diff --git a/stac_pydantic/api/search.py b/stac_pydantic/api/search.py
index 2441d52..1623930 100644
--- a/stac_pydantic/api/search.py
+++ b/stac_pydantic/api/search.py
@@ -79,21 +79,15 @@ def validate_bbox(cls, v: BBox) -> BBox:
                     raise ValueError(
                         "Maximum elevation must greater than minimum elevation"
                     )
-
-            if xmax < xmin:
-                raise ValueError(
-                    "Maximum longitude must be greater than minimum longitude"
-                )
+            # Validate against WGS84
+            if xmin < -180 or ymin < -90 or xmax > 180 or ymax > 90:
+                raise ValueError("Bounding box must be within (-180, -90, 180, 90)")
 
             if ymax < ymin:
                 raise ValueError(
                     "Maximum longitude must be greater than minimum longitude"
                 )
 
-            # Validate against WGS84
-            if xmin < -180 or ymin < -90 or xmax > 180 or ymax > 90:
-                raise ValueError("Bounding box must be within (-180, -90, 180, 90)")
-
         return v
 
     @field_validator("datetime")
diff --git a/tests/api/test_search.py b/tests/api/test_search.py
index 67833a9..084e6e5 100644
--- a/tests/api/test_search.py
+++ b/tests/api/test_search.py
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ def test_search_geometry_bbox():
     "bbox",
     [
         (100.0, 1.0, 105.0, 0.0),  # ymin greater than ymax
-        (100.0, 0.0, 95.0, 1.0),  # xmin greater than xmax
         (100.0, 0.0, 5.0, 105.0, 1.0, 4.0),  # min elev greater than max elev
         (-200.0, 0.0, 105.0, 1.0),  # xmin is invalid WGS84
         (100.0, -100, 105.0, 1.0),  # ymin is invalid WGS84