diff --git a/ceilometer/event/storage/impl_sqlalchemy.py b/ceilometer/event/storage/impl_sqlalchemy.py
index 6f62650af..bd2adee13 100644
--- a/ceilometer/event/storage/impl_sqlalchemy.py
+++ b/ceilometer/event/storage/impl_sqlalchemy.py
@@ -313,7 +313,8 @@ class Connection(base.Connection):
                 .add_columns(models.TraitText.key, sa.null(),
                              sa.null(), sa.null(), models.TraitText.value))
 
-            for id_, key, t_date, t_int, t_float, t_text in trait_q.all():
+            for id_, key, t_date, t_int, t_float, t_text in (
+                    trait_q.order_by('2')).all():
                 if t_int:
                     dtype = api_models.Trait.INT_TYPE
                     val = t_int
diff --git a/ceilometer/tests/storage/test_storage_scenarios.py b/ceilometer/tests/storage/test_storage_scenarios.py
index 317ab7866..f239f9d5b 100644
--- a/ceilometer/tests/storage/test_storage_scenarios.py
+++ b/ceilometer/tests/storage/test_storage_scenarios.py
@@ -3229,8 +3229,7 @@ class GetEventTest(EventTestBase):
             self.assertEqual(event.generated,
                              self.event_models[i].generated)
             model_traits = self.event_models[i].traits
-            for j, trait in enumerate(sorted(event.traits,
-                                             key=operator.attrgetter("name"))):
+            for j, trait in enumerate(event.traits):
                 if trait.dtype == event_models.Trait.DATETIME_TYPE:
                     self.assertIsInstance(trait.value, datetime.datetime)
                     self.assertEqual(trait.value, model_traits[j].value)