diff --git a/src/_pytest/_io/pprint.py b/src/_pytest/_io/pprint.py
index e922d7156..bb59253f7 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/_io/pprint.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/_io/pprint.py
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class PrettyPrinter:
             return
         cls = object.__class__
         stream.write(cls.__name__ + "(")
-        self._format(list(object.items()), stream, indent, allowance, context, level)
+        self._pprint_dict(object, stream, indent, allowance, context, level)
         stream.write(")")
 
     _dispatch[_collections.OrderedDict.__repr__] = _pprint_ordered_dict
diff --git a/testing/io/test_pprint.py b/testing/io/test_pprint.py
index 3ed601972..3432c63f6 100644
--- a/testing/io/test_pprint.py
+++ b/testing/io/test_pprint.py
@@ -84,28 +84,19 @@ class DataclassWithTwoItems:
         pytest.param(
             OrderedDict({"one": 1}),
             """
-            OrderedDict([
-                (
-                    'one',
-                    1,
-                ),
-            ])
+            OrderedDict({
+                'one': 1,
+            })
             """,
             id="ordereddict-one-item",
         ),
         pytest.param(
             OrderedDict({"one": 1, "two": 2}),
             """
-            OrderedDict([
-                (
-                    'one',
-                    1,
-                ),
-                (
-                    'two',
-                    2,
-                ),
-            ])
+            OrderedDict({
+                'one': 1,
+                'two': 2,
+            })
             """,
             id="ordereddict-two-items",
         ),
@@ -389,16 +380,10 @@ class DataclassWithTwoItems:
                     'one': 1,
                     'two': 2,
                 }),
-                'ordereddict': OrderedDict([
-                    (
-                        'one',
-                        1,
-                    ),
-                    (
-                        'two',
-                        2,
-                    ),
-                ]),
+                'ordereddict': OrderedDict({
+                    'one': 1,
+                    'two': 2,
+                }),
                 'set': {
                     1,
                     2,