diff --git a/lib/gears/init.lua b/lib/gears/init.lua
index fab5d1f5..6f5198d4 100644
--- a/lib/gears/init.lua
+++ b/lib/gears/init.lua
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ return
     color = require("gears.color");
     debug = require("gears.debug");
     object = require("gears.object");
-    sort = require("gears.sort");
     surface = require("gears.surface");
     wallpaper = require("gears.wallpaper");
     timer = require("gears.timer");
diff --git a/lib/gears/sort.lua b/lib/gears/sort.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index b8de9e49..00000000
--- a/lib/gears/sort.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
--- @author Uli Schlachter
--- @copyright 2010 Uli Schlachter
--- @release @AWESOME_VERSION@
--- @module gears.sort
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-local setmetatable = setmetatable
-local ipairs = ipairs
-local table = table
-local error = error
-
-local sort = { mt = {} }
-
-local function less_than_comp(a, b)
-    return a < b
-end
-
---- Sort a table. This interface should be identical to table.sort().
--- The difference to table.sort() is that this sort is stable.
--- @param list The table to sort (we do an in-place sort!).
--- @param comp Comparator used for the sorting
-function sort.sort(list, comp)
-    local comp = comp or less_than_comp
-
-    -- A table could contain non-integer keys which we have to ignore.
-    local num = 0
-    for k, v in ipairs(list) do
-        num = num + 1
-    end
-
-    if num <= 1 then
-        -- Nothing to do
-        return
-    end
-
-    -- Sort until everything is sorted :)
-    local sorted = false
-    local n = num
-    while not sorted do
-        sorted = true
-        for i = 1, n - 1 do
-            -- Two equal elements won't be swapped -> we are stable
-            if comp(list[i+1], list[i]) then
-                local tmp = list[i]
-                list[i] = list[i+1]
-                list[i+1] = tmp
-
-                sorted = false
-            end
-        end
-        -- The last element is now guaranteed to be in the right spot
-        n = n - 1
-    end
-end
-
-function sort.mt:__call(...)
-    return sort.sort(...)
-end
-
-return setmetatable(sort, sort.mt)
-
--- vim: filetype=lua:expandtab:shiftwidth=4:tabstop=8:softtabstop=4:textwidth=80
diff --git a/lib/wibox/drawable.lua b/lib/wibox/drawable.lua
index cce23236..b3b6e2dc 100644
--- a/lib/wibox/drawable.lua
+++ b/lib/wibox/drawable.lua
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ local beautiful = require("beautiful")
 local cairo = require("lgi").cairo
 local color = require("gears.color")
 local object = require("gears.object")
-local sort = require("gears.sort")
 local surface = require("gears.surface")
 local timer = require("gears.timer")
 local matrix = require("gears.matrix")
diff --git a/lib/wibox/init.lua b/lib/wibox/init.lua
index 74b7d99e..f7bdfdc9 100644
--- a/lib/wibox/init.lua
+++ b/lib/wibox/init.lua
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ local table = table
 local string_format = string.format
 local color = require("gears.color")
 local object = require("gears.object")
-local sort = require("gears.sort")
 local beautiful = require("beautiful")
 local surface = require("gears.surface")
 local cairo = require("lgi").cairo
diff --git a/spec/gears/sort_spec.lua b/spec/gears/sort_spec.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index ca7e3491..00000000
--- a/spec/gears/sort_spec.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
--- @author Uli Schlachter
--- @copyright 2014 Uli Schlachter
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-local sort = require("gears.sort")
-
-describe("gears.sort", function()
-    local function test(expected, input)
-        sort.sort(input)
-        assert.are.same(expected, input)
-    end
-
-    it("with empty input", function()
-        test({}, {})
-    end)
-
-    it("with sorted input", function()
-        test({1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6},
-             {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6})
-    end)
-
-    it("with reversed input", function()
-        test({1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6},
-             {6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1})
-    end)
-
-    it("with repeating items", function()
-        test({1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5},
-             {1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5})
-    end)
-
-    it("with repeating items and reversed input", function()
-        test({1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5},
-             {5, 4, 4, 3, 2, 2, 1})
-    end)
-
-    it("with non-integer keys", function()
-        test({2, 3, 4, Awesome = 42},
-             {3, 4, 2, Awesome = 42})
-    end)
-end)
-
--- vim: filetype=lua:expandtab:shiftwidth=4:tabstop=8:softtabstop=4:textwidth=80