diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/index_utils/controllers/columns_controller.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/index_utils/controllers/columns_controller.js.coffee
index b51b26d633..9ee04a4f19 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/index_utils/controllers/columns_controller.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/index_utils/controllers/columns_controller.js.coffee
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
 angular.module("admin.indexUtils").controller "ColumnsCtrl", ($scope, Columns) ->
   $scope.columns = Columns.columns
-  $scope.predicate = ""
-  $scope.reverse = true
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/unit/admin/index_utils/controllers/columns_controller_spec.js.coffee b/spec/javascripts/unit/admin/index_utils/controllers/columns_controller_spec.js.coffee
index 5fd79e71bf..5e01fdcc35 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/unit/admin/index_utils/controllers/columns_controller_spec.js.coffee
+++ b/spec/javascripts/unit/admin/index_utils/controllers/columns_controller_spec.js.coffee
@@ -13,5 +13,3 @@ describe "ColumnsCtrl", ->
 
   it "initialises data", ->
     expect(scope.columns).toEqual Columns.columns
-    expect(scope.predicate).toEqual ""
-    expect(scope.reverse).toEqual false