diff --git a/src/gt_wkt_srs.cpp b/src/gt_wkt_srs.cpp
--- a/src/gt_wkt_srs.cpp
+++ b/src/gt_wkt_srs.cpp
@@ -299,7 +299,6 @@ char *GTIFGetOGISDefn( GTIF *hGTIF, GTIFDefn * psDefn )
                 oSRS.SetFromUserInput(pszWKT);
                 oSRS.SetExtension( "PROJCS", "PROJ4",
                                    "+proj=merc +a=6378137 +b=6378137 +lat_ts=0.0 +lon_0=0.0 +x_0=0.0 +y_0=0 +k=1.0 +units=m +nadgrids=@null +wktext  +no_defs" );
-                oSRS.FixupOrdering();
                 CPLFree(pszWKT);
                 pszWKT = NULL;
                 oSRS.exportToWkt(&pszWKT);
@@ -505,7 +504,6 @@ char *GTIFGetOGISDefn( GTIF *hGTIF, GTIFDefn * psDefn )
         {
             char       *pszWKT;
             oSRS.morphFromESRI();
-            oSRS.FixupOrdering();
             if( oSRS.exportToWkt( &pszWKT ) == OGRERR_NONE )
                 return pszWKT;
         }
@@ -1107,8 +1105,6 @@ char *GTIFGetOGISDefn( GTIF *hGTIF, GTIFDefn * psDefn )
 /* ==================================================================== */
     char       *pszWKT;

-    oSRS.FixupOrdering();
-
     if( oSRS.exportToWkt( &pszWKT ) == OGRERR_NONE )
         return pszWKT;
     else