diff --git a/question/type/ordering/edit_ordering_form.php b/question/type/ordering/edit_ordering_form.php
index 04a59c7b724..0dc46b35e38 100644
--- a/question/type/ordering/edit_ordering_form.php
+++ b/question/type/ordering/edit_ordering_form.php
@@ -140,14 +140,10 @@ class qtype_ordering_edit_form extends question_edit_form {
         $this->adjust_html_editors($mform, $name);
 
         // Adding feedback fields (=Combined feedback).
-        if (method_exists($this, 'add_combined_feedback_fields')) {
-            $this->add_combined_feedback_fields(false);
-        }
-
+        $this->add_combined_feedback_fields(false);
+        
         // Adding interactive settings (=Multiple tries).
-        if (method_exists($this, 'add_interactive_settings')) {
-            $this->add_interactive_settings(false, false);
-        }
+        $this->add_interactive_settings(false, false);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -292,18 +288,13 @@ class qtype_ordering_edit_form extends question_edit_form {
     public function data_preprocessing($question) {
 
         $question = parent::data_preprocessing($question);
-        if (method_exists($this, 'data_preprocessing_answers')) {
-            $question = $this->data_preprocessing_answers($question, true);
-        }
+        $question = $this->data_preprocessing_answers($question, true);
 
         // Preprocess feedback.
-        if (method_exists($this, 'data_preprocessing_combined_feedback')) {
-            $question = $this->data_preprocessing_combined_feedback($question);
-        }
-        if (method_exists($this, 'data_preprocessing_hints')) {
-            $question = $this->data_preprocessing_hints($question, false, false);
-        }
-
+        $question = $this->data_preprocessing_combined_feedback($question);
+        
+        $question = $this->data_preprocessing_hints($question, false, false);
+        
         // Preprocess answers and fractions.
         $question->answer     = array();
         $question->fraction   = array();