diff --git a/erpnext/buying/doctype/purchase_order/purchase_order.py b/erpnext/buying/doctype/purchase_order/purchase_order.py
index 75f552fe195..1f945da1682 100644
--- a/erpnext/buying/doctype/purchase_order/purchase_order.py
+++ b/erpnext/buying/doctype/purchase_order/purchase_order.py
@@ -191,6 +191,9 @@ class PurchaseOrder(BuyingController):
 		self.set_has_unit_price_items()
 		self.flags.allow_zero_qty = self.has_unit_price_items
 
+		if self.is_subcontracted:
+			self.status_updater[0]["source_field"] = "fg_item_qty"
+
 	def validate(self):
 		super().validate()
 
diff --git a/erpnext/controllers/status_updater.py b/erpnext/controllers/status_updater.py
index b16c95722a6..4ec5e739143 100644
--- a/erpnext/controllers/status_updater.py
+++ b/erpnext/controllers/status_updater.py
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ status_map = {
 		["Pending", "eval:self.status != 'Stopped' and self.per_ordered == 0 and self.docstatus == 1"],
 		[
 			"Ordered",
-			"eval:self.status != 'Stopped' and self.per_ordered == 100 and self.docstatus == 1 and self.material_request_type in ['Purchase', 'Manufacture']",
+			"eval:self.status != 'Stopped' and self.per_ordered == 100 and self.docstatus == 1 and self.material_request_type in ['Purchase', 'Manufacture', 'Subcontracting']",
 		],
 		[
 			"Transferred",
@@ -511,13 +511,6 @@ class StatusUpdater(Document):
 			if d.doctype != args["source_dt"]:
 				continue
 
-			if (
-				d.get("material_request")
-				and frappe.db.get_value("Material Request", d.material_request, "material_request_type")
-				== "Subcontracting"
-			):
-				args.update({"source_field": "fg_item_qty"})
-
 			self._update_modified(args, update_modified)
 
 			# updates qty in the child table
diff --git a/erpnext/stock/doctype/material_request/material_request_list.js b/erpnext/stock/doctype/material_request/material_request_list.js
index d6e36dd21e6..f885318e1f7 100644
--- a/erpnext/stock/doctype/material_request/material_request_list.js
+++ b/erpnext/stock/doctype/material_request/material_request_list.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ frappe.listview_settings["Material Request"] = {
 		) {
 			return [__("Partially Received"), "yellow", "per_ordered,<,100"];
 		} else if (doc.docstatus == 1 && flt(doc.per_ordered, precision) < 100) {
-			return [__("Partially ordered"), "yellow", "per_ordered,<,100"];
+			return [__("Partially Ordered"), "yellow", "per_ordered,<,100"];
 		} else if (doc.docstatus == 1 && flt(doc.per_ordered, precision) == 100) {
 			if (
 				doc.material_request_type == "Purchase" &&
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ frappe.listview_settings["Material Request"] = {
 				return [__("Partially Received"), "yellow", "per_received,<,100"];
 			} else if (doc.material_request_type == "Purchase" && flt(doc.per_received, precision) == 100) {
 				return [__("Received"), "green", "per_received,=,100"];
-			} else if (["Purchase", "Manufacture"].includes(doc.material_request_type)) {
+			} else if (["Purchase", "Manufacture", "Subcontracting"].includes(doc.material_request_type)) {
 				return [__("Ordered"), "green", "per_ordered,=,100"];
 			} else if (doc.material_request_type == "Material Transfer") {
 				return [__("Transferred"), "green", "per_ordered,=,100"];
diff --git a/erpnext/subcontracting/doctype/subcontracting_order/subcontracting_order.py b/erpnext/subcontracting/doctype/subcontracting_order/subcontracting_order.py
index 4965ba1586d..0e8b41f2a7d 100644
--- a/erpnext/subcontracting/doctype/subcontracting_order/subcontracting_order.py
+++ b/erpnext/subcontracting/doctype/subcontracting_order/subcontracting_order.py
@@ -89,23 +89,6 @@ class SubcontractingOrder(SubcontractingController):
 		transaction_date: DF.Date
 	# end: auto-generated types
 
-	def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-		super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-
-		self.status_updater = [
-			{
-				"source_dt": "Subcontracting Order Item",
-				"target_dt": "Material Request Item",
-				"join_field": "material_request_item",
-				"target_field": "ordered_qty",
-				"target_parent_dt": "Material Request",
-				"target_parent_field": "per_ordered",
-				"target_ref_field": "stock_qty",
-				"source_field": "qty",
-				"percent_join_field": "material_request",
-			}
-		]
-
 	def onload(self):
 		self.set_onload(
 			"over_transfer_allowance",
@@ -140,13 +123,11 @@ class SubcontractingOrder(SubcontractingController):
 		self.reset_default_field_value("set_warehouse", "items", "warehouse")
 
 	def on_submit(self):
-		self.update_prevdoc_status()
 		self.update_status()
 		self.update_subcontracted_quantity_in_po()
 		self.reserve_raw_materials()
 
 	def on_cancel(self):
-		self.update_prevdoc_status()
 		self.update_status()
 		self.update_subcontracted_quantity_in_po(cancel=True)