diff --git a/Stdlib/Data/Bool.juvix b/Stdlib/Data/Bool.juvix
index 6b275e43..af191c98 100644
--- a/Stdlib/Data/Bool.juvix
+++ b/Stdlib/Data/Bool.juvix
@@ -12,16 +12,8 @@ deriving instance
 eqBoolI : Eq Bool;
 
 {-# specialize: true, inline: case #-}
-instance
-ordBoolI : Ord Bool :=
-  mkOrd@{
-    cmp (x y : Bool) : Ordering :=
-      case x, y of
-        | false, false := Equal
-        | false, true := LessThan
-        | true, false := GreaterThan
-        | true, true := Equal;
-  };
+deriving instance
+ordBoolI : Ord Bool;
 
 instance
 showBoolI : Show Bool :=
diff --git a/Stdlib/Data/Maybe.juvix b/Stdlib/Data/Maybe.juvix
index 25103e62..f2fe5036 100644
--- a/Stdlib/Data/Maybe.juvix
+++ b/Stdlib/Data/Maybe.juvix
@@ -27,16 +27,8 @@ showMaybeI {A} {{Show A}} : Show (Maybe A) :=
   };
 
 {-# specialize: true, inline: case #-}
-instance
-ordMaybeI {A} {{Ord A}} : Ord (Maybe A) :=
-  mkOrd@{
-    cmp (m1 m2 : Maybe A) : Ordering :=
-      case m1, m2 of
-        | nothing, nothing := Equal
-        | just a1, just a2 := Ord.cmp a1 a2
-        | nothing, just _ := LessThan
-        | just _, nothing := GreaterThan;
-  };
+deriving instance
+ordMaybeI {A} {{Ord A}} : Ord (Maybe A);
 
 {-# specialize: true, inline: case #-}
 instance
diff --git a/Stdlib/Data/Pair.juvix b/Stdlib/Data/Pair.juvix
index fcf6a17e..76fdd832 100644
--- a/Stdlib/Data/Pair.juvix
+++ b/Stdlib/Data/Pair.juvix
@@ -13,18 +13,8 @@ deriving instance
 eqProductI {A B} {{Eq A}} {{Eq B}} : Eq (Pair A B);
 
 {-# specialize: true, inline: case #-}
-instance
-ordProductI {A B} : {{Ord A}} -> {{Ord B}} -> Ord (Pair A B)
-  | {{mkOrd cmpA}} {{mkOrd cmpB}} :=
-    mkOrd@{
-      cmp (p1 p2 : Pair A B) : Ordering :=
-        case p1, p2 of
-          (a1, b1), a2, b2 :=
-            case cmpA a1 a2 of
-              | LessThan := LessThan
-              | GreaterThan := GreaterThan
-              | Equal := cmpB b1 b2;
-    };
+deriving instance
+ordProductI {A B} : {{Ord A}} -> {{Ord B}} -> Ord (Pair A B);
 
 instance
 showProductI {A B} : {{Show A}} -> {{Show B}} -> Show (Pair A B)
diff --git a/Stdlib/Data/Result.juvix b/Stdlib/Data/Result.juvix
index a836b286..2f6245ad 100644
--- a/Stdlib/Data/Result.juvix
+++ b/Stdlib/Data/Result.juvix
@@ -11,17 +11,9 @@ import Stdlib.Trait.Show open;
 import Stdlib.Trait open;
 
 {-# specialize: true, inline: case #-}
-instance
+deriving instance
 ordResultI
-  {Error Value} {{Ord Error}} {{Ord Value}} : Ord (Result Error Value) :=
-  mkOrd@{
-    cmp (result1 result2 : Result Error Value) : Ordering :=
-      case result1, result2 of
-        | error a1, error a2 := Ord.cmp a1 a2
-        | ok b1, ok b2 := Ord.cmp b1 b2
-        | error _, ok _ := LessThan
-        | ok _, error _ := GreaterThan;
-  };
+  {Error Value} {{Ord Error}} {{Ord Value}} : Ord (Result Error Value);
 
 {-# specialize: true, inline: case #-}
 deriving instance
diff --git a/Stdlib/Data/Unit.juvix b/Stdlib/Data/Unit.juvix
index a719b592..c004f780 100644
--- a/Stdlib/Data/Unit.juvix
+++ b/Stdlib/Data/Unit.juvix
@@ -13,11 +13,8 @@ import Stdlib.Trait.Foldable open;
 deriving instance
 eqUnitI : Eq Unit;
 
-instance
-ordUnitI : Ord Unit :=
-  mkOrd@{
-    cmp (_ _ : Unit) : Ordering := Equal;
-  };
+deriving instance
+ordUnitI : Ord Unit;
 
 instance
 showUnitI : Show Unit :=
diff --git a/Stdlib/Trait/Ord.juvix b/Stdlib/Trait/Ord.juvix
index c55ab9e8..d1222b6e 100644
--- a/Stdlib/Trait/Ord.juvix
+++ b/Stdlib/Trait/Ord.juvix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import Stdlib.Data.Fixity open;
 import Stdlib.Data.Bool.Base open;
 import Stdlib.Trait.Eq open;
 
+builtin ordering
 type Ordering :=
   | LessThan
   | Equal
@@ -28,8 +29,12 @@ deriving instance
 orderingEqI : Eq Ordering;
 
 --- A trait for defining a total order
+builtin ord
 trait
-type Ord A := mkOrd@{cmp : A -> A -> Ordering};
+type Ord A := mkOrd@{builtin compare cmp : A -> A -> Ordering};
+
+deriving instance
+orderingOrdI : Ord Ordering;
 
 syntax operator <= comparison;