diff --git a/core/modules/comment/comment.module b/core/modules/comment/comment.module
index 32404be..8f7432a 100644
--- a/core/modules/comment/comment.module
+++ b/core/modules/comment/comment.module
@@ -403,9 +403,6 @@ function comment_get_recent($number = 10) {
     // @todo This should be actually filtering on the desired node status field
     //   language and just fall back to the default language.
     ->condition('n.default_langcode', 1)
-    ->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()