diff --git a/awx/api/views.py b/awx/api/views.py
index ff261b43d6..d80f7ad578 100644
--- a/awx/api/views.py
+++ b/awx/api/views.py
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ from rest_framework.response import Response
 from rest_framework.settings import api_settings
 from rest_framework.views import exception_handler
 from rest_framework import status
-from rest_framework import filters
 
 # Django REST Framework YAML
 from rest_framework_yaml.parsers import YAMLParser
@@ -3152,8 +3151,6 @@ class WorkflowJobWorkflowNodesList(WorkflowsEnforcementMixin, SubListAPIView):
     relationship = 'workflow_job_nodes'
     parent_key = 'workflow_job'
     new_in_310 = True
-    filter_backends = (filters.OrderingFilter,)
-    order_fields = ('id', 'job', 'workflow_job', 'unified_job_template', 'created', 'modified')
     ordering = ('id',)
 
 
diff --git a/awx/settings/defaults.py b/awx/settings/defaults.py
index 9c77b5d381..9bc51beaa7 100644
--- a/awx/settings/defaults.py
+++ b/awx/settings/defaults.py
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ REST_FRAMEWORK = {
         'awx.api.filters.TypeFilterBackend',
         'awx.api.filters.FieldLookupBackend',
         'rest_framework.filters.SearchFilter',
+        'rest_framework.filters.OrderingFilter',
         'awx.api.filters.OrderByBackend',
     ),
     'DEFAULT_PARSER_CLASSES': (