diff --git a/src/actions/vstudio/vs2010_vcxproj.lua b/src/actions/vstudio/vs2010_vcxproj.lua
index 23952359..cf9d1fc4 100644
--- a/src/actions/vstudio/vs2010_vcxproj.lua
+++ b/src/actions/vstudio/vs2010_vcxproj.lua
@@ -879,11 +879,6 @@
 	function m.projectReferences(prj)
 		local refs = project.getdependencies(prj, 'linkOnly')
 		if #refs > 0 then
-			-- sort dependencies by uuid.
-			table.sort(refs, function(a,b)
-				return a.uuid < b.uuid
-			end)
-
 			p.push('<ItemGroup>')
 			for _, ref in ipairs(refs) do
 				local relpath = vstudio.path(prj, vstudio.projectfile(ref))
diff --git a/src/base/container.lua b/src/base/container.lua
index 95c04c6a..868e8dfa 100644
--- a/src/base/container.lua
+++ b/src/base/container.lua
@@ -152,12 +152,6 @@
 	function container.bakeChildren(self)
 		for class in container.eachChildClass(self.class) do
 			local children = self[class.pluralName]
-
-			-- sort children by name.
-			table.sort(children, function(a,b) 
-				return a.name < b.name
-			end)
-
 			for i = 1, #children do
 				local ctx = container.bake(children[i])
 				children[i] = ctx