diff --git a/app/helpers/metacodes_helper.rb b/app/helpers/metacodes_helper.rb
index b95b73b6..248824bf 100644
--- a/app/helpers/metacodes_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/metacodes_helper.rb
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ module MetacodesHelper
     metacode_sets += MetacodeSet.order("name").all.map do |set|
       {
         name: set.name,
-        metacodes: set.metacodes.sort(&:name)
+        metacodes: set.metacodes.order("name")
           .map { |m| { id: m.id, icon_path: asset_path(m.icon), name: m.name } }
       }
     end