diff --git a/tensorboard/webapp/runs/store/runs_reducers.ts b/tensorboard/webapp/runs/store/runs_reducers.ts
index 16db755146..ae572e8cfd 100644
--- a/tensorboard/webapp/runs/store/runs_reducers.ts
+++ b/tensorboard/webapp/runs/store/runs_reducers.ts
@@ -333,7 +333,6 @@ const {initialState: uiInitialState, reducers: uiNamespaceContextedReducers} =
         },
       ],
       sortingInfo: {
-        header: ColumnHeaderType.RUN,
         name: 'run',
         order: SortingOrder.DESCENDING,
       },
diff --git a/tensorboard/webapp/runs/store/runs_reducers_test.ts b/tensorboard/webapp/runs/store/runs_reducers_test.ts
index 7d50f957cf..56db24e8c3 100644
--- a/tensorboard/webapp/runs/store/runs_reducers_test.ts
+++ b/tensorboard/webapp/runs/store/runs_reducers_test.ts
@@ -1624,7 +1624,6 @@ describe('runs_reducers', () => {
         {},
         {
           sortingInfo: {
-            header: ColumnHeaderType.RUN,
             name: 'run',
             order: SortingOrder.ASCENDING,
           },
@@ -1634,14 +1633,12 @@ describe('runs_reducers', () => {
         state,
         actions.runsTableSortingInfoChanged({
           sortingInfo: {
-            header: ColumnHeaderType.HPARAM,
             name: 'lr',
             order: SortingOrder.DESCENDING,
           },
         })
       );
       expect(nextState.ui.sortingInfo).toEqual({
-        header: ColumnHeaderType.HPARAM,
         name: 'lr',
         order: SortingOrder.DESCENDING,
       });
diff --git a/tensorboard/webapp/runs/store/runs_selectors_test.ts b/tensorboard/webapp/runs/store/runs_selectors_test.ts
index 0671fd136a..65626fa614 100644
--- a/tensorboard/webapp/runs/store/runs_selectors_test.ts
+++ b/tensorboard/webapp/runs/store/runs_selectors_test.ts
@@ -633,7 +633,6 @@ describe('runs_selectors', () => {
           {},
           {
             sortingInfo: {
-              header: ColumnHeaderType.RUN,
               name: 'run',
               order: SortingOrder.ASCENDING,
             },
@@ -641,7 +640,6 @@ describe('runs_selectors', () => {
         )
       );
       expect(selectors.getRunsTableSortingInfo(state)).toEqual({
-        header: ColumnHeaderType.RUN,
         name: 'run',
         order: SortingOrder.ASCENDING,
       });
diff --git a/tensorboard/webapp/runs/store/testing.ts b/tensorboard/webapp/runs/store/testing.ts
index 3d8839c1eb..ae6e835c3b 100644
--- a/tensorboard/webapp/runs/store/testing.ts
+++ b/tensorboard/webapp/runs/store/testing.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ export function buildRunsState(
       selectionState: new Map(),
       runsTableHeaders: [],
       sortingInfo: {
-        header: ColumnHeaderType.RUN,
         name: 'run',
         order: SortingOrder.DESCENDING,
       },
diff --git a/tensorboard/webapp/widgets/data_table/types.ts b/tensorboard/webapp/widgets/data_table/types.ts
index d17b3ea784..6e1a50d3cc 100644
--- a/tensorboard/webapp/widgets/data_table/types.ts
+++ b/tensorboard/webapp/widgets/data_table/types.ts
@@ -60,11 +60,6 @@ export enum SortingOrder {
 }
 
 export interface SortingInfo {
-  // Currently in the process of moving from header to name.
-  // Header is no longer used but is required as to not break sync
-  // TODO(jameshollyer): Remove header once all internal code is switched
-  // to using name.
-  header?: ColumnHeaderType;
   name: string;
   order: SortingOrder;
 }