diff --git a/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigExportImportUITest.php b/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigExportImportUITest.php
index 9095b7d..62a2e62 100644
--- a/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigExportImportUITest.php
+++ b/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigExportImportUITest.php
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
  * Each testX method does a complete rebuild of a Drupal site, so values being
  * tested need to be stored in protected properties in order to survive until
  * the next rebuild.
- *
- * Each testX method is executed alphabetically, so naming is important.
  */
 class ConfigExportImportUITest extends WebTestBase {
 
diff --git a/core/modules/simpletest/lib/Drupal/simpletest/TestBase.php b/core/modules/simpletest/lib/Drupal/simpletest/TestBase.php
index 067030b..b7582b7 100644
--- a/core/modules/simpletest/lib/Drupal/simpletest/TestBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/simpletest/lib/Drupal/simpletest/TestBase.php
@@ -809,9 +809,6 @@ public function run(array $methods = array()) {
     if ($methods) {
       $test_methods = array_intersect($test_methods, $methods);
     }
-    if (defined("$class::SORT_METHODS")) {
-      sort($test_methods);
-    }
     foreach ($test_methods as $method) {
       // Insert a fail record. This will be deleted on completion to ensure
       // that testing completed.