diff --git a/pandas/core/common.py b/pandas/core/common.py
index 8b152162dc95a..bb911c0617242 100644
--- a/pandas/core/common.py
+++ b/pandas/core/common.py
@@ -200,14 +200,6 @@ def count_not_none(*args) -> int:
     return sum(x is not None for x in args)
 
 
-def try_sort(iterable):
-    listed = list(iterable)
-    try:
-        return sorted(listed)
-    except TypeError:
-        return listed
-
-
 def asarray_tuplesafe(values, dtype=None):
 
     if not (isinstance(values, (list, tuple)) or hasattr(values, "__array__")):
diff --git a/pandas/core/indexes/api.py b/pandas/core/indexes/api.py
index 0a23d38ace37e..fcce82e7a69db 100644
--- a/pandas/core/indexes/api.py
+++ b/pandas/core/indexes/api.py
@@ -256,8 +256,7 @@ def _sanitize_and_check(indexes):
     if list in kinds:
         if len(kinds) > 1:
             indexes = [
-                Index(com.try_sort(x)) if not isinstance(x, Index) else x
-                for x in indexes
+                Index(list(x)) if not isinstance(x, Index) else x for x in indexes
             ]
             kinds.remove(list)
         else: