diff --git a/app/inventory/views.py b/app/inventory/views.py
index bcd6c00b71f99b9ff537796b3844d16c1cfadb8b..e5e105839092b4fe8b63f6bf27ba2a7889f51f55 100644
--- a/app/inventory/views.py
+++ b/app/inventory/views.py
@@ -73,14 +73,7 @@ def retrieve_items():
                'status',
                'parent',
                )
-    field = getattr(models.Item, columns[order_column])
-    if 4 < order_column < 9:
-        query = query.join(field)
-        relationship_class = getattr(models, columns[order_column].title())
-        relationship_field = getattr(relationship_class, 'name')
-        query = query.order_by(order_dir(relationship_field))
-    else:
-        query = query.order_by(order_dir(getattr(models.Item, columns[order_column])))
+    query = query.order_by(order_dir(getattr(models.Item, columns[order_column])))
     # Limit and offset the query
     if per_page != -1:
         query = query.limit(per_page)
diff --git a/app/static/js/items.js b/app/static/js/items.js
index 75dbff61acdded1c7548181d066862b95248574b..364a509cbc8dc47ccbb6cbebf8cfbf0aa4b89356 100644
--- a/app/static/js/items.js
+++ b/app/static/js/items.js
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
         "visible": false,
         "searchable": false
       },
+      {
+        "targets": [5, 6, 7, 8],
+        "orderable": false
+      },
       {
         "targets": [1, 9],
         "render": function(data, type, row) {