diff --git a/src/pretix/plugins/sendmail/models.py b/src/pretix/plugins/sendmail/models.py
index 07ea3bb178..ed19a368b3 100644
--- a/src/pretix/plugins/sendmail/models.py
+++ b/src/pretix/plugins/sendmail/models.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from datetime import datetime, time, timedelta
 
 from dateutil.tz import datetime_exists
 from django.db import models
-from django.db.models import Exists, F, OuterRef, Q
+from django.db.models import Exists, OuterRef, Q
 from django.utils import timezone
 from django.utils.formats import date_format
 from django.utils.timezone import make_aware, now
@@ -166,8 +166,7 @@ class ScheduledMail(models.Model):
 
         for o in orders:
             with language(o.locale, e.settings.region):
-                positions = list(o.positions.all().order_by(F("addon_to_id").asc(
-                    nulls_first=True)))  # ordered to make sure we always handle parent order positions before add-ons
+                positions = list(o.positions.all())
                 o_sent = False
 
                 try:
diff --git a/src/pretix/plugins/sendmail/tasks.py b/src/pretix/plugins/sendmail/tasks.py
index 57204085e5..83c4cfbce3 100644
--- a/src/pretix/plugins/sendmail/tasks.py
+++ b/src/pretix/plugins/sendmail/tasks.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
 from datetime import datetime
 
-from django.db.models import Exists, F, OuterRef, Q
+from django.db.models import Exists, OuterRef, Q
 from i18nfield.strings import LazyI18nString
 
 from pretix.base.email import get_email_context
@@ -86,8 +86,7 @@ def send_mails_to_orders(event: Event, user: int, subject: dict, message: dict,
                         list_id__in=checkin_lists or []
                     )
                 ),
-            ).order_by(F("addon_to_id").asc(nulls_first=True)).prefetch_related('addons', 'subevent'):
-                # ordered QuerySet to make sure we always handle parent order positions before add-ons
+            ).order_by('pk').prefetch_related('addons', 'subevent'):
 
                 is_addon = p.addon_to_id is not None