diff --git a/question/type/ordering/db/upgrade.php b/question/type/ordering/db/upgrade.php
index ebc12fc103e..708bef7ecda 100644
--- a/question/type/ordering/db/upgrade.php
+++ b/question/type/ordering/db/upgrade.php
@@ -201,8 +201,9 @@ function xmldb_qtype_ordering_upgrade($oldversion) {
                 $table = 'qtype_ordering_options';
                 $DB->set_field_select($table, 'layouttype',  0, $select, $params); // VERTICAL
                 $DB->set_field_select($table, 'selecttype',  1, $select, $params); // RANDOM
-                $DB->set_field_select($table, 'selectcount', 6, $select, $params); // 6
                 $DB->set_field_select($table, 'gradingtype', 1, $select, $params); // RELATIVE
+                // Note don't set selectcount to 6, because
+                // Ordering questions for some low level books use 4
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/question/type/ordering/version.php b/question/type/ordering/version.php
index 0b4cb00a21c..3cbf69da89c 100644
--- a/question/type/ordering/version.php
+++ b/question/type/ordering/version.php
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@ $plugin->cron      = 0;
 $plugin->component = 'qtype_ordering';
 $plugin->maturity  = MATURITY_STABLE;
 $plugin->requires  = 2010112400; // Moodle 2.0
-$plugin->version   = 2016032947;
-$plugin->release   = '2016-03-29 (47)';
+$plugin->version   = 2016032948;
+$plugin->release   = '2016-03-29 (48)';