diff --git a/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-twilio/source_twilio/streams.py b/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-twilio/source_twilio/streams.py
index 8a1c103079251..4974ef16c97b2 100644
--- a/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-twilio/source_twilio/streams.py
+++ b/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-twilio/source_twilio/streams.py
@@ -201,15 +201,13 @@ def read_records(
         stream_slice: Mapping[str, Any] = None,
         stream_state: Mapping[str, Any] = None,
     ) -> Iterable[Mapping[str, Any]]:
-        unsorted_records = []
+        max_cursor = self.state.get(self.cursor_field, self._start_date)
         for record in super().read_records(sync_mode, cursor_field, stream_slice, stream_state):
             record[self.cursor_field] = pendulum.parse(record[self.cursor_field], strict=False).to_iso8601_string()
-            unsorted_records.append(record)
-        sorted_records = sorted(unsorted_records, key=lambda x: x[self.cursor_field])
-        for record in sorted_records:
-            if record[self.cursor_field] >= self.state.get(self.cursor_field, self._start_date):
-                self._cursor_value = record[self.cursor_field]
+            max_cursor = max(max_cursor, record[self.cursor_field])
+            if self.state.get(self.cursor_field, self._start_date) <= record[self.cursor_field]:
                 yield record
+        self._cursor_value = max_cursor
 
 
 class TwilioNestedStream(TwilioStream):