diff --git a/config/config_mgmt.py b/config/config_mgmt.py
index fc55bc84b7b6..d6e25afc1192 100644
--- a/config/config_mgmt.py
+++ b/config/config_mgmt.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     # Using load_source to 'import /usr/local/bin/sonic-cfggen as sonic_cfggen'
     # since /usr/local/bin/sonic-cfggen does not have .py extension.
     load_source('sonic_cfggen', '/usr/local/bin/sonic-cfggen')
-    from sonic_cfggen import deep_update, FormatConverter, sort_data
+    from sonic_cfggen import deep_update, FormatConverter
 
 except ImportError as e:
     raise ImportError("%s - required module not found" % str(e))
@@ -213,7 +213,6 @@ def writeConfigDB(self, jDiff):
         configdb = ConfigDBConnector(**db_kwargs)
         configdb.connect(False)
         deep_update(data, FormatConverter.to_deserialized(jDiff))
-        data = sort_data(data)
         self.sysLog(msg="Write in DB: {}".format(data))
         configdb.mod_config(FormatConverter.output_to_db(data))