diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/Implement/ContentService.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/Implement/ContentService.cs
index 559faf61e5e0..b190e0c69a00 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/Implement/ContentService.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/Implement/ContentService.cs
@@ -2200,7 +2200,7 @@ public IContent Copy(IContent content, int parentId, bool relateToOriginal, bool
                     var total = long.MaxValue;
                     while (page * pageSize < total)
                     {
-                        var descendants = GetPagedDescendants(content.Id, page++, pageSize, out total, ordering: Ordering.By("sortOrder"));
+                        var descendants = GetPagedDescendants(content.Id, page++, pageSize, out total);
                         foreach (var descendant in descendants)
                         {
                             // if parent has not been copied, skip, else gets its copy id
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Services/ContentServiceTests.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Services/ContentServiceTests.cs
index 5af4bf6c977a..041dabe7d2fa 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Services/ContentServiceTests.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Services/ContentServiceTests.cs
@@ -1959,33 +1959,6 @@ public void Can_Copy_Recursive()
             Assert.AreNotEqual(childCopy.Key, child.Key);
         }
 
-        
-        [Test]
-        public void Copy_Recursive_Preserves_Sort_Order()
-        {
-            // Arrange
-            var contentService = ServiceContext.ContentService;
-            var temp = contentService.GetById(NodeDto.NodeIdSeed + 2);
-            Assert.AreEqual("Home", temp.Name);
-            Assert.AreEqual(2, contentService.CountChildren(temp.Id));
-            var reversedChildren = contentService.GetPagedChildren(temp.Id, 0, 10, out var total1).Reverse().ToArray();
-            contentService.Sort(reversedChildren);
-
-            // Act
-            var copy = contentService.Copy(temp, temp.ParentId, false, true, Constants.Security.SuperUserId);
-            var content = contentService.GetById(NodeDto.NodeIdSeed + 2);
-
-            // Assert
-            Assert.That(copy, Is.Not.Null);
-            Assert.That(copy.Id, Is.Not.EqualTo(content.Id));
-            Assert.AreNotSame(content, copy);
-            Assert.AreEqual(2, contentService.CountChildren(copy.Id));
-
-            var copiedChildren = contentService.GetPagedChildren(copy.Id, 0, 10, out var total2).OrderBy(c => c.SortOrder).ToArray();
-            Assert.AreEqual(reversedChildren.First().Name, copiedChildren.First().Name);
-            Assert.AreEqual(reversedChildren.Last().Name, copiedChildren.Last().Name);
-        }
-
         [Test]
         public void Can_Copy_NonRecursive()
         {