diff --git a/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/box_shadow.rs b/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/box_shadow.rs
index 50e602149c..7ed9855038 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/box_shadow.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/box_shadow.rs
@@ -365,10 +365,8 @@ pub fn queue_shadows(
             draw_function,
             pipeline,
             entity: (entity, extracted_shadow.main_entity),
-            sort_key: (
-                FloatOrd(extracted_shadow.stack_index as f32 + stack_z_offsets::BOX_SHADOW),
-                entity.index(),
-            ),
+            sort_key: FloatOrd(extracted_shadow.stack_index as f32 + stack_z_offsets::BOX_SHADOW),
+
             batch_range: 0..0,
             extra_index: PhaseItemExtraIndex::None,
             index,
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/mod.rs b/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/mod.rs
index 3c0e353f03..b5d24f194d 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/mod.rs
@@ -981,10 +981,7 @@ pub fn queue_uinodes(
             draw_function,
             pipeline,
             entity: (entity, extracted_uinode.main_entity),
-            sort_key: (
-                FloatOrd(extracted_uinode.stack_index as f32 + stack_z_offsets::NODE),
-                entity.index(),
-            ),
+            sort_key: FloatOrd(extracted_uinode.stack_index as f32 + stack_z_offsets::NODE),
             index,
             // batch_range will be calculated in prepare_uinodes
             batch_range: 0..0,
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/render_pass.rs b/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/render_pass.rs
index f89133e31e..e0b3b20fab 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/render_pass.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/render_pass.rs
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ impl Node for UiPassNode {
 }
 
 pub struct TransparentUi {
-    pub sort_key: (FloatOrd, u32),
+    pub sort_key: FloatOrd,
     pub entity: (Entity, MainEntity),
     pub pipeline: CachedRenderPipelineId,
     pub draw_function: DrawFunctionId,
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ impl PhaseItem for TransparentUi {
 }
 
 impl SortedPhaseItem for TransparentUi {
-    type SortKey = (FloatOrd, u32);
+    type SortKey = FloatOrd;
 
     #[inline]
     fn sort_key(&self) -> Self::SortKey {
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/ui_material_pipeline.rs b/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/ui_material_pipeline.rs
index 2162b92373..fb893b390e 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/ui_material_pipeline.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/ui_material_pipeline.rs
@@ -665,10 +665,7 @@ pub fn queue_ui_material_nodes<M: UiMaterial>(
             draw_function,
             pipeline,
             entity: (extracted_uinode.render_entity, extracted_uinode.main_entity),
-            sort_key: (
-                FloatOrd(extracted_uinode.stack_index as f32 + stack_z_offsets::MATERIAL),
-                extracted_uinode.render_entity.index(),
-            ),
+            sort_key: FloatOrd(extracted_uinode.stack_index as f32 + stack_z_offsets::MATERIAL),
             batch_range: 0..0,
             extra_index: PhaseItemExtraIndex::None,
             index,
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/ui_texture_slice_pipeline.rs b/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/ui_texture_slice_pipeline.rs
index 68c6a4a3ef..dee19ad867 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/ui_texture_slice_pipeline.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/ui_texture_slice_pipeline.rs
@@ -372,9 +372,8 @@ pub fn queue_ui_slices(
             draw_function,
             pipeline,
             entity: (extracted_slicer.render_entity, extracted_slicer.main_entity),
-            sort_key: (
-                FloatOrd(extracted_slicer.stack_index as f32 + stack_z_offsets::TEXTURE_SLICE),
-                extracted_slicer.render_entity.index(),
+            sort_key: FloatOrd(
+                extracted_slicer.stack_index as f32 + stack_z_offsets::TEXTURE_SLICE,
             ),
             batch_range: 0..0,
             extra_index: PhaseItemExtraIndex::None,