diff --git a/ts-sdk/whirlpool/src/createPool.ts b/ts-sdk/whirlpool/src/createPool.ts
index 9735c6d5..f9cc2bcb 100644
--- a/ts-sdk/whirlpool/src/createPool.ts
+++ b/ts-sdk/whirlpool/src/createPool.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import {
 } from "@orca-so/whirlpools-core";
 import { fetchAllMint, getTokenSize } from "@solana-program/token";
 import assert from "assert";
+import { orderMints } from "./token";
 
 /**
  * Represents the instructions and metadata for creating a pool.
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ export async function createConcentratedLiquidityPoolInstructions(
     "Either supply a funder or set the default funder",
   );
   assert(
-    Buffer.from(tokenMintA) < Buffer.from(tokenMintB),
+    orderMints(tokenMintA, tokenMintB)[0] === tokenMintA,
     "Token order needs to be flipped to match the canonical ordering (i.e. sorted on the byte repr. of the mint pubkeys)",
   );
   const instructions: IInstruction[] = [];
diff --git a/ts-sdk/whirlpool/src/pool.ts b/ts-sdk/whirlpool/src/pool.ts
index 5c1038cf..13a6a241 100644
--- a/ts-sdk/whirlpool/src/pool.ts
+++ b/ts-sdk/whirlpool/src/pool.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import type {
   GetProgramAccountsApi,
 } from "@solana/web3.js";
 import { SPLASH_POOL_TICK_SPACING, WHIRLPOOLS_CONFIG_ADDRESS } from "./config";
+import { orderMints } from "./token";
 
 /**
  * Type representing a pool that is not yet initialized.
@@ -123,10 +124,7 @@ export async function fetchConcentratedLiquidityPool(
   tokenMintTwo: Address,
   tickSpacing: number,
 ): Promise<PoolInfo> {
-  const [tokenMintA, tokenMintB] =
-    Buffer.from(tokenMintOne) < Buffer.from(tokenMintTwo)
-      ? [tokenMintOne, tokenMintTwo]
-      : [tokenMintTwo, tokenMintOne];
+  const [tokenMintA, tokenMintB] = orderMints(tokenMintOne, tokenMintTwo);
   const feeTierAddress = await getFeeTierAddress(
     WHIRLPOOLS_CONFIG_ADDRESS,
     tickSpacing,
@@ -196,11 +194,7 @@ export async function fetchWhirlpoolsByTokenPair(
   tokenMintOne: Address,
   tokenMintTwo: Address,
 ): Promise<PoolInfo[]> {
-  const [tokenMintA, tokenMintB] =
-    Buffer.from(tokenMintOne) < Buffer.from(tokenMintTwo)
-      ? [tokenMintOne, tokenMintTwo]
-      : [tokenMintTwo, tokenMintOne];
-
+  const [tokenMintA, tokenMintB] = orderMints(tokenMintOne, tokenMintTwo);
   const feeTierAccounts = await fetchAllFeeTierWithFilter(
     rpc,
     feeTierWhirlpoolsConfigFilter(WHIRLPOOLS_CONFIG_ADDRESS),
diff --git a/ts-sdk/whirlpool/src/token.ts b/ts-sdk/whirlpool/src/token.ts
index 392d3a39..1065d145 100644
--- a/ts-sdk/whirlpool/src/token.ts
+++ b/ts-sdk/whirlpool/src/token.ts
@@ -279,3 +279,18 @@ export function getCurrentTransferFee(
     maxFee: transferFee.maximumFee,
   };
 }
+
+/**
+ * Orders two mints by canonical byte order.
+ * @param {Address} mint1
+ * @param {Address} mint2
+ * @returns {[Address, Address]} [mint1, mint2] if mint1 should come first, [mint2, mint1] otherwise
+ */
+export function orderMints(mint1: Address, mint2: Address): [Address, Address] {
+  const encoder = getAddressEncoder();
+  const mint1Bytes = new Uint8Array(encoder.encode(mint1));
+  const mint2Bytes = new Uint8Array(encoder.encode(mint2));
+  return Buffer.compare(mint1Bytes, mint2Bytes) < 0
+    ? [mint1, mint2]
+    : [mint2, mint1];
+}
diff --git a/ts-sdk/whirlpool/tests/token.test.ts b/ts-sdk/whirlpool/tests/token.test.ts
index fe86bd3e..6790cea7 100644
--- a/ts-sdk/whirlpool/tests/token.test.ts
+++ b/ts-sdk/whirlpool/tests/token.test.ts
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ import {
   setSolWrappingStrategy,
 } from "../src/config";
 import type { Address, TransactionSigner } from "@solana/web3.js";
-import { createNoopSigner, generateKeyPairSigner } from "@solana/web3.js";
-import { NATIVE_MINT, prepareTokenAccountsInstructions } from "../src/token";
+import { address, createNoopSigner, generateKeyPairSigner } from "@solana/web3.js";
+import { NATIVE_MINT, orderMints, prepareTokenAccountsInstructions } from "../src/token";
 import assert from "assert";
 import {
   assertCloseAccountInstruction,
@@ -600,4 +600,16 @@ describe("Token Account Creation", () => {
       owner: signer.address,
     });
   });
+
+  it("Should order mints by canonical byte order", () => {
+    const mint1 = address("Jd4M8bfJG3sAkd82RsGWyEXoaBXQP7njFzBwEaCTuDa");
+    const mint2 = address("BRjpCHtyQLNCo8gqRUr8jtdAj5AjPYQaoqbvcZiHok1k");
+    const [mintA, mintB] = orderMints(mint1, mint2);
+    assert.strictEqual(mintA, mint1);
+    assert.strictEqual(mintB, mint2);
+
+    const [mintC, mintD] = orderMints(mint2, mint1);
+    assert.strictEqual(mintC, mint1);
+    assert.strictEqual(mintD, mint2);
+  });
 });