diff --git a/validator/src/state/state_pruning_manager.rs b/validator/src/state/state_pruning_manager.rs
index 161deea97f..7ddb767516 100644
--- a/validator/src/state/state_pruning_manager.rs
+++ b/validator/src/state/state_pruning_manager.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ impl Ord for PruneCandidate {
 
 impl PartialOrd for PruneCandidate {
     fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &PruneCandidate) -> Option<Ordering> {
-        Some(Ordering::reverse(self.0.cmp(&other.0)))
+        Some(self.cmp(other))
     }
 }