diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ExpenseController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ExpenseController.php
index 0c15eea02879..38b702387705 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ExpenseController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ExpenseController.php
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ class ExpenseController extends BaseController
             'entityType' => ENTITY_EXPENSE,
             'datatable' => new ExpenseDatatable(),
             'title' => trans('texts.expenses'),
-            'sortCol' => '3',
         ]);
     }
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/InvoiceController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/InvoiceController.php
index 86280d552b07..d0d0fcfad05f 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/InvoiceController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/InvoiceController.php
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ class InvoiceController extends BaseController
         $data = [
             'title' => trans('texts.invoices'),
             'entityType' => ENTITY_INVOICE,
-            'sortCol' => '3',
             'statuses' => Invoice::getStatuses(),
             'datatable' => new InvoiceDatatable(),
         ];
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/PaymentController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/PaymentController.php
index 66ee566d76c3..de333dbb425c 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/PaymentController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/PaymentController.php
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ class PaymentController extends BaseController
             'entityType' => ENTITY_PAYMENT,
             'datatable' => new PaymentDatatable(),
             'title' => trans('texts.payments'),
-            'sortCol' => '7',
         ]);
     }
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ProductController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ProductController.php
index 79fbe6e98d85..d3fe5e9c0da6 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ProductController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ProductController.php
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ class ProductController extends BaseController
             'datatable' => new ProductDatatable(),
             'title' => trans('texts.products'),
             'statuses' => Product::getStatuses(),
-            'sortCol' => '4',
         ]);
     }
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/QuoteController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/QuoteController.php
index 9f60c1d07e1d..005da1b11d5b 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/QuoteController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/QuoteController.php
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ class QuoteController extends BaseController
           'title' => trans('texts.quotes'),
           'entityType' => ENTITY_QUOTE,
           'datatable' => $datatable,
-          'sortCol' => '3',
         ];
 
         return response()->view('list_wrapper', $data);
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/TaskController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/TaskController.php
index b43cb7cb5038..5dacd8ebdb55 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/TaskController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/TaskController.php
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ class TaskController extends BaseController
             'entityType' => ENTITY_TASK,
             'datatable' => new TaskDatatable(),
             'title' => trans('texts.tasks'),
-            'sortCol' => '2',
         ]);
     }
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/VendorController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/VendorController.php
index 180a287a2dce..effda8c55283 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/VendorController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/VendorController.php
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ class VendorController extends BaseController
             'entityType' => 'vendor',
             'datatable' => new VendorDatatable(),
             'title' => trans('texts.vendors'),
-            'sortCol' => '4',
         ]);
     }
 
diff --git a/app/Ninja/Datatables/ExpenseDatatable.php b/app/Ninja/Datatables/ExpenseDatatable.php
index a279c62c9932..536e9dcbf419 100644
--- a/app/Ninja/Datatables/ExpenseDatatable.php
+++ b/app/Ninja/Datatables/ExpenseDatatable.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use Auth;
 class ExpenseDatatable extends EntityDatatable
 {
     public $entityType = ENTITY_EXPENSE;
+    public $sortCol = 3;
 
     public function columns()
     {
diff --git a/app/Ninja/Datatables/InvoiceDatatable.php b/app/Ninja/Datatables/InvoiceDatatable.php
index 6efae7a9dce9..4203d47d3444 100644
--- a/app/Ninja/Datatables/InvoiceDatatable.php
+++ b/app/Ninja/Datatables/InvoiceDatatable.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use Auth;
 class InvoiceDatatable extends EntityDatatable
 {
     public $entityType = ENTITY_INVOICE;
+    public $sortCol = 3;
 
     public function columns()
     {
diff --git a/app/Ninja/Datatables/PaymentDatatable.php b/app/Ninja/Datatables/PaymentDatatable.php
index faa9733ca9da..0950b4719b9e 100644
--- a/app/Ninja/Datatables/PaymentDatatable.php
+++ b/app/Ninja/Datatables/PaymentDatatable.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use App\Models\PaymentMethod;
 class PaymentDatatable extends EntityDatatable
 {
     public $entityType = ENTITY_PAYMENT;
+    public $sortCol = 7;
 
     protected static $refundableGateways = [
         GATEWAY_STRIPE,
diff --git a/app/Ninja/Datatables/ProductDatatable.php b/app/Ninja/Datatables/ProductDatatable.php
index a5b3cbfc218d..bf57064f1ad4 100644
--- a/app/Ninja/Datatables/ProductDatatable.php
+++ b/app/Ninja/Datatables/ProductDatatable.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use Str;
 class ProductDatatable extends EntityDatatable
 {
     public $entityType = ENTITY_PRODUCT;
+    public $sortCol = 4;
 
     public function columns()
     {
diff --git a/app/Ninja/Datatables/TaskDatatable.php b/app/Ninja/Datatables/TaskDatatable.php
index 05283033e1c9..78647f49c5cb 100644
--- a/app/Ninja/Datatables/TaskDatatable.php
+++ b/app/Ninja/Datatables/TaskDatatable.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use App\Models\Task;
 class TaskDatatable extends EntityDatatable
 {
     public $entityType = ENTITY_TASK;
+    public $sortCol = 2;
 
     public function columns()
     {
diff --git a/app/Ninja/Datatables/VendorDatatable.php b/app/Ninja/Datatables/VendorDatatable.php
index 6c56c906a339..8898f922cc46 100644
--- a/app/Ninja/Datatables/VendorDatatable.php
+++ b/app/Ninja/Datatables/VendorDatatable.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use Auth;
 class VendorDatatable extends EntityDatatable
 {
     public $entityType = ENTITY_VENDOR;
+    public $sortCol = 4;
 
     public function columns()
     {