diff --git a/sycl/include/sycl/ext/oneapi/properties/properties.hpp b/sycl/include/sycl/ext/oneapi/properties/properties.hpp
index 190a16ce5d4c3..12c0af87a0e87 100644
--- a/sycl/include/sycl/ext/oneapi/properties/properties.hpp
+++ b/sycl/include/sycl/ext/oneapi/properties/properties.hpp
@@ -343,19 +343,9 @@ template <typename... PropertyValueTs>
 using properties_t =
     properties<detail::properties_type_list<PropertyValueTs...>>;
 
-// Helper for merging two property lists;
 template <typename LHSPropertiesT, typename RHSPropertiesT>
-struct merged_properties;
-template <typename... LHSPropertiesTs, typename... RHSPropertiesTs>
-struct merged_properties<properties_t<LHSPropertiesTs...>,
-                         properties_t<RHSPropertiesTs...>> {
-  using type = properties<
-      typename MergeProperties<properties_type_list<LHSPropertiesTs...>,
-                               properties_type_list<RHSPropertiesTs...>>::type>;
-};
-template <typename LHSPropertiesT, typename RHSPropertiesT>
-using merged_properties_t =
-    typename merged_properties<LHSPropertiesT, RHSPropertiesT>::type;
+using merged_properties_t = decltype(merge_properties(
+    std::declval<LHSPropertiesT>(), std::declval<RHSPropertiesT>()));
 
 template <typename Properties, typename PropertyKey, typename Cond = void>
 struct ValueOrDefault {
diff --git a/sycl/include/sycl/ext/oneapi/properties/property_utils.hpp b/sycl/include/sycl/ext/oneapi/properties/property_utils.hpp
index 2a1d89a4ebc96..2e10699a65fea 100644
--- a/sycl/include/sycl/ext/oneapi/properties/property_utils.hpp
+++ b/sycl/include/sycl/ext/oneapi/properties/property_utils.hpp
@@ -43,12 +43,6 @@ template <int N, typename... Ts>
 using nth_type_t = typename nth_type<N, Ts...>::type;
 #endif
 
-template <typename T, typename PropList> struct PrependProperty {};
-template <typename T, typename... Ts>
-struct PrependProperty<T, properties_type_list<Ts...>> {
-  using type = properties_type_list<T, Ts...>;
-};
-
 //******************************************************************************
 // Property identification
 //******************************************************************************
@@ -63,91 +57,6 @@ struct AllPropertyValues<std::tuple<T, Ts...>>
                          AllPropertyValues<std::tuple<Ts...>>,
                          std::false_type> {};
 
-//******************************************************************************
-// Property type sorting
-//******************************************************************************
-
-// Splits a tuple into head and tail if ShouldSplit is true. If ShouldSplit is
-// false the head will be void and the tail will be the full tuple.
-template <typename T1, bool ShouldSplit> struct HeadSplit {};
-template <typename T, typename... Ts>
-struct HeadSplit<properties_type_list<T, Ts...>, true> {
-  using htype = T;
-  using ttype = properties_type_list<Ts...>;
-};
-template <typename... Ts> struct HeadSplit<properties_type_list<Ts...>, false> {
-  using htype = void;
-  using ttype = properties_type_list<Ts...>;
-};
-
-// Selects the one of two types that is not void. This assumes that at least one
-// of the two template arguemnts is void.
-template <typename LHS, typename RHS> struct SelectNonVoid {};
-template <typename LHS> struct SelectNonVoid<LHS, void> {
-  using type = LHS;
-};
-template <typename RHS> struct SelectNonVoid<void, RHS> {
-  using type = RHS;
-};
-
-//******************************************************************************
-// Property merging
-//******************************************************************************
-
-// Merges two sets of properties, failing if two properties are the same but
-// with different values.
-// NOTE: This assumes that the properties are in sorted order.
-template <typename LHSPropertyT, typename RHSPropertyT> struct MergeProperties;
-
-template <>
-struct MergeProperties<properties_type_list<>, properties_type_list<>> {
-  using type = properties_type_list<>;
-};
-
-template <typename... LHSPropertyTs>
-struct MergeProperties<properties_type_list<LHSPropertyTs...>,
-                       properties_type_list<>> {
-  using type = properties_type_list<LHSPropertyTs...>;
-};
-
-template <typename... RHSPropertyTs>
-struct MergeProperties<properties_type_list<>,
-                       properties_type_list<RHSPropertyTs...>> {
-  using type = properties_type_list<RHSPropertyTs...>;
-};
-
-// Identical properties are allowed, but only one will carry over.
-template <typename PropertyT, typename... LHSPropertyTs,
-          typename... RHSPropertyTs>
-struct MergeProperties<properties_type_list<PropertyT, LHSPropertyTs...>,
-                       properties_type_list<PropertyT, RHSPropertyTs...>> {
-  using merge_tails =
-      typename MergeProperties<properties_type_list<LHSPropertyTs...>,
-                               properties_type_list<RHSPropertyTs...>>::type;
-  using type = typename PrependProperty<PropertyT, merge_tails>::type;
-};
-
-template <typename... LHSPropertyTs, typename... RHSPropertyTs>
-struct MergeProperties<properties_type_list<LHSPropertyTs...>,
-                       properties_type_list<RHSPropertyTs...>> {
-  using l_head = nth_type_t<0, LHSPropertyTs...>;
-  using r_head = nth_type_t<0, RHSPropertyTs...>;
-  static_assert(
-      PropertyID<l_head>::value != PropertyID<r_head>::value,
-      "Failed to merge property lists due to conflicting properties.");
-  static constexpr bool left_has_min =
-      PropertyID<l_head>::value < PropertyID<r_head>::value;
-  using l_split =
-      HeadSplit<properties_type_list<LHSPropertyTs...>, left_has_min>;
-  using r_split =
-      HeadSplit<properties_type_list<RHSPropertyTs...>, !left_has_min>;
-  using min = typename SelectNonVoid<typename l_split::htype,
-                                     typename r_split::htype>::type;
-  using merge_tails = typename MergeProperties<typename l_split::ttype,
-                                               typename r_split::ttype>::type;
-  using type = typename PrependProperty<min, merge_tails>::type;
-};
-
 //******************************************************************************
 // Property value tooling
 //******************************************************************************
@@ -349,6 +258,44 @@ constexpr auto filter_properties(
   return filter_properties_impl<predicate, property_tys...>::apply(props);
 }
 
