diff --git a/js/models/messages.js b/js/models/messages.js
index 1208b7b5..2b48f798 100644
--- a/js/models/messages.js
+++ b/js/models/messages.js
@@ -72,8 +72,7 @@
                 // 'conversation' index on [conversationId, received_at]
                 name  : 'conversation',
                 lower : [conversationId],
-                upper : [conversationId, Number.MAX_VALUE],
-                order : 'desc'
+                upper : [conversationId, Number.MAX_VALUE]
                 // SELECT messages WHERE conversationId = this.id ORDER
                 // received_at DESC
             };