diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/android/core/trackedentity/search/TrackedEntityInstanceLocalQueryHelper.java b/core/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/android/core/trackedentity/search/TrackedEntityInstanceLocalQueryHelper.java
index d655be365b..b660f7aa59 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/android/core/trackedentity/search/TrackedEntityInstanceLocalQueryHelper.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/android/core/trackedentity/search/TrackedEntityInstanceLocalQueryHelper.java
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@
 package org.hisp.dhis.android.core.trackedentity.search;
 
 import org.hisp.dhis.android.core.arch.db.querybuilders.internal.WhereClauseBuilder;
-import org.hisp.dhis.android.core.arch.helpers.CollectionsHelper;
-import org.hisp.dhis.android.core.arch.helpers.internal.EnumHelper;
 import org.hisp.dhis.android.core.arch.repositories.scope.internal.FilterItemOperator;
 import org.hisp.dhis.android.core.arch.repositories.scope.internal.RepositoryScopeFilterItem;
 import org.hisp.dhis.android.core.common.AssignedUserMode;
@@ -60,7 +58,6 @@ final class TrackedEntityInstanceLocalQueryHelper {
 
     private static String TEI_UID = dot(TEI_ALIAS, "uid");
     private static String TEI_ALL = dot(TEI_ALIAS, "*");
-    private static String TEI_STATE = dot(TEI_ALIAS, DataColumns.STATE);
     private static String TEI_LAST_UPDATED = dot(TEI_ALIAS, "lastUpdated");
 
     private static String ENROLLMENT_DATE = EnrollmentTableInfo.Columns.ENROLLMENT_DATE;
@@ -132,16 +129,7 @@ static String getSqlQuery(TrackedEntityInstanceQueryRepositoryScope scope, List<
         }
 
         // TODO In case a program uid is provided, the server orders by enrollmentStatus.
-        String order1 = CollectionsHelper.commaAndSpaceSeparatedArrayValues(
-                CollectionsHelper.withSingleQuotationMarksArray(
-                        EnumHelper.asStringList(State.TO_POST, State.TO_UPDATE, State.UPLOADING)));
-        String order2 = CollectionsHelper.commaAndSpaceSeparatedArrayValues(
-                CollectionsHelper.withSingleQuotationMarksArray(
-                        EnumHelper.asStringList(State.SYNCED, State.SYNCED_VIA_SMS, State.SENT_VIA_SMS)));
-        queryStr += " ORDER BY CASE " +
-                "WHEN " + TEI_STATE + " IN (" + order1 + ") THEN 1 " +
-                "WHEN " + TEI_STATE + " IN (" + order2 + ") THEN 2 ELSE 3 END ASC, " +
-                TEI_LAST_UPDATED + " DESC ";
+        queryStr += " ORDER BY " + TEI_LAST_UPDATED + " DESC ";
 
         if (limit > 0) {
             queryStr += " LIMIT " + limit;