diff --git a/src/runner.c b/src/runner.c
index 87fb383b9c53230b15bd5c1aa421cc9415de1d4e..75c3723473cd391c8631435e5a320c356f119340 100644
--- a/src/runner.c
+++ b/src/runner.c
@@ -366,151 +366,6 @@ void runner_do_sort(struct runner *r, struct cell *c, int flags, int clock) {
   if (clock) TIMER_TOC(timer_dosort);
 }
 
-void runner_do_gsort(struct runner *r, struct cell *c, int flags, int clock) {
-
-  struct entry *finger;
-  struct entry *fingers[8];
-  struct gpart *gparts = c->gparts;
-  struct entry *gsort;
-  int j, k, count = c->gcount;
-  int i, ind, off[8], inds[8], temp_i, missing;
-  // float shift[3];
-  float buff[8], px[3];
-
-  TIMER_TIC
-
-  /* Clean-up the flags, i.e. filter out what's already been sorted. */
-  flags &= ~c->gsorted;
-  if (flags == 0) return;
-
-  /* start by allocating the entry arrays. */
-  if (c->gsort == NULL || c->gsortsize < count) {
-    if (c->gsort != NULL) free(c->gsort);
-    c->gsortsize = count * 1.1;
-    if ((c->gsort = (struct entry *)malloc(sizeof(struct entry) *
-                                           (c->gsortsize + 1) * 13)) == NULL)
-      error("Failed to allocate sort memory.");
-  }
-  gsort = c->gsort;
-
-  /* Does this cell have any progeny? */
-  if (c->split) {
-
-    /* Fill in the gaps within the progeny. */
-    for (k = 0; k < 8; k++) {
-      if (c->progeny[k] == NULL) continue;
-      missing = flags & ~c->progeny[k]->gsorted;
-      if (missing) runner_do_gsort(r, c->progeny[k], missing, 0);
-    }
-
-    /* Loop over the 13 different sort arrays. */
-    for (j = 0; j < 13; j++) {
-
-      /* Has this sort array been flagged? */
-      if (!(flags & (1 << j))) continue;
-
-      /* Init the particle index offsets. */
-      for (off[0] = 0, k = 1; k < 8; k++)
-        if (c->progeny[k - 1] != NULL)
-          off[k] = off[k - 1] + c->progeny[k - 1]->gcount;
-        else
-          off[k] = off[k - 1];
-
-      /* Init the entries and indices. */
-      for (k = 0; k < 8; k++) {
-        inds[k] = k;
-        if (c->progeny[k] != NULL && c->progeny[k]->gcount > 0) {
-          fingers[k] = &c->progeny[k]->gsort[j * (c->progeny[k]->gcount + 1)];
-          buff[k] = fingers[k]->d;
-          off[k] = off[k];
-        } else
-          buff[k] = FLT_MAX;
-      }
-
-      /* Sort the buffer. */
-      for (i = 0; i < 7; i++)
-        for (k = i + 1; k < 8; k++)
-          if (buff[inds[k]] < buff[inds[i]]) {
-            temp_i = inds[i];
-            inds[i] = inds[k];
-            inds[k] = temp_i;
-          }
-
-      /* For each entry in the new sort list. */
-      finger = &gsort[j * (count + 1)];
-      for (ind = 0; ind < count; ind++) {
-
-        /* Copy the minimum into the new sort array. */
-        finger[ind].d = buff[inds[0]];
-        finger[ind].i = fingers[inds[0]]->i + off[inds[0]];
-
-        /* Update the buffer. */
-        fingers[inds[0]] += 1;
-        buff[inds[0]] = fingers[inds[0]]->d;
-
-        /* Find the smallest entry. */
-        for (k = 1; k < 8 && buff[inds[k]] < buff[inds[k - 1]]; k++) {
-          temp_i = inds[k - 1];
-          inds[k - 1] = inds[k];
-          inds[k] = temp_i;
-        }
-
-      } /* Merge. */
-
-      /* Add a sentinel. */
-      gsort[j * (count + 1) + count].d = FLT_MAX;
-      gsort[j * (count + 1) + count].i = 0;
-
-      /* Mark as sorted. */
-      c->gsorted |= (1 << j);
-
-    } /* loop over sort arrays. */
-
-  } /* progeny? */
-
-  /* Otherwise, just sort. */
-  else {
-
-    /* Fill the sort array. */
-    for (k = 0; k < count; k++) {
-      px[0] = gparts[k].x[0];
-      px[1] = gparts[k].x[1];
-      px[2] = gparts[k].x[2];
-      for (j = 0; j < 13; j++)
-        if (flags & (1 << j)) {
-          gsort[j * (count + 1) + k].i = k;
-          gsort[j * (count + 1) + k].d = px[0] * runner_shift[j][0] +
-                                         px[1] * runner_shift[j][1] +
-                                         px[2] * runner_shift[j][2];
-        }
-    }
-
-    /* Add the sentinel and sort. */
-    for (j = 0; j < 13; j++)
-      if (flags & (1 << j)) {
-        gsort[j * (count + 1) + count].d = FLT_MAX;
-        gsort[j * (count + 1) + count].i = 0;
-        runner_do_sort_ascending(&gsort[j * (count + 1)], count);
-        c->gsorted |= (1 << j);
-      }
-  }
-
-  /* Verify the sorting. */
-  /* for ( j = 0 ; j < 13 ; j++ ) {
-      if ( !( flags & (1 << j) ) )
-          continue;
-      finger = &c->gsort[ j*(count + 1) ];
-      for ( k = 1 ; k < count ; k++ ) {
-          if ( finger[k].d < finger[k-1].d )
-              error( "Sorting failed, ascending array." );
-          if ( finger[k].i < 0 || finger[k].i >= count )
-              error( "Sorting failed, indices borked." );
-          }
-      } */
-
-  if (clock) TIMER_TOC(timer_dosort);
-}
-
 /**
  * @brief Initialize the particles before the density calculation
  *
diff --git a/src/runner_doiact_grav.h b/src/runner_doiact_grav.h
index 5365395d72c53095380dc1aaae486668b8ab5aeb..ee9f2ba3233e022cb8c959ef84f30ed72438e1f3 100644
--- a/src/runner_doiact_grav.h
+++ b/src/runner_doiact_grav.h
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ void runner_dopair_grav_new(struct runner *r, struct cell *ci,
   sid = space_getsid(e->s, &ci, &cj, shift);
 
   /* Make sure the cells are sorted. */
-  runner_do_gsort(r, ci, (1 << sid), 0);
-  runner_do_gsort(r, cj, (1 << sid), 0);
+  //runner_do_gsort(r, ci, (1 << sid), 0);
+  //runner_do_gsort(r, cj, (1 << sid), 0);
 
   /* Have the cells been sorted? */
   if (!(ci->gsorted & (1 << sid)) || !(cj->gsorted & (1 << sid)))