diff --git a/sdrgui/device/deviceuiset.cpp b/sdrgui/device/deviceuiset.cpp
index fcd74368b..3f889f95c 100644
--- a/sdrgui/device/deviceuiset.cpp
+++ b/sdrgui/device/deviceuiset.cpp
@@ -223,8 +223,6 @@ void DeviceUISet::saveRxChannelSettings(Preset *preset)
 {
     if (preset->isSourcePreset())
     {
-        std::sort(m_channelInstanceRegistrations.begin(), m_channelInstanceRegistrations.end()); // sort by increasing delta frequency and type
-
         for(int i = 0; i < m_channelInstanceRegistrations.count(); i++)
         {
             qDebug("DeviceUISet::saveRxChannelSettings: saving channel [%s]", qPrintable(m_channelInstanceRegistrations[i].m_channelAPI->getURI()));
@@ -309,8 +307,6 @@ void DeviceUISet::saveTxChannelSettings(Preset *preset)
 {
     if (preset->isSinkPreset())
     {
-        std::sort(m_channelInstanceRegistrations.begin(), m_channelInstanceRegistrations.end()); // sort by increasing delta frequency and type
-
         for(int i = 0; i < m_channelInstanceRegistrations.count(); i++)
         {
             qDebug("DeviceUISet::saveTxChannelSettings: saving channel [%s]", qPrintable(m_channelInstanceRegistrations[i].m_channelAPI->getURI()));
@@ -395,8 +391,6 @@ void DeviceUISet::saveMIMOChannelSettings(Preset *preset)
 {
     if (preset->isMIMOPreset())
     {
-        std::sort(m_channelInstanceRegistrations.begin(), m_channelInstanceRegistrations.end()); // sort by increasing delta frequency and type
-
         for(int i = 0; i < m_channelInstanceRegistrations.count(); i++)
         {
             qDebug("DeviceUISet::saveMIMOChannelSettings: saving channel [%s]", qPrintable(m_channelInstanceRegistrations[i].m_channelAPI->getURI()));
diff --git a/sdrgui/feature/featureuiset.cpp b/sdrgui/feature/featureuiset.cpp
index 050f4db4a..931e21926 100644
--- a/sdrgui/feature/featureuiset.cpp
+++ b/sdrgui/feature/featureuiset.cpp
@@ -163,8 +163,6 @@ void FeatureUISet::loadFeatureSetSettings(const FeatureSetPreset *preset, Plugin
 
 void FeatureUISet::saveFeatureSetSettings(FeatureSetPreset *preset)
 {
-    std::sort(m_featureInstanceRegistrations.begin(), m_featureInstanceRegistrations.end()); // sort by increasing delta frequency and type
-
     for (int i = 0; i < m_featureInstanceRegistrations.count(); i++)
     {
         qDebug("FeatureUISet::saveFeatureSetSettings: saving feature [%s]", qPrintable(m_featureInstanceRegistrations[i].m_feature->getURI()));