diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/PackWriter.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/PackWriter.java
index 75cc4662e..e8e5fc21e 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/PackWriter.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/PackWriter.java
@@ -821,8 +821,7 @@ private ObjectWalk setUpWalker(
 			IncorrectObjectTypeException {
 		final ObjectWalk walker = new ObjectWalk(db);
 		walker.setRetainBody(false);
-		walker.sort(RevSort.TOPO);
-		walker.sort(RevSort.COMMIT_TIME_DESC, true);
+		walker.sort(RevSort.COMMIT_TIME_DESC);
 		if (thin)
 			walker.sort(RevSort.BOUNDARY, true);