diff --git a/modules/core/04-channel/types/channel.go b/modules/core/04-channel/types/channel.go
index 1e33aedc231..5db884c8463 100644
--- a/modules/core/04-channel/types/channel.go
+++ b/modules/core/04-channel/types/channel.go
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package types
 
 import (
-	"slices"
-
 	errorsmod "cosmossdk.io/errors"
 
 	host "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v10/modules/core/24-host"
@@ -27,7 +25,7 @@ func (ch Channel) ValidateBasic() error {
 	if ch.State == UNINITIALIZED {
 		return ErrInvalidChannelState
 	}
-	if !slices.Contains([]Order{ORDERED, UNORDERED}, ch.Ordering) {
+	if ch.Ordering == NONE {
 		return errorsmod.Wrap(ErrInvalidChannelOrdering, ch.Ordering.String())
 	}
 	if len(ch.ConnectionHops) != 1 {