diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/repository/ui/author/AuthorListController.java b/src/main/java/org/olat/repository/ui/author/AuthorListController.java
index c1b167b8a6e3d91b531fe164ca42be84eab6b508..cb31b31c2bad33f1868c5085aa2ddf66d1948598 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/repository/ui/author/AuthorListController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/repository/ui/author/AuthorListController.java
@@ -236,7 +236,6 @@ public class AuthorListController extends FormBasicController implements Activat
 		tableEl.setAndLoadPersistedPreferences(ureq, "authors-list-" + i18nName);
 		if(!startExtendedSearch) {
 			tableEl.reloadData();
-			tableEl.sort("", false);
 		}
 		
 		if(startExtendedSearch) {