+template <typename... lhs_property_tys> struct merge_filter {
+  template <typename rhs_property_ty>
+  struct predicate
+      : std::bool_constant<!((std::is_same_v<typename lhs_property_tys::key_t,
+                                             typename rhs_property_ty::key_t> ||
+                              ...))> {};
+};
+
+template <typename... lhs_property_tys, typename... rhs_property_tys>
+constexpr auto merge_properties(
+    const properties<properties_type_list<lhs_property_tys...>> &lhs,
+    const properties<properties_type_list<rhs_property_tys...>> &rhs) {
+  auto rhs_unique_props =
+      filter_properties<merge_filter<lhs_property_tys...>::template predicate>(
+          rhs);
+  if constexpr (std::is_same_v<std::decay_t<decltype(rhs)>,
+                               std::decay_t<decltype(rhs_unique_props)>>) {
+    // None of RHS properties share keys with LHS, no conflicts possible.
+    return properties{
+        lhs.template get_property<typename lhs_property_tys::key_t>()...,
+        rhs.template get_property<typename rhs_property_tys::key_t>()...};
+  } else {
+    // Ensure no conflicts, then merge.
+    constexpr auto has_conflict = [](auto *lhs_prop) constexpr {
+      using lhs_property_ty = std::remove_pointer_t<decltype(lhs_prop)>;
+      return (((std::is_same_v<typename lhs_property_ty::key_t,
+                               typename rhs_property_tys::key_t> &&
+                (!std::is_same_v<lhs_property_ty, rhs_property_tys> ||
+                 !std::is_empty_v<lhs_property_ty>)) ||
+               ...));
+    };
+    static_assert(
+        !((has_conflict(static_cast<lhs_property_tys *>(nullptr)) || ...)),
+        "Failed to merge property lists due to conflicting properties.");
+    return merge_properties(lhs, rhs_unique_props);
+  }
+}
+
 } // namespace detail
 } // namespace ext::oneapi::experimental
 } // namespace _V1
diff --git a/sycl/test/extensions/properties/properties_kernel_negative.cpp b/sycl/test/extensions/properties/properties_kernel_negative.cpp
index 5b00fa954fd7e..541d1b248950b 100644
--- a/sycl/test/extensions/properties/properties_kernel_negative.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test/extensions/properties/properties_kernel_negative.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ void check_work_group_size() {
   sycl::queue Q;
 
   // expected-error-re@sycl/ext/oneapi/properties/property_utils.hpp:* {{static assertion failed due to requirement {{.+}}: Failed to merge property lists due to conflicting properties.}}
-  // expected-error-re@sycl/handler.hpp:* {{static assertion failed due to requirement {{.+}}: Template type is not a property list.}}
   // expected-note-re@+1 {{in instantiation of function template specialization {{.+}}}}
   Q.single_task(
       sycl::ext::oneapi::experimental::properties{