+
+def test_apply_order_not_include_noop():
+    orders = {
+        "a": 1,
+    }
+    new_orders = {
+        "a": 1,
+    }
+    apply_order_updates(orders, new_orders, remove_equal_original=True)
+    assert orders == {}