diff --git a/lib/hyperscript/runtime.sx b/lib/hyperscript/runtime.sx
index dcfed022..e049aeb1 100644
--- a/lib/hyperscript/runtime.sx
+++ b/lib/hyperscript/runtime.sx
@@ -2386,6 +2386,26 @@
           pairs)
         d))))
 
+(define
+  hs-strip-order-deep
+  (fn
+    (val)
+    (cond
+      ((dict? val)
+        (let
+          ((d (dict)))
+          (do
+            (for-each
+              (fn
+                (k)
+                (when
+                  (not (= k "_order"))
+                  (dict-set! d k (hs-strip-order-deep (get val k)))))
+              (filter (fn (k) (not (= k "_order"))) (keys val)))
+            d)))
+      ((list? val) (map hs-strip-order-deep val))
+      (true val))))
+
 (define
   hs-method-call
   (fn
@@ -2709,6 +2729,8 @@
         (host-set! (host-get el "__hs_vars") name val)
         (when changed (hs-dom-fire-watchers! el name val))))))
 
+;; ── SourceInfo API ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
 (define
   hs-dom-resolve-start
   (fn
@@ -2728,8 +2750,6 @@
               (if match (dom-parent match) nil)))
           (true el))))))
 
-;; ── SourceInfo API ────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
 (define
   hs-dom-walk
   (fn
diff --git a/spec/tests/test-hyperscript-behavioral.sx b/spec/tests/test-hyperscript-behavioral.sx
index eae50b4b..4d62cb35 100644
--- a/spec/tests/test-hyperscript-behavioral.sx
+++ b/spec/tests/test-hyperscript-behavioral.sx
@@ -3695,7 +3695,7 @@
     (assert= (eval-hs "[1 + 1, 2 * 3, 10 - 5]") (list 2 6 5))
   )
   (deftest "arrays containing objects work"
-    (assert-equal (list {:a 1} {:b 2}) (eval-hs "[{a: 1}, {b: 2}]"))
+    (assert-equal (list {:a 1} {:b 2}) (hs-strip-order-deep (eval-hs "[{a: 1}, {b: 2}]")))
   )
   (deftest "deeply nested array literals work"
     (assert= (eval-hs "[[[1]], [[2, 3]]]") (list (list (list 1)) (list (list 2 3))))
diff --git a/tests/playwright/generate-sx-tests.py b/tests/playwright/generate-sx-tests.py
index 7779cc03..ea373142 100644
--- a/tests/playwright/generate-sx-tests.py
+++ b/tests/playwright/generate-sx-tests.py
@@ -2570,10 +2570,10 @@ def generate_eval_only_test(test, idx):
                 f'(list (quote {n}) {v})' for n, v in pairs
             ) + ')'
             if use_deep:
-                return f'    (assert-equal {expected_sx} (eval-hs-locals "{hs_expr}" {locals_sx}))'
+                return f'    (assert-equal {expected_sx} (hs-strip-order-deep (eval-hs-locals "{hs_expr}" {locals_sx})))'
             return f'    (assert= (eval-hs-locals "{hs_expr}" {locals_sx}) {expected_sx})'
         if use_deep:
-            return f'    (assert-equal {expected_sx} (eval-hs "{hs_expr}"))'
+            return f'    (assert-equal {expected_sx} (hs-strip-order-deep (eval-hs "{hs_expr}")))'
         return f'    (assert= (eval-hs "{hs_expr}") {expected_sx})'
 
     # Shared sub-pattern for run() call with optional String.raw and extra args: