diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/WorldRenderer.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/WorldRenderer.cs
index 58b9c38c87..f63b22d0a5 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/WorldRenderer.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/WorldRenderer.cs
@@ -133,28 +133,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Graphics
 			foreach (var e in World.ScreenMap.RenderableEffectsInBox(Viewport.TopLeft, Viewport.BottomRight))
 				renderablesBuffer.AddRange(e.Render(this));
 
-			renderablesBuffer.Sort((a, b) =>
-			{
-				// Sort is an unstable sort, so elements with the same Z position may get sorted differently each frame.
-				// This leads to flickering when rendering several frames as the elements get swapped at random.
-				// To combat this, use a series of arbitrary tie-breaks to determine the "top-most" element.
-				// This ensures a consistent decision for which one is on top, preventing flicker.
-				var compared = RenderableZPositionComparisonKey(a).CompareTo(RenderableZPositionComparisonKey(b));
-				if (compared != 0)
-					return compared;
-
-				compared = a.Pos.X.CompareTo(b.Pos.X);
-				if (compared != 0)
-					return compared;
-
-				compared = a.Pos.Y.CompareTo(b.Pos.Y);
-				if (compared != 0)
-					return compared;
-
-				return a.Pos.Z.CompareTo(b.Pos.Z);
-			});
-
-			foreach (var renderable in renderablesBuffer)
+			// Renderables must be ordered using a stable sorting algorithm to avoid flickering artefacts
+			foreach (var renderable in renderablesBuffer.OrderBy(RenderableZPositionComparisonKey))
 				preparedRenderables.Add(renderable.PrepareRender(this));
 
 			// PERF: Reuse collection to avoid allocations.