diff --git a/miner/miner.go b/miner/miner.go
index a5dc405c3..ad06acd01 100644
--- a/miner/miner.go
+++ b/miner/miner.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package miner
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"sort"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -376,10 +375,6 @@ func selectMessages(ctx context.Context, al actorLookup, base *MiningBase, msgs
 	inclNonces := make(map[address.Address]uint64)
 	inclBalances := make(map[address.Address]types.BigInt)
 
-	sort.Slice(msgs, func(i, j int) bool { // TODO: is this actually needed?
-		return msgs[i].Message.Nonce < msgs[j].Message.Nonce
-	})
-
 	for _, msg := range msgs {
 		if msg.Message.To == address.Undef {
 			log.Warnf("message in mempool had bad 'To' address")