diff --git a/ydkgen/api_model.py b/ydkgen/api_model.py
index d6b8e7a4f..f522ceb60 100644
--- a/ydkgen/api_model.py
+++ b/ydkgen/api_model.py
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ def get_key_props(self):
                 for prop in [p for p in self.owned_elements if isinstance(p, Property)]:
                     if prop.stmt in key_stmts:
                         key_props.append(prop)
-        return sorted(key_props, key=lambda k: k.name)
+        return key_props
 
     def __eq__(self, other):
         if isinstance(other, self.__class__):
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ def get_properties(owned_elements):
 
     # first get the key properties
     key_props = [p for p in all_props if p.is_key()]
-    props.extend(sorted(key_props, key=lambda p:p. name))
+    props.extend(key_props)
 
     non_key_props = [p for p in all_props if not p.is_key()]
     props.extend(sorted(non_key_props, key=lambda p: p.name))