diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/src/Internal/DataStores/Orders/OrdersTableDataStore.php b/plugins/woocommerce/src/Internal/DataStores/Orders/OrdersTableDataStore.php
index b462529286a..31dcb96d84d 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce/src/Internal/DataStores/Orders/OrdersTableDataStore.php
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/src/Internal/DataStores/Orders/OrdersTableDataStore.php
@@ -2398,6 +2398,16 @@ FROM $order_meta_table
 		return $changes;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Helper method to check whether to backfill post record.
+	 *
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	private function should_backfill_post_record() {
+		$data_sync = wc_get_container()->get( DataSynchronizer::class );
+		return $data_sync->data_sync_is_enabled();
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Helper function to decide whether to backfill post record.
 	 *
@@ -2406,8 +2416,7 @@ FROM $order_meta_table
 	 * @return void
 	 */
 	private function maybe_backfill_post_record( $order ) {
-		$data_sync = wc_get_container()->get( DataSynchronizer::class );
-		if ( $data_sync->data_sync_is_enabled() ) {
+		if ( $this->should_backfill_post_record() ) {
 			$this->backfill_post_record( $order );
 		}
 	}
@@ -2704,8 +2713,8 @@ CREATE TABLE $meta_table (
 	public function delete_meta( &$object, $meta ) {
 		$delete_meta = $this->data_store_meta->delete_meta( $object, $meta );
 
-		if ( $object instanceof WC_Abstract_Order ) {
-			$this->maybe_backfill_post_record( $object );
+		if ( $object instanceof WC_Abstract_Order && $this->should_backfill_post_record() ) {
+			delete_post_meta( $object->get_id(), $meta->key, $meta->value );
 		}
 
 		return $delete_meta;
@@ -2722,8 +2731,8 @@ CREATE TABLE $meta_table (
 	public function add_meta( &$object, $meta ) {
 		$add_meta = $this->data_store_meta->add_meta( $object, $meta );
 
-		if ( $object instanceof WC_Abstract_Order ) {
-			$this->maybe_backfill_post_record( $object );
+		if ( $object instanceof WC_Abstract_Order && $this->should_backfill_post_record() ) {
+			add_post_meta( $object->get_id(), $meta->key, $meta->value, true );
 		}
 
 		return $add_meta;
@@ -2740,8 +2749,8 @@ CREATE TABLE $meta_table (
 	public function update_meta( &$object, $meta ) {
 		$update_meta = $this->data_store_meta->update_meta( $object, $meta );
 
-		if ( $object instanceof WC_Abstract_Order ) {
-			$this->maybe_backfill_post_record( $object );
+		if ( $object instanceof WC_Abstract_Order && $this->should_backfill_post_record() ) {
+			update_post_meta( $object->get_id(), $meta->key, $meta->value );
 		}
 
 		return $update_meta;