diff --git a/app/src/Controller/ExternalIdentitiesController.php b/app/src/Controller/ExternalIdentitiesController.php
index 0cb0e1bc5..1931aaa18 100644
--- a/app/src/Controller/ExternalIdentitiesController.php
+++ b/app/src/Controller/ExternalIdentitiesController.php
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@
 // sort of an MVEA, so maybe it makes sense to treat it as such.
 class ExternalIdentitiesController extends MVEAController {
   protected array $paginate = [
-    'order' => [
-      'Name.family' => 'asc'
-    ],
     'sortableFields' => [
       'Names.given',
       'Names.family'
@@ -136,4 +133,4 @@ public function relink(string $id) {
     $this->set('vv_title', __d('operation', 'relink.a', [__d('controller', 'ExternalIdentities', [1])]));
 
     $this->set('vv_external_identity', $this->ExternalIdentities->get((int)$id, contain: 'Names'));
-  }}
\ No newline at end of file
+  }}