diff --git a/modules/meeting/app/controllers/work_package_meetings_tab_controller.rb b/modules/meeting/app/controllers/work_package_meetings_tab_controller.rb
index 5dfe89179aac..2f95ca80ecf8 100644
--- a/modules/meeting/app/controllers/work_package_meetings_tab_controller.rb
+++ b/modules/meeting/app/controllers/work_package_meetings_tab_controller.rb
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ def get_agenda_items_of_work_package(direction)
         .includes(:meeting)
         .where(meeting_id: Meeting.not_templated.visible(current_user))
         .where(work_package_id: @work_package.id)
-        .reorder(sort_clause(direction))
+        .order(sort_clause(direction))
 
     comparison = direction == :past ? "<" : ">="
     agenda_items.where("meetings.start_time + (interval '1 hour' * meetings.duration) #{comparison} ?", Time.zone.now)
diff --git a/modules/meeting/app/forms/meeting_agenda_item/meeting_form.rb b/modules/meeting/app/forms/meeting_agenda_item/meeting_form.rb
index cd44d1fedb88..1e9778be0623 100644
--- a/modules/meeting/app/forms/meeting_agenda_item/meeting_form.rb
+++ b/modules/meeting/app/forms/meeting_agenda_item/meeting_form.rb
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class MeetingAgendaItem::MeetingForm < ApplicationForm
       MeetingAgendaItems::CreateContract
         .assignable_meetings(User.current)
         .where("meetings.start_time + (interval '1 hour' * meetings.duration) >= ?", Time.zone.now)
-        .reorder("meetings.start_time ASC")
+        .order("meetings.start_time")
         .includes(:project)
         .each do |meeting|
           select.option(
diff --git a/modules/meeting/app/models/meeting.rb b/modules/meeting/app/models/meeting.rb
index 8d3bf6814a05..265df7658197 100644
--- a/modules/meeting/app/models/meeting.rb
+++ b/modules/meeting/app/models/meeting.rb
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@ class Meeting < ApplicationRecord
   has_many :sections, dependent: :destroy, class_name: "MeetingSection"
   has_many :agenda_items, dependent: :destroy, class_name: "MeetingAgendaItem"
 
-  default_scope do
-    order("#{Meeting.table_name}.start_time DESC")
-  end
-
   scope :templated, -> { where(template: true) }
   scope :not_templated, -> { where(template: false) }
 
diff --git a/modules/meeting/app/models/structured_meeting.rb b/modules/meeting/app/models/structured_meeting.rb
index 22a6b59874eb..50399b621409 100644
--- a/modules/meeting/app/models/structured_meeting.rb
+++ b/modules/meeting/app/models/structured_meeting.rb
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class StructuredMeeting < Meeting
   def calculate_agenda_item_time_slots
     current_time = start_time
     MeetingAgendaItem.transaction do
-      changed_items = agenda_items.includes(:meeting_section).reorder("meeting_sections.position", :position).map do |top|
+      changed_items = agenda_items.includes(:meeting_section).order("meeting_sections.position", :position).map do |top|
         start_time = current_time
         current_time += top.duration_in_minutes&.minutes || 0.minutes
         end_time = current_time
diff --git a/modules/meeting/spec/features/recurring_meetings/recurring_meeting_crud_spec.rb b/modules/meeting/spec/features/recurring_meetings/recurring_meeting_crud_spec.rb
index ad4e95347e54..35291cc7378d 100644
--- a/modules/meeting/spec/features/recurring_meetings/recurring_meeting_crud_spec.rb
+++ b/modules/meeting/spec/features/recurring_meetings/recurring_meeting_crud_spec.rb
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
     show_page.create_from_template date: "01/07/2025 01:30 PM"
     wait_for_reload
 
-    expect(page).to have_current_path project_meeting_path(project, Meeting.reorder(id: :asc).last)
+    expect(page).to have_current_path project_meeting_path(project, Meeting.last)
 
     show_page.visit!
 
diff --git a/modules/meeting/spec/features/structured_meetings/structured_meeting_crud_spec.rb b/modules/meeting/spec/features/structured_meetings/structured_meeting_crud_spec.rb
index fb52588d6d33..26157cb91054 100644
--- a/modules/meeting/spec/features/structured_meetings/structured_meeting_crud_spec.rb
+++ b/modules/meeting/spec/features/structured_meetings/structured_meeting_crud_spec.rb
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@
     fill_in "Title", with: "Some title"
     click_on "Create meeting"
 
-    new_meeting = StructuredMeeting.reorder(id: :asc).last
+    new_meeting = StructuredMeeting.last
     expect(page).to have_current_path "/projects/#{project.identifier}/meetings/#{new_meeting.id}"
 
     # check for copied agenda items