diff --git a/crates/pep440-rs/src/version.rs b/crates/pep440-rs/src/version.rs
index 9823bd37ed67..644fae160bac 100644
--- a/crates/pep440-rs/src/version.rs
+++ b/crates/pep440-rs/src/version.rs
@@ -2414,30 +2414,15 @@ pub(crate) fn compare_release(this: &[u64], other: &[u64]) -> Ordering {
 fn sortable_tuple(version: &Version) -> (u64, u64, Option<u64>, u64, &[LocalSegment]) {
     // If the version is a "max" version, use a post version larger than any possible post version.
     let post = if version.is_max() {
-        // But don't convert a `dev` version to a `post` version. `1.0.dev0` should _not_ be greater
-        // than `1.0.post0.dev0`, since the latter means "a dev release of a post release of 1.0",
-        // not "a post release of a dev release of 1.0".
-        if version.is_dev() && !version.is_post() {
-            None
-        } else {
-            Some(u64::MAX)
-        }
+        Some(u64::MAX)
     } else {
         version.post()
     };
-
-    // If the version is a "max" version, use a local version larger than any possible local version.
-    let local = if version.is_max() {
-        &[LocalSegment::Number(u64::MAX)]
-    } else {
-        version.local()
-    };
-
     match (version.pre(), post, version.dev(), version.min()) {
         // min release
-        (_pre, post, _dev, Some(n)) => (0, 0, post, n, local),
+        (_pre, post, _dev, Some(n)) => (0, 0, post, n, version.local()),
         // dev release
-        (None, None, Some(n), None) => (1, 0, None, n, local),
+        (None, None, Some(n), None) => (1, 0, None, n, version.local()),
         // alpha release
         (
             Some(PreRelease {
@@ -2447,7 +2432,7 @@ fn sortable_tuple(version: &Version) -> (u64, u64, Option<u64>, u64, &[LocalSegm
             post,
             dev,
             None,
-        ) => (2, n, post, dev.unwrap_or(u64::MAX), local),
+        ) => (2, n, post, dev.unwrap_or(u64::MAX), version.local()),
         // beta release
         (
             Some(PreRelease {
@@ -2457,7 +2442,7 @@ fn sortable_tuple(version: &Version) -> (u64, u64, Option<u64>, u64, &[LocalSegm
             post,
             dev,
             None,
-        ) => (3, n, post, dev.unwrap_or(u64::MAX), local),
+        ) => (3, n, post, dev.unwrap_or(u64::MAX), version.local()),
         // alpha release
         (
             Some(PreRelease {
@@ -2467,11 +2452,13 @@ fn sortable_tuple(version: &Version) -> (u64, u64, Option<u64>, u64, &[LocalSegm
             post,
             dev,
             None,
-        ) => (4, n, post, dev.unwrap_or(u64::MAX), local),
+        ) => (4, n, post, dev.unwrap_or(u64::MAX), version.local()),
         // final release
-        (None, None, None, None) => (5, 0, None, 0, local),
+        (None, None, None, None) => (5, 0, None, 0, version.local()),
         // post release
-        (None, Some(post), dev, None) => (6, 0, Some(post), dev.unwrap_or(u64::MAX), local),
+        (None, Some(post), dev, None) => {
+            (6, 0, Some(post), dev.unwrap_or(u64::MAX), version.local())
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -3775,38 +3762,6 @@ mod tests {
             );
         }
 
-        // Ensure that the `.max` suffix plays nicely with dev versions.
-        let greater = Version::new([1, 0]).with_dev(Some(5)).with_max(Some(0));
-
-        let versions = &["1.dev5", "1.dev5+local"];
-
-        for less in versions.iter() {
-            let less = less.parse::<Version>().unwrap();
-            assert_eq!(
-                less.cmp(&greater),
-                Ordering::Less,
-                "less: {:?}\ngreater: {:?}",
-                less.as_bloated_debug(),
-                greater.as_bloated_debug()
-            );
-        }
-
-        // Ensure that the `.max` suffix plays nicely with dev versions.
-        let less = Version::new([1, 0]).with_dev(Some(5)).with_max(Some(0));
-
-        let versions = &["1.post1.dev5", "1.0"];
-
-        for greater in versions.iter() {
-            let greater = greater.parse::<Version>().unwrap();
-            assert_eq!(
-                less.cmp(&greater),
-                Ordering::Less,
-                "less: {:?}\ngreater: {:?}",
-                less.as_bloated_debug(),
-                greater.as_bloated_debug()
-            );
-        }
-
         // Ensure that the `.max` suffix plays nicely with pre-release versions.
         let greater = Version::new([1, 0])
             .with_pre(Some(PreRelease {