diff --git a/includes/class-wc-template-loader.php b/includes/class-wc-template-loader.php
index f9b73718f4c..93c2bbc3f1c 100644
--- a/includes/class-wc-template-loader.php
+++ b/includes/class-wc-template-loader.php
@@ -444,6 +444,7 @@ class WC_Template_Loader {
 
 			// Remove actions and self to avoid nested calls.
 			remove_action( 'pre_get_posts', array( wc()->query, 'product_query' ) );
+			WC()->query->remove_ordering_args();
 		}
 
 		self::$in_content_filter = false;
diff --git a/includes/shortcodes/class-wc-shortcode-products.php b/includes/shortcodes/class-wc-shortcode-products.php
index ce01021c1c1..84c2b163cdc 100644
--- a/includes/shortcodes/class-wc-shortcode-products.php
+++ b/includes/shortcodes/class-wc-shortcode-products.php
@@ -525,10 +525,8 @@ class WC_Shortcode_Products {
 				set_transient( $transient_name, $results, DAY_IN_SECONDS * 30 );
 			}
 		}
-		// Remove ordering query arguments.
-		if ( ! empty( $this->attributes['category'] ) ) {
-			WC()->query->remove_ordering_args();
-		}
+		// Remove ordering query arguments which may have been added by get_catalog_ordering_args.
+		WC()->query->remove_ordering_args();
 		return $results;
 	}