diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Migrations/Initial/BaseDataCreation.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Migrations/Initial/BaseDataCreation.cs
index c93b29e177..6c3d8adf29 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Migrations/Initial/BaseDataCreation.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Migrations/Initial/BaseDataCreation.cs
@@ -276,10 +276,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Migrations.Initial
 
             //defaults for the media list
             _database.Insert("cmsDataTypePreValues", "id", false, new DataTypePreValueDto { Id = -5, Alias = "pageSize", SortOrder = 1, DataTypeNodeId = Constants.System.DefaultMediaListViewDataTypeId, Value = "100" });
-            _database.Insert("cmsDataTypePreValues", "id", false, new DataTypePreValueDto { Id = -6, Alias = "orderBy", SortOrder = 2, DataTypeNodeId = Constants.System.DefaultMediaListViewDataTypeId, Value = "VersionDate" });
+            _database.Insert("cmsDataTypePreValues", "id", false, new DataTypePreValueDto { Id = -6, Alias = "orderBy", SortOrder = 2, DataTypeNodeId = Constants.System.DefaultMediaListViewDataTypeId, Value = "updateDate" });
             _database.Insert("cmsDataTypePreValues", "id", false, new DataTypePreValueDto { Id = -7, Alias = "orderDirection", SortOrder = 3, DataTypeNodeId = Constants.System.DefaultMediaListViewDataTypeId, Value = "desc" });
             _database.Insert("cmsDataTypePreValues", "id", false, new DataTypePreValueDto { Id = -8, Alias = "layouts", SortOrder = 4, DataTypeNodeId = Constants.System.DefaultMediaListViewDataTypeId, Value = "[" + cardLayout + "," + listLayout + "]" });
-            _database.Insert("cmsDataTypePreValues", "id", false, new DataTypePreValueDto { Id = -9, Alias = "includeProperties", SortOrder = 5, DataTypeNodeId = Constants.System.DefaultMediaListViewDataTypeId, Value = "[{\"alias\":\"sortOrder\",\"isSystem\":1, \"header\": \"Sort order\"},{\"alias\":\"updateDate\",\"header\":\"Last edited\",\"isSystem\":1},{\"alias\":\"owner\",\"header\":\"Updated by\",\"isSystem\":1}]" });
+            _database.Insert("cmsDataTypePreValues", "id", false, new DataTypePreValueDto { Id = -9, Alias = "includeProperties", SortOrder = 5, DataTypeNodeId = Constants.System.DefaultMediaListViewDataTypeId, Value = "[{\"alias\":\"updateDate\",\"header\":\"Last edited\",\"isSystem\":1},{\"alias\":\"owner\",\"header\":\"Updated by\",\"isSystem\":1}]" });
         }
 
         private void CreateUmbracoRelationTypeData()
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/listview/listview.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/listview/listview.controller.js
index 9a19d7d64f..0a1a14fc44 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/listview/listview.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/listview/listview.controller.js
@@ -177,11 +177,6 @@ function listViewController($rootScope, $scope, $routeParams, $injector, $cookie
             e.allowSorting = true;
         }
 
-        // Another special case for lasted edited data/update date for media, again this field isn't available on the base table so we can't sort by it
-        if (e.isSystem && $scope.entityType == "media") {
-            e.allowSorting = e.alias != 'updateDate';
-        }
-
         // Another special case for members, only fields on the base table (cmsMember) can be used for sorting
         if (e.isSystem && $scope.entityType == "member") {
             e.allowSorting = e.alias == 'username' || e.alias == 'email';