diff --git a/badges/classes/reportbuilder/local/systemreports/badges.php b/badges/classes/reportbuilder/local/systemreports/badges.php
index 3b639ba5f1b..16fa27d4c83 100644
--- a/badges/classes/reportbuilder/local/systemreports/badges.php
+++ b/badges/classes/reportbuilder/local/systemreports/badges.php
@@ -94,8 +94,6 @@ class badges extends system_report {
         $this->add_filters();
         $this->add_actions();
 
-        // Set initial sorting by name.
-        $this->set_initial_sort_column('badge:namewithlink', SORT_ASC);
         $this->set_default_no_results_notice(new lang_string('nomatchingbadges', 'core_badges'));
 
         // Set if report can be downloaded.
@@ -129,8 +127,7 @@ class badges extends system_report {
      */
     public function add_columns(string $badgeissuedalias): void {
         $columns = [
-            'badge:image',
-            'badge:namewithlink',
+            'badge:namewithimagelink',
             'badge:status',
             'badge:criteria',
         ];
@@ -138,15 +135,12 @@ class badges extends system_report {
         $canviewdraftbadges = $this->can_view_draft_badges();
         if (!$canviewdraftbadges) {
             // Remove status and recipients column.
-            unset($columns[2]);
+            unset($columns[1]);
         }
         $this->add_columns_from_entities($columns);
 
-        // Remove title from image column.
-        $this->get_column('badge:image')->set_title(null);
-
-        // Change title from namewithlink column.
-        $this->get_column('badge:namewithlink')->set_title(new lang_string('name'));
+        // Change title of the `namewithimagelink` column to 'Name'.
+        $this->get_column('badge:namewithimagelink')->set_title(new lang_string('name'));
 
         // Recipients column.
         if ($canviewdraftbadges) {
@@ -193,7 +187,7 @@ class badges extends system_report {
                 return $OUTPUT->action_icon($badgeurl, $icon, null, null, true);
             });
 
-        $this->set_initial_sort_column('badge:namewithlink', SORT_ASC);
+        $this->set_initial_sort_column('badge:namewithimagelink', SORT_ASC);
     }
 
     /**