diff --git a/includes/api/class-wc-api-customers.php b/includes/api/class-wc-api-customers.php
index ba9069d43f2..51f3ca20a4b 100644
--- a/includes/api/class-wc-api-customers.php
+++ b/includes/api/class-wc-api-customers.php
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ class WC_API_Customers extends WC_API_Resource {
 			$query_args['orderby'] = $args['orderby'];
 
 			// allow sorting by meta value
-			if ( 'meta_value' === $query_args['orderby'] && ! empty( $args['orderby_meta_key'] ) ) {
+			if ( ! empty( $args['orderby_meta_key'] ) ) {
 				$query_args['meta_key'] = $args['orderby_meta_key'];
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/includes/api/class-wc-api-resource.php b/includes/api/class-wc-api-resource.php
index ae3a13f95ed..1f2e7215ad0 100644
--- a/includes/api/class-wc-api-resource.php
+++ b/includes/api/class-wc-api-resource.php
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class WC_API_Resource {
 			$args['orderby'] = $request_args['orderby'];
 
 			// allow sorting by meta value
-			if ( 'meta_value' === $args['orderby'] && ! empty( $request_args['orderby_meta_key'] ) ) {
+			if ( ! empty( $request_args['orderby_meta_key'] ) ) {
 				$args['meta_key'] = $request_args['orderby_meta_key'];
 			}
 		}