diff --git a/widgets/WidgetArea.php b/widgets/WidgetArea.php
index 85db5f3f9..14075d25c 100644
--- a/widgets/WidgetArea.php
+++ b/widgets/WidgetArea.php
@@ -43,13 +43,6 @@ class WidgetArea extends DataObject {
 			$controllers->push($controller);
 		}
 
-		//assign sort field based on sort in static array in DashboardView
-		foreach($controllers as $c)	{
-			$sortOrder = DashboardView::getSortOrder($c->MetricName, $c->ClassName);
-			$c->Sort = $sortOrder;
-		}
-		$controllers->sort('Sort'); //sort ascending by 'sort' field
-
 		return $controllers;
 	}