diff --git a/src/plugins/export/ExportXml.py b/src/plugins/export/ExportXml.py
index 948d13eaf..4f09bc069 100644
--- a/src/plugins/export/ExportXml.py
+++ b/src/plugins/export/ExportXml.py
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ class GrampsXmlWriter(UpdateCallback):
         # Write table objects
         if tag_len > 0:
             self.g.write("  <tags>\n")
-            for key in sorted(self.db.get_tag_handles()):
+            for key in self.db.get_tag_handles():
                 tag = self.db.get_tag_from_handle(key)
                 self.write_tag(tag, 2)
                 self.update()
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ class GrampsXmlWriter(UpdateCallback):
         # Write primary objects
         if event_len > 0:
             self.g.write("  <events>\n")
-            for handle in sorted(self.db.get_event_handles()):
+            for handle in self.db.get_event_handles():
                 event = self.db.get_event_from_handle(handle)
                 self.write_event(event,2)
                 self.update()
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ class GrampsXmlWriter(UpdateCallback):
                 self.g.write(' home="_%s"' % person.handle)
             self.g.write('>\n')
 
-            for handle in sorted(self.db.get_person_handles()):
+            for handle in self.db.get_person_handles():
                 person = self.db.get_person_from_handle(handle)
                 self.write_person(person, 2)
                 self.update()
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ class GrampsXmlWriter(UpdateCallback):
 
         if family_len > 0:
             self.g.write("  <families>\n")
-            for handle in sorted(self.db.get_family_handles()):
+            for handle in self.db.iter_family_handles():
                 family = self.db.get_family_from_handle(handle)
                 self.write_family(family,2)
                 self.update()
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ class GrampsXmlWriter(UpdateCallback):
 
         if source_len > 0:
             self.g.write("  <sources>\n")
-            for handle in sorted(self.db.get_source_handles()):
+            for handle in self.db.get_source_handles():
                 source = self.db.get_source_from_handle(handle)
                 self.write_source(source,2)
                 self.update()
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ class GrampