diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/discussion/django_comment_client/tests/test_utils.py b/lms/djangoapps/discussion/django_comment_client/tests/test_utils.py
index 3a09e6cdda..18e52781e5 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/discussion/django_comment_client/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/discussion/django_comment_client/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -882,60 +882,6 @@ class CategoryMapTestCase(CategoryMapTestMixin, ModuleStoreTestCase):
             }
         )
 
-    def test_sort_alpha(self):
-        self.course.discussion_sort_alpha = True
-        self.create_discussion("Chapter", "Discussion D")
-        self.create_discussion("Chapter", "Discussion A")
-        self.create_discussion("Chapter", "Discussion E")
-        self.create_discussion("Chapter", "Discussion C")
-        self.create_discussion("Chapter", "Discussion B")
-
-        self.assert_category_map_equals(
-            {
-                "entries": {},
-                "subcategories": {
-                    "Chapter": {
-                        "entries": {
-                            "Discussion D": {
-                                "id": "discussion1",
-                                "sort_key": "Discussion D",
-                                "is_divided": False,
-                            },
-                            "Discussion A": {
-                                "id": "discussion2",
-                                "sort_key": "Discussion A",
-                                "is_divided": False,
-                            },
-                            "Discussion E": {
-                                "id": "discussion3",
-                                "sort_key": "Discussion E",
-                                "is_divided": False,
-                            },
-                            "Discussion C": {
-                                "id": "discussion4",
-                                "sort_key": "Discussion C",
-                                "is_divided": False,
-                            },
-                            "Discussion B": {
-                                "id": "discussion5",
-                                "sort_key": "Discussion B",
-                                "is_divided": False,
-                            }
-                        },
-                        "subcategories": {},
-                        "children": [
-                            ("Discussion A", TYPE_ENTRY),
-                            ("Discussion B", TYPE_ENTRY),
-                            ("Discussion C", TYPE_ENTRY),
-                            ("Discussion D", TYPE_ENTRY),
-                            ("Discussion E", TYPE_ENTRY)
-                        ]
-                    }
-                },
-                "children": [("Chapter", TYPE_SUBCATEGORY)]
-            }
-        )
-
     def test_sort_intermediates(self):
         self.create_discussion("Chapter B", "Discussion 2")
         self.create_discussion("Chapter C", "Discussion")
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/discussion/django_comment_client/utils.py b/lms/djangoapps/discussion/django_comment_client/utils.py
index b74920a4fa..1de0035c9d 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/discussion/django_comment_client/utils.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/discussion/django_comment_client/utils.py
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ def get_discussion_category_map(course, user, divided_only_if_explicit=False, ex
             )
         }
 
-    _sort_map_entries(category_map, course.discussion_sort_alpha)
+    _sort_map_entries(category_map, False)
 
     return _filter_unstarted_categories(category_map, course) if exclude_unstarted else category_map
 
diff --git a/xmodule/course_module.py b/xmodule/course_module.py
index b1f09b57a4..d78e871e34 100644
--- a/xmodule/course_module.py
+++ b/xmodule/course_module.py
@@ -404,14 +404,6 @@ class CourseFields:  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=missing-class-docstring
         ),
         scope=Scope.settings
     )
-    discussion_sort_alpha = Boolean(
-        display_name=_("Discussion Sorting Alphabetical"),
-        scope=Scope.settings, default=False,
-        help=_(
-            "Enter true or false. If true, discussion categories and subcategories are sorted alphabetically. "
-            "If false, they are sorted chronologically by creation date and time."
-        )
-    )
     discussions_settings = Dict(
         display_name=_("Discussions Plugin Settings"),
         scope=Scope.settings,