diff --git a/src/editor/edit-impl.h b/src/editor/edit-impl.h
index e9ded220c..553bb507f 100644
--- a/src/editor/edit-impl.h
+++ b/src/editor/edit-impl.h
@@ -240,7 +240,6 @@ void edit_toggle_fullscreen (WEdit * edit);
 void edit_move_to_line (WEdit * e, long line);
 void edit_move_display (WEdit * e, long line);
 void edit_word_wrap (WEdit * edit);
-int edit_sort_cmd (WEdit * edit);
 int edit_ext_cmd (WEdit * edit);
 
 int edit_store_macro_cmd (WEdit * edit);
diff --git a/src/editor/edit.c b/src/editor/edit.c
index 6200b34d0..6980448ac 100644
--- a/src/editor/edit.c
+++ b/src/editor/edit.c
@@ -3827,9 +3827,6 @@ edit_execute_cmd (WEdit * edit, unsigned long command, int char_for_insertion)
     case CK_UserMenu:
         user_menu (edit, NULL, -1);
         break;
-    case CK_Sort:
-        edit_sort_cmd (edit);
-        break;
     case CK_ExternalCommand:
         edit_ext_cmd (edit);
         break;
diff --git a/src/editor/editcmd.c b/src/editor/editcmd.c
index ebd9e9c57..bb9b86752 100644
--- a/src/editor/editcmd.c
+++ b/src/editor/editcmd.c
@@ -3060,77 +3060,6 @@ edit_insert_file_cmd (WEdit * edit)
     return ret;
 }
 
-/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-/** sorts a block, returns -1 on system fail, 1 on cancel and 0 on success */
-
-int
-edit_sort_cmd (WEdit * edit)
-{
-    static char *old = 0;
-    char *exp, *tmp, *tmp_edit_block_name, *tmp_edit_temp_name;
-    off_t start_mark, end_mark;
-    int e;
-
-    if (!eval_marks (edit, &start_mark, &end_mark))
-    {
-        edit_error_dialog (_("Sort block"), _("You must first highlight a block of text"));
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    tmp = mc_config_get_full_path (EDIT_BLOCK_FILE);
-    edit_save_block (edit, tmp, start_mark, end_mark);
-    g_free (tmp);
-
-    exp = input_dialog (_("Run sort"),
-                        _("Enter sort options (see manpage) separated by whitespace:"),
-                        MC_HISTORY_EDIT_SORT, (old != NULL) ? old : "", INPUT_COMPLETE_NONE);
-
-    if (!exp)
-        return 1;
-    g_free (old);
-    old = exp;
-    tmp_edit_block_name = mc_config_get_full_path (EDIT_BLOCK_FILE);
-    tmp_edit_temp_name = mc_config_get_full_path (EDIT_TEMP_FILE);
-    tmp =
-        g_strconcat (" sort ", exp, " ", tmp_edit_block_name,
-                     " > ", tmp_edit_temp_name, (char *) NULL);
-    g_free (tmp_edit_temp_name);
-    g_free (tmp_edit_block_name);
-
-    e = system (tmp);
-    g_free (tmp);
-    if (e)
-    {
-        if (e == -1 || e == 127)
-        {
-            edit_error_dialog (_("Sort"), get_sys_error (_("Cannot execute sort command")));
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            char q[8];
-            sprintf (q, "%d ", e);
-            tmp = g_strdup_printf (_("Sort returned non-zero: %s"), q);
-            edit_error_dialog (_("Sort"), tmp);
-            g_free (tmp);
-        }
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    edit->force |= REDRAW_COMPLETELY;
-
-    if (edit_block_delete_cmd (edit))
-        return 1;
-
-    {
-        vfs_path_t *tmp_vpath;
-
-        tmp_vpath = mc_config_get_full_vpath (EDIT_TEMP_FILE);
-        edit_insert_file (edit, tmp_vpath);
-        vfs_path_free (tmp_vpath);
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /**
  * Ask user for a command, execute it and paste its output back to the
diff --git a/src/editor/editmenu.c b/src/editor/editmenu.c
index a5a4f6102..37ab6c571 100644
--- a/src/editor/editmenu.c
+++ b/src/editor/editmenu.c
@@ -208,7 +208,6 @@ create_format_menu (void)
     entries = g_list_prepend (entries, menu_separator_create ());
     entries =
         g_list_prepend (entries, menu_entry_create (_("&Format paragraph"), CK_ParagraphFormat));
-    entries = g_list_prepend (entries, menu_entry_create (_("&Sort..."), CK_Sort));
     entries =
         g_list_prepend (entries, menu_entry_create (_("&Paste output of..."), CK_ExternalCommand));
     entries =