diff --git a/admin/tool/lp/classes/competency_framework.php b/admin/tool/lp/classes/competency_framework.php
index 6f75504156f..11fbd1f2bf5 100644
--- a/admin/tool/lp/classes/competency_framework.php
+++ b/admin/tool/lp/classes/competency_framework.php
@@ -46,9 +46,6 @@ class competency_framework extends persistent {
     /** @var int $descriptionformat Format for the description */
     private $descriptionformat = 0;
 
-    /** @var int $sortorder A number used to influence sorting */
-    private $sortorder = 0;
-
     /** @var bool $visible Used to show/hide this framework */
     private $visible = true;
 
@@ -141,24 +138,6 @@ class competency_framework extends persistent {
         $this->description = $description;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Get the sort order index.
-     *
-     * @return string The sort order index
-     */
-    public function get_sortorder() {
-        return $this->sortorder;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Set the sort order index.
-     *
-     * @param string $sortorder The sort order index
-     */
-    public function set_sortorder($sortorder) {
-        $this->sortorder = $sortorder;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Get the visible flag.
      *
@@ -253,9 +232,6 @@ class competency_framework extends persistent {
         if (isset($record->descriptionformat)) {
             $this->set_descriptionformat($record->descriptionformat);
         }
-        if (isset($record->sortorder)) {
-            $this->set_sortorder($record->sortorder);
-        }
         if (isset($record->scaleid)) {
             $this->set_scaleid($record->scaleid);
         }
@@ -293,7 +269,6 @@ class competency_framework extends persistent {
         $record->description = $this->get_description();
         $record->descriptionformat = $this->get_descriptionformat();
         $record->descriptionformatted = format_text($this->get_description(), $this->get_descriptionformat());
-        $record->sortorder = $this->get_sortorder();
         $record->scaleid = $this->get_scaleid();
         $record->scaleconfiguration = $this->get_scaleconfiguration();
         $record->visible = $this->get_visible();
@@ -305,14 +280,4 @@ class competency_framework extends persistent {
         return $record;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Add a default for the sortorder field to the default create logic.
-     *
-     * @return persistent
-     */
-    public function create() {
-        $this->sortorder = $this->count_records();
-        return parent::create();
-    }
-
 }
diff --git a/admin/tool/lp/classes/external.php b/admin/tool/lp/classes/external.php
index 49d5cc42082..5afc2708fcc 100644
--- a/admin/tool/lp/classes/external.php
+++ b/admin/tool/lp/classes/external.php
@@ -173,10 +173,6 @@ class external extends external_api {
             PARAM_BOOL,
             'Is this framework visible?'
         );
-        $sortorder = new external_value(
-            PARAM_INT,
-            'Relative sort order of this framework'
-        );
         $timecreated = new external_value(
             PARAM_INT,
             'Timestamp this record was created'
@@ -198,7 +194,6 @@ class external extends external_api {
             'descriptionformat' => $descriptionformat,
             'descriptionformatted' => $descriptionformatted,
             'visible' => $visible,
-            'sortorder' => $sortorder,
             'timecreated' => $timecreated,
             'timemodified' => $timemodified,
             'usermodified' => $usermodified,
diff --git a/admin/tool/lp/db/upgrade.php b/admin/tool/lp/db/upgrade.php
index 86ba0cea8d9..414103bc223 100644
--- a/admin/tool/lp/db/upgrade.php
+++ b/admin/tool/lp/db/upgrade.php
@@ -81,5 +81,21 @@ function xmldb_tool_lp_upgrade($oldversion) {
         upgrade_plugin_savepoint(true, 2015052405, 'tool', 'lp');
     }
 
+    if ($oldversion < 2015052406) {
+
+        // Define field sortorder to be dropped from tool_lp_competency_framework.
+        $table = new xmldb_table('tool_lp_competency_framework');
+        $field = new xmldb_field('sortorder');
+
+        // Conditionally launch drop field sortorder.
+        if ($dbman->field_exists($table, $field)) {
+            $dbman->drop_field($table, $field);
+        }
+
+        // Lp savepoint reached.
+        upgrade_plugin_savepoint(true, 2015052406, 'tool', 'lp');
+    }
+
+
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/admin/tool/lp/templates/manage_competency_frameworks_page.mustache b/admin/tool/lp/templates/manage_competency_frameworks_page.mustache
index 8000d92701b..9241343f3fc 100644
--- a/admin/tool/lp/templates/manage_competency_frameworks_page.mustache
+++ b/admin/tool/lp/templates/manage_competency_frameworks_page.mustache
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     * data-action = deletecompetencyframework
 
     Context variables required for this template:
-    * competencyframeworks - array of objects containing id, shortname, idnumber, sortorder, visible
+    * competencyframeworks - array of objects containing id, shortname, idnumber, visible
     * canmanage - true if this user has permission to manage the frameworks
     * navigation - array of strings containing buttons for navigation
 }}
diff --git a/admin/tool/lp/version.php b/admin/tool/lp/version.php
index 58fcccc070f..f2f85150a98 100644
--- a/admin/tool/lp/version.php
+++ b/admin/tool/lp/version.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
 
-$plugin->version   = 2015052405; // The current plugin version (Date: YYYYMMDDXX).
+$plugin->version   = 2015052406; // The current plugin version (Date: YYYYMMDDXX).
 $plugin->requires  = 2014110400; // Requires this Moodle version.
 $plugin->component = 'tool_lp'; // Full name of the plugin (used for diagnostics).