diff --git a/core/modules/comment/comment.module b/core/modules/comment/comment.module
index 4acbe6d..f76b423 100644
--- a/core/modules/comment/comment.module
+++ b/core/modules/comment/comment.module
@@ -527,9 +527,6 @@ function comment_get_recent($number = 10) {
     ->fields('c')
     ->condition('c.status', COMMENT_PUBLISHED)
     ->condition('n.status', NODE_PUBLISHED)
-    ->orderBy('c.created', 'DESC')
-    // Additionally order by cid to ensure that comments with the same timestamp
-    // are returned in the exact order posted.
     ->orderBy('c.cid', 'DESC')
     ->range(0, $number)
     ->execute()