diff --git a/docs/release_notes.rst b/docs/release_notes.rst
index 985a970..5cdb395 100644
--- a/docs/release_notes.rst
+++ b/docs/release_notes.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 Release Notes
 =============
 
+v3.1.5
+------
+* Do not sort records when doing an upsert
+
 v3.1.4
 ------
 * revert psycopg3 code
diff --git a/manager_utils/manager_utils.py b/manager_utils/manager_utils.py
index 77e8f88..a2d8afc 100644
--- a/manager_utils/manager_utils.py
+++ b/manager_utils/manager_utils.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import itertools
 from typing import List
 
-from django.db import connection, connections, models
+from django.db import connection
 from django.db.models import Manager, Model
 from django.db.models.query import QuerySet
 from django.dispatch import Signal
@@ -86,40 +86,6 @@ def _fetch_models_by_pk(queryset: QuerySet, models: List[Model]) -> List[Model]:
     )
 
 
-def _get_field_db_val(queryset, field, value, connection):
-    if hasattr(value, "resolve_expression"):  # pragma: no cover
-        # Handle cases when the field is of type "Func" and other expressions.
-        # This is useful for libraries like django-rdkit that can't easily be tested
-        return value.resolve_expression(queryset.query, allow_joins=False, for_save=True)
-    else:
-        return field.get_db_prep_save(value, connection)
-
-
-def _model_fields(model: models.Model) -> List[models.Field]:
-    """Return the fields of a model, excluding generated and non-concrete ones."""
-    return [f for f in model._meta.fields if not getattr(f, "generated", False) and f.concrete]
-
-
-def _sort_by_unique_fields(queryset, model_objs, unique_fields):
-    """
-    Sort a list of models by their unique fields.
-
-    Sorting models in an upsert greatly reduces the chances of deadlock
-    when doing concurrent upserts
-    """
-    model = queryset.model
-    connection = connections[queryset.db]
-    unique_fields = [field for field in _model_fields(model) if field.attname in unique_fields]
-
-    def sort_key(model_obj):
-        return tuple(
-            _get_field_db_val(queryset, field, getattr(model_obj, field.attname), connection)
-            for field in unique_fields
-        )
-
-    return sorted(model_objs, key=sort_key)
-
-
 def bulk_upsert(
     queryset, model_objs, unique_fields, update_fields=None, return_upserts=False, return_upserts_distinct=False,
     sync=False, native=False
@@ -224,9 +190,6 @@ def bulk_upsert(
         raise ValueError('Must provide unique_fields argument')
     update_fields = update_fields or []
 
-    # Sore the models to prevent deadlocks
-    model_objs = _sort_by_unique_fields(queryset, model_objs, unique_fields)
-
     if native:
         if return_upserts_distinct:
             raise NotImplementedError('return upserts distinct not supported with native postgres upsert')
@@ -238,7 +201,6 @@ def bulk_upsert(
             queryset.filter(pk__in=orig_ids - frozenset([m.pk for m in return_value])).delete()
 
         post_bulk_operation.send(sender=queryset.model, model=queryset.model)
-
         return return_value
 
     # Create a look up table for all of the objects in the queryset keyed on the unique_fields
diff --git a/manager_utils/version.py b/manager_utils/version.py
index a7f6b6d..74f9bc2 100644
--- a/manager_utils/version.py
+++ b/manager_utils/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '3.1.4'
+__version__ = '3.1.5'