diff --git a/src/database/postgres.js b/src/database/postgres.js
index 86f7d3e418..f09041c7c3 100644
--- a/src/database/postgres.js
+++ b/src/database/postgres.js
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ PARALLEL SAFE`);
 		if (!res.rows[0].d) {
 			await client.query(`
 			CREATE FUNCTION "nodebb_get_sorted_set_members_withscores"(TEXT) RETURNS JSON AS $$
-				SELECT json_agg(json_build_object('value', z."value", 'score', z."score")) as item
+				SELECT json_agg(json_build_object('value', z."value", 'score', z."score") ORDER BY z."score" ASC) as item
 				  FROM "legacy_object_live" o
 				 INNER JOIN "legacy_zset" z
 						 ON o."_key" = z."_key"
diff --git a/src/database/postgres/sorted.js b/src/database/postgres/sorted.js
index 254353178b..2ed679b683 100644
--- a/src/database/postgres/sorted.js
+++ b/src/database/postgres/sorted.js
@@ -492,12 +492,6 @@ SELECT "_key" k,
   FROM UNNEST($1::TEXT[]) "_key";`,
 			values: [keys],
 		});
-		// TODO: move this sort into nodebb_get_sorted_set_members_withscores?
-		res.rows.forEach((r) => {
-			if (r && r.m) {
-				r.m.sort((a, b) => a.score - b.score);
-			}
-		});
 
 		return keys.map(k => (res.rows.find(r => r.k === k) || {}).m || []);
 	};