diff --git a/src/org/labkey/test/tests/component/GridPanelViewTest.java b/src/org/labkey/test/tests/component/GridPanelViewTest.java
index 7df50a7352..eda27ae7a7 100644
--- a/src/org/labkey/test/tests/component/GridPanelViewTest.java
+++ b/src/org/labkey/test/tests/component/GridPanelViewTest.java
@@ -927,10 +927,10 @@ private void testEditView(String testName, String viewName) throws Exception
 
         }
 
-        log(String.format("Verify that changing the sort order of column '%s' causes the grid view to go to '%s'.",
+        log(String.format("Verify that clearing the sort on column '%s' causes the grid view to go to '%s'.",
                 sortColumn, EDITED_ALERT));
 
-        grid.sortColumn(sortColumn, SortDirection.DESC);
+        grid.clearSort(sortColumn);
 
         validateGridHeader(testName, grid, EDITED_ALERT, true);