diff --git a/src/WooCommerce/Method/OrderMethods.php b/src/WooCommerce/Method/OrderMethods.php
index ef08e57..8a3fe3b 100644
--- a/src/WooCommerce/Method/OrderMethods.php
+++ b/src/WooCommerce/Method/OrderMethods.php
@@ -345,6 +345,30 @@ public function seeOrderInDatabase(array $criteria): void
         $this->wpDb()->seeInDatabase($tableName, $mappedCriteria);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Verify that no order exists in the database with the given criteria.
+     *
+     * @example
+     * ```php
+     * $orderId = $I->haveOrderInDatabase(['status' => 'completed']);
+     * $I->dontSeeOrderInDatabase(['id' => $orderId, 'status' => 'cancelled']);
+     * $I->dontSeeOrderInDatabase(['id' => 999999]);
+     * ```
+     *
+     * Accepts a `status` criterion with or without the `wc-` prefix (e.g. `cancelled` or
+     * `wc-cancelled`); it is normalized before matching against the stored value.
+     *
+     * @param array<string, mixed> $criteria Database query criteria (e.g., ['id' => 123, 'status' => 'cancelled']). Supports storage-agnostic keys like 'id', 'status'
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function dontSeeOrderInDatabase(array $criteria): void
+    {
+        $tableName = $this->orderStorage()->getTableName();
+        $mappedCriteria = $this->orderStorage()->mapCriteria($criteria);
+        $this->wpDb()->dontSeeInDatabase($tableName, $mappedCriteria);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Verify that order meta exists in the database with the given criteria.
      *
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/OrderCest.php b/tests/acceptance/OrderCest.php
index 8a21a1d..8642f5d 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/OrderCest.php
+++ b/tests/acceptance/OrderCest.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 namespace Aztec\WPBrowser\Tests\Acceptance;
 
 use Aztec\WPBrowser\Tests\Support\AcceptanceTester;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\AssertionFailedError;
 
 class OrderCest
 {
@@ -368,6 +369,35 @@ public function testSeeOrderInDatabaseNormalizesUnprefixedStatusCriterion(Accept
         ]);
     }
 
+    public function testDontSeeOrderInDatabaseNormalizesUnprefixedStatusCriterion(AcceptanceTester $I): void
+    {
+        $orderId = $I->haveOrderInDatabase([
+            'post_status' => 'wc-active',
+        ]);
+
+        $I->dontSeeOrderInDatabase([
+            'id' => $orderId,
+            'status' => 'cancelled',
+        ]);
+
+        // If the unprefixed 'active' criterion were not normalized to 'wc-active', it would
+        // never match the stored row and dontSeeOrderInDatabase would (incorrectly) pass.
+        $I->expectThrowable(
+            AssertionFailedError::class,
+            function () use ($I, $orderId): void {
+                $I->dontSeeOrderInDatabase([
+                    'id' => $orderId,
+                    'status' => 'active',
+                ]);
+            },
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testDontSeeOrderInDatabaseWithNonStatusCriteria(AcceptanceTester $I): void
+    {
+        $I->dontSeeOrderInDatabase(['id' => 999999]);
+    }
+
     public function testSeeOrderMetaInDatabase(AcceptanceTester $I): void
     {
         $orderId = $I->haveOrderInDatabase();
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/OrderHPOSCest.php b/tests/acceptance/OrderHPOSCest.php
index e31eed3..cd3e951 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/OrderHPOSCest.php
+++ b/tests/acceptance/OrderHPOSCest.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 namespace Aztec\WPBrowser\Tests\Acceptance;
 
 use Aztec\WPBrowser\Tests\Support\AcceptanceTester;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\AssertionFailedError;
 
 class OrderHPOSCest
 {
@@ -354,6 +355,35 @@ public function testSeeOrderInDatabaseNormalizesUnprefixedStatusCriterion(Accept
         ]);
     }
 
+    public function testDontSeeOrderInDatabaseNormalizesUnprefixedStatusCriterion(AcceptanceTester $I): void
+    {
+        $orderId = $I->haveOrderInDatabase([
+            'status' => 'wc-active',
+        ]);
+
+        $I->dontSeeOrderInDatabase([
+            'id' => $orderId,
+            'status' => 'cancelled',
+        ]);
+
+        // If the unprefixed 'active' criterion were not normalized to 'wc-active', it would
+        // never match the stored row and dontSeeOrderInDatabase would (incorrectly) pass.
+        $I->expectThrowable(
+            AssertionFailedError::class,
+            function () use ($I, $orderId): void {
+                $I->dontSeeOrderInDatabase([
+                    'id' => $orderId,
+                    'status' => 'active',
+                ]);
+            },
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testDontSeeOrderInDatabaseWithNonStatusCriteria(AcceptanceTester $I): void
+    {
+        $I->dontSeeOrderInDatabase(['id' => 999999]);
+    }
+
     public function testSeeOrderMetaInDatabase(AcceptanceTester $I): void
     {
         $orderId = $I->haveOrderInDatabase();
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/SubscriptionCest.php b/tests/acceptance/SubscriptionCest.php
index fcc48aa..bfaa44f 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/SubscriptionCest.php
+++ b/tests/acceptance/SubscriptionCest.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 namespace Aztec\WPBrowser\Tests\Acceptance;
 
 use Aztec\WPBrowser\Tests\Support\AcceptanceTester;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\AssertionFailedError;
 
 class SubscriptionCest
 {
@@ -285,6 +286,30 @@ public function testDontSeeSubscriptionInDatabase(AcceptanceTester $I): void
         ]);
     }
 
+    public function testDontSeeSubscriptionInDatabaseNormalizesUnprefixedStatusCriterion(AcceptanceTester $I): void
+    {
+        $subscriptionId = $I->haveSubscriptionInDatabase([
+            'post_status' => 'wc-active',
+        ]);
+
+        $I->dontSeeSubscriptionInDatabase([
+            'id' => $subscriptionId,
+            'status' => 'cancelled',
+        ]);
+
+        // If the unprefixed 'active' criterion were not normalized to 'wc-active', it would
+        // never match the stored row and dontSeeSubscriptionInDatabase would (incorrectly) pass.
+        $I->expectThrowable(
+            AssertionFailedError::class,
+            function () use ($I, $subscriptionId): void {
+                $I->dontSeeSubscriptionInDatabase([
+                    'id' => $subscriptionId,
+                    'status' => 'active',
+                ]);
+            },
+        );
+    }
+
     public function testDontSeeSubscriptionMetaInDatabase(AcceptanceTester $I): void
     {
         $subscriptionId = $I->haveSubscriptionInDatabase();