diff --git a/app/assets/images/sort-ascending.svg b/app/assets/images/sort-ascending.svg
deleted file mode 100644
index 0c4767d23..000000000
--- a/app/assets/images/sort-ascending.svg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-<svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="m20 17h3l-4 4-4-4h3v-14h2zm-12-12c-3.86 0-7 3.13-7 7s3.13 7 7 7c3.86 0 7-3.13 7-7s-3.13-7-7-7m0 2.15c2.67 0 4.85 2.17 4.85 4.85s-2.17 4.85-4.85 4.85-4.85-2.17-4.85-4.85 2.17-4.85 4.85-4.85m-1 1.85v3.69l3.19 1.84.75-1.3-2.44-1.41v-2.82"/></svg>
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diff --git a/app/assets/images/sort-descending.svg b/app/assets/images/sort-descending.svg
deleted file mode 100644
index cadc3129c..000000000
--- a/app/assets/images/sort-descending.svg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-<svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="m18 7h-3l4-4 4 4h-3v14h-2zm-10-2c-3.86 0-7 3.13-7 7s3.13 7 7 7c3.86 0 7-3.13 7-7s-3.13-7-7-7m0 2.15c2.67 0 4.85 2.17 4.85 4.85s-2.17 4.85-4.85 4.85-4.85-2.17-4.85-4.85 2.17-4.85 4.85-4.85m-1 1.85v3.69l3.19 1.84.75-1.3-2.44-1.41v-2.82"/></svg>
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diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/icons.css b/app/assets/stylesheets/icons.css
index 459c4c894..1f3d193dc 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/icons.css
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/icons.css
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@
   .icon--rename { --svg: url("rename.svg "); }
   .icon--settings { --svg: url("settings.svg "); }
   .icon--share { --svg: url("share.svg "); }
-  .icon--sort-ascending { --svg: url("sort-ascending.svg "); }
-  .icon--sort-descending { --svg: url("sort-descending.svg "); }
   .icon--star { --svg: url("star.svg "); }
   .icon--tag { --svg: url("tag.svg "); }
   .icon--thumb-up { --svg: url("thumb-up.svg "); }
diff --git a/app/views/cards/index/_header.html.erb b/app/views/cards/index/_header.html.erb
index ca0db0cc6..5263d9551 100644
--- a/app/views/cards/index/_header.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/cards/index/_header.html.erb
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
         <%= render "cards/index/collections_filter", filter: filter %>
       </dialog>
     </div>
-
-    <%= render "cards/index/sorting_options", filter: filter %>
   </header>
 
   <% if collection = filter.single_collection %>
diff --git a/app/views/cards/index/_sorting_options.html.erb b/app/views/cards/index/_sorting_options.html.erb
deleted file mode 100644
index 9f88b4902..000000000
--- a/app/views/cards/index/_sorting_options.html.erb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-<div class="card-sorting__filter flex-inline">
-  <%= form_with url: cards_path, method: :get do |form| %>
-    <% filter.as_params.except(:indexed_by).each do |key, value| %>
-      <%= filter_hidden_field_tag key, value %>
-    <% end %>
-
-    <%= form.hidden_field :indexed_by, value: filter.indexed_by == "oldest" ? "newest" : "oldest" %>
-
-    <button class="btn borderless txt-medium">
-      <%= icon_tag filter.indexed_by == "oldest" ? "sort-ascending" : "sort-descending", size: 24, aria: { hidden: true } %>
-      <span class="for-screen-reader">Sort by <%= filter.indexed_by == "oldest" ? "newest" : "oldest" %></span>
-    </button>
-  <% end %>
-</div>