diff --git a/TUnit.Core/Discovery/ObjectGraphDiscoverer.cs b/TUnit.Core/Discovery/ObjectGraphDiscoverer.cs
index 96fb88747d..5d77386df0 100644
--- a/TUnit.Core/Discovery/ObjectGraphDiscoverer.cs
+++ b/TUnit.Core/Discovery/ObjectGraphDiscoverer.cs
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public ObjectGraph DiscoverNestedObjectGraph(object rootObject, CancellationToke
     /// <param name="testContext">The test context to discover objects from.</param>
     /// <param name="cancellationToken">Cancellation token for the operation.</param>
     /// <returns>The tracked objects dictionary (same as testContext.TrackedObjects).</returns>
-    public Dictionary<int, HashSet<object>> DiscoverAndTrackObjects(TestContext testContext, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    public SortedList<int, HashSet<object>> DiscoverAndTrackObjects(TestContext testContext, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
     {
         var visitedObjects = testContext.TrackedObjects;
 
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ void Recurse(object value, int depth)
     /// </summary>
     private void DiscoverNestedObjectsForTracking(
         object obj,
-        Dictionary<int, HashSet<object>> visitedObjects,
+        IDictionary<int, HashSet<object>> visitedObjects,
         int currentDepth,
         CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ private static bool ShouldSkipType(Type type)
     /// <summary>
     /// Add to HashSet at specified depth. Returns true if added (not duplicate).
     /// </summary>
-    private static bool TryAddToHashSet(Dictionary<int, HashSet<object>> dict, int depth, object obj)
+    private static bool TryAddToHashSet(IDictionary<int, HashSet<object>> dict, int depth, object obj)
     {
         var hashSet = dict.GetOrAdd(depth, _ => new HashSet<object>(ReferenceComparer));
         return hashSet.Add(obj);
diff --git a/TUnit.Core/Interfaces/IObjectGraphDiscoverer.cs b/TUnit.Core/Interfaces/IObjectGraphDiscoverer.cs
index b4b67880b5..2c45a6007c 100644
--- a/TUnit.Core/Interfaces/IObjectGraphDiscoverer.cs
+++ b/TUnit.Core/Interfaces/IObjectGraphDiscoverer.cs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ internal interface IObjectGraphDiscoverer
     /// This method modifies testContext.TrackedObjects directly. For pure query operations,
     /// use <see cref="DiscoverObjectGraph"/> instead.
     /// </remarks>
-    Dictionary<int, HashSet<object>> DiscoverAndTrackObjects(TestContext testContext, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+    SortedList<int, HashSet<object>> DiscoverAndTrackObjects(TestContext testContext, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
 }
 
 /// <summary>
diff --git a/TUnit.Core/TestContext.cs b/TUnit.Core/TestContext.cs
index 770565e145..51b3f1fa00 100644
--- a/TUnit.Core/TestContext.cs
+++ b/TUnit.Core/TestContext.cs
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ internal void InvalidateEventReceiverCaches()
 
     internal AbstractExecutableTest InternalExecutableTest { get; set; } = null!;
 
-    internal Dictionary<int, HashSet<object>> TrackedObjects { get; } = new();
+    internal SortedList<int, HashSet<object>> TrackedObjects { get; } = new();
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Sets the output captured during test building phase.
diff --git a/TUnit.Core/Tracking/ObjectTracker.cs b/TUnit.Core/Tracking/ObjectTracker.cs
index 472b55377f..3d841e4b02 100644
--- a/TUnit.Core/Tracking/ObjectTracker.cs
+++ b/TUnit.Core/Tracking/ObjectTracker.cs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ private static Counter GetOrCreateCounter(object obj) =>
     /// <summary>
     /// Counts total tracked objects across all depth levels without allocating a new collection.
     /// </summary>
-    private static int CountTrackedObjects(Dictionary<int, HashSet<object>> trackedObjects)
+    private static int CountTrackedObjects(SortedList<int, HashSet<object>> trackedObjects)
     {
         var count = 0;
         foreach (var kvp in trackedObjects)
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ private static int CountTrackedObjects(Dictionary<int, HashSet<object>> trackedO
     /// Takes a snapshot of currently tracked objects before new discovery mutates the dictionary.
     /// Uses ReferenceEqualityComparer to match object identity semantics.
     /// </summary>
-    private static HashSet<object> SnapshotTrackedObjects(Dictionary<int, HashSet<object>> trackedObjects)
+    private static HashSet<object> SnapshotTrackedObjects(SortedList<int, HashSet<object>> trackedObjects)
     {
         var snapshot = new HashSet<object>(Helpers.ReferenceEqualityComparer.Instance);
         foreach (var kvp in trackedObjects)
@@ -112,11 +112,15 @@ public ValueTask UntrackObjects(TestContext testContext, List<Exception> cleanup
         return UntrackObjectsAsync(cleanupExceptions, trackedObjects);
     }
 
