diff --git a/src/pretix/control/forms/filter.py b/src/pretix/control/forms/filter.py
index c91449b03c..ad6dd2cd3a 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/forms/filter.py
+++ b/src/pretix/control/forms/filter.py
@@ -383,8 +383,6 @@ class OrderFilterForm(FilterForm):
 
         if fdata.get('ordering'):
             qs = qs.order_by(*get_deterministic_ordering(Order, self.get_order_by()))
-        else:
-            qs = qs.order_by('-datetime', '-pk')
 
         if fdata.get('provider'):
             qs = qs.annotate(