diff --git a/pelican/plugins/related_posts.py b/pelican/plugins/related_posts.py
index 25fe2e67..b697d488 100644
--- a/pelican/plugins/related_posts.py
+++ b/pelican/plugins/related_posts.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ def add_related_posts(generator, metadata):
                 map(related_posts.count, \
                 set(related_posts))))
         ranked_related = sorted(relation_score, key=relation_score.get)
-        ranked_related.reverse()
         
         metadata["related_posts"] = ranked_related[:5]