-    private async ValueTask UntrackObjectsAsync(List<Exception> cleanupExceptions, Dictionary<int, HashSet<object>> trackedObjects)
+    private async ValueTask UntrackObjectsAsync(List<Exception> cleanupExceptions, SortedList<int, HashSet<object>> trackedObjects)
     {
-        foreach (var depth in trackedObjects.Keys.OrderByDescending(k => k))
+        // SortedList keeps keys in ascending order; iterate by index in reverse for descending depth.
+        var keys = trackedObjects.Keys;
+        var values = trackedObjects.Values;
+
+        for (var i = keys.Count - 1; i >= 0; i--)
         {
-            var bucket = trackedObjects[depth];
+            var bucket = values[i];
             List<Task>? disposalTasks = null;
 
             foreach (var obj in bucket)
diff --git a/TUnit.Core/Tracking/TrackableObjectGraphProvider.cs b/TUnit.Core/Tracking/TrackableObjectGraphProvider.cs
index 2b51fc7dac..e11cbdc8d6 100644
--- a/TUnit.Core/Tracking/TrackableObjectGraphProvider.cs
+++ b/TUnit.Core/Tracking/TrackableObjectGraphProvider.cs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public TrackableObjectGraphProvider(IObjectGraphDiscoverer discoverer)
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="testContext">The test context to get trackable objects from.</param>
     /// <param name="cancellationToken">Optional cancellation token for long-running discovery.</param>
-    public Dictionary<int, HashSet<object>> GetTrackableObjects(TestContext testContext, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    public SortedList<int, HashSet<object>> GetTrackableObjects(TestContext testContext, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
     {
         // OCP-compliant: Use the interface method directly instead of type-checking
         return _discoverer.DiscoverAndTrackObjects(testContext, cancellationToken);
diff --git a/TUnit.Engine/Services/ObjectLifecycleService.cs b/TUnit.Engine/Services/ObjectLifecycleService.cs
index 4e10d5f7f6..bbc0f0590b 100644
--- a/TUnit.Engine/Services/ObjectLifecycleService.cs
+++ b/TUnit.Engine/Services/ObjectLifecycleService.cs
@@ -220,34 +220,24 @@ private void SetCachedPropertiesOnInstance(object instance, TestContext testCont
     /// </summary>
     private async Task InitializeTrackedObjectsAsync(TestContext testContext, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
-        // Get levels without LINQ - use Array.Sort with reverse comparison for descending order
+        // SortedList keeps keys in ascending order; iterate by index in reverse for descending depth.
         var trackedObjects = testContext.TrackedObjects;
-        var levelCount = trackedObjects.Count;
+        var values = trackedObjects.Values;
 
-        if (levelCount > 0)
+        for (var i = values.Count - 1; i >= 0; i--)
         {
-            var levels = new int[levelCount];
-            trackedObjects.Keys.CopyTo(levels, 0);
-            Array.Sort(levels, (a, b) => b.CompareTo(a)); // Descending order
+            var objectsAtLevel = values[i];
 
-            foreach (var level in levels)
+            // Initialize all objects at this level in parallel
+            var tasks = new List<Task>(objectsAtLevel.Count);
+            foreach (var obj in objectsAtLevel)
             {
-                if (!trackedObjects.TryGetValue(level, out var objectsAtLevel))
-                {
-                    continue;
-                }
-
-                // Initialize all objects at this level in parallel
-                var tasks = new List<Task>(objectsAtLevel.Count);
-                foreach (var obj in objectsAtLevel)
-                {
-                    tasks.Add(InitializeObjectWithNestedAsync(obj, cancellationToken));
-                }
+                tasks.Add(InitializeObjectWithNestedAsync(obj, cancellationToken));
+            }
 
-                if (tasks.Count > 0)
-                {
-                    await Task.WhenAll(tasks);
-                }
+            if (tasks.Count > 0)
+            {
+                await Task.WhenAll(tasks);
             }
         }