diff --git a/lib/bundler/dsl.rb b/lib/bundler/dsl.rb
index 385fdd4383..547db16190 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/dsl.rb
+++ b/lib/bundler/dsl.rb
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ module Bundler
 
       gemspecs = Gem::Util.glob_files_in_dir("{,*}.gemspec", expanded_path).map {|g| Bundler.load_gemspec(g) }.compact
       gemspecs.reject! {|s| s.name != name } if name
-      Index.sort_specs(gemspecs)
       specs_by_name_and_version = gemspecs.group_by {|s| [s.name, s.version] }
 
       case specs_by_name_and_version.size
diff --git a/lib/bundler/index.rb b/lib/bundler/index.rb
index 00c7a9e00d..c639936cb0 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/index.rb
+++ b/lib/bundler/index.rb
@@ -78,17 +78,13 @@ module Bundler
     end
     protected :unsorted_search
 
-    def self.sort_specs(specs)
+    def sort_specs(specs)
       specs.sort_by do |s|
         platform_string = s.platform.to_s
         [s.version, platform_string == RUBY ? NULL : platform_string]
       end
     end
 
-    def sort_specs(specs)
-      self.class.sort_specs(specs)
-    end
-
     def local_search(query)
       case query
       when Gem::Specification, RemoteSpecification, LazySpecification, EndpointSpecification then search_by_spec(query)