diff --git a/src/components/structures/RoomSubList.js b/src/components/structures/RoomSubList.js
index 600b418fe0..fa2231328c 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/RoomSubList.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/RoomSubList.js
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ export default class RoomSubList extends React.PureComponent {
         tagName: PropTypes.string,
         addRoomLabel: PropTypes.string,
 
-        order: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
-
         // passed through to RoomTile and used to highlight room with `!` regardless of notifications count
         isInvite: PropTypes.bool,
 
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.js b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.js
index f41400ecfc..ad64ef1a97 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.js
@@ -700,13 +700,11 @@ export default createReactClass({
                 list: [],
                 extraTiles: this._makeGroupInviteTiles(this.props.searchFilter),
                 label: _t('Community Invites'),
-                order: "recent",
                 isInvite: true,
             },
             {
                 list: this.state.lists['im.vector.fake.invite'],
                 label: _t('Invites'),
-                order: "recent",
                 incomingCall: incomingCallIfTaggedAs('im.vector.fake.invite'),
                 isInvite: true,
             },
@@ -714,14 +712,12 @@ export default createReactClass({
                 list: this.state.lists['m.favourite'],
                 label: _t('Favourites'),
                 tagName: "m.favourite",
-                order: "manual",
                 incomingCall: incomingCallIfTaggedAs('m.favourite'),
             },
             {
                 list: this.state.lists['im.vector.fake.direct'],
                 label: _t('Direct Messages'),
                 tagName: "im.vector.fake.direct",
-                order: "recent",
                 incomingCall: incomingCallIfTaggedAs('im.vector.fake.direct'),
                 onAddRoom: () => {dis.dispatch({action: 'view_create_chat'});},
                 addRoomLabel: _t("Start chat"),
@@ -729,7 +725,6 @@ export default createReactClass({
             {
                 list: this.state.lists['im.vector.fake.recent'],
                 label: _t('Rooms'),
-                order: "recent",
                 incomingCall: incomingCallIfTaggedAs('im.vector.fake.recent'),
                 onAddRoom: () => {dis.dispatch({action: 'view_create_room'});},
             },
@@ -744,7 +739,6 @@ export default createReactClass({
                     key: tagName,
                     label: labelForTagName(tagName),
                     tagName: tagName,
-                    order: "manual",
                     incomingCall: incomingCallIfTaggedAs(tagName),
                 };
             });
@@ -754,13 +748,11 @@ export default createReactClass({
                 list: this.state.lists['m.lowpriority'],
                 label: _t('Low priority'),
                 tagName: "m.lowpriority",
-                order: "recent",
                 incomingCall: incomingCallIfTaggedAs('m.lowpriority'),
             },
             {
                 list: this.state.lists['im.vector.fake.archived'],
                 label: _t('Historical'),
-                order: "recent",
                 incomingCall: incomingCallIfTaggedAs('im.vector.fake.archived'),
                 startAsHidden: true,
                 showSpinner: this.state.isLoadingLeftRooms,
@@ -770,7 +762,6 @@ export default createReactClass({
                 list: this.state.lists['m.server_notice'],
                 label: _t('System Alerts'),
                 tagName: "m.lowpriority",
-                order: "recent",
                 incomingCall: incomingCallIfTaggedAs('m.server_notice'),
             },
         ]);