diff --git a/senlinclient/tests/unit/v1/test_shell.py b/senlinclient/tests/unit/v1/test_shell.py
index 36237c3..01b19bd 100644
--- a/senlinclient/tests/unit/v1/test_shell.py
+++ b/senlinclient/tests/unit/v1/test_shell.py
@@ -1238,7 +1238,6 @@ class ShellTest(testtools.TestCase):
         del queries['filters']
         queries['action'] = 'NODE_DELETE'
         args = self._make_args(args)
-        sortby_index = None
         formatters = {}
         events = mock.Mock()
         service.events.return_value = events
@@ -1247,8 +1246,7 @@ class ShellTest(testtools.TestCase):
 
         service.events.assert_called_once_with(**queries)
         mock_print.assert_called_once_with(events, fields,
-                                           formatters=formatters,
-                                           sortby_index=sortby_index)
+                                           formatters=formatters)
 
     @mock.patch.object(utils, 'print_dict')
     def test_do_event_show(self, mock_print):
diff --git a/senlinclient/v1/shell.py b/senlinclient/v1/shell.py
index 00c561a..95ea120 100644
--- a/senlinclient/v1/shell.py
+++ b/senlinclient/v1/shell.py
@@ -1148,15 +1148,13 @@ def do_event_list(service, args):
     if args.filters:
         queries.update(utils.format_parameters(args.filters))
 
-    sortby_index = None if args.sort else 0
     formatters = {}
     if not args.full_id:
         formatters['id'] = lambda x: x.id[:8]
         formatters['obj_id'] = lambda x: x.obj_id[:8] if x.obj_id else ''
 
     events = service.events(**queries)
-    utils.print_list(events, fields, formatters=formatters,
-                     sortby_index=sortby_index)
+    utils.print_list(events, fields, formatters=formatters)
 
 
 @utils.arg('id', metavar='<EVENT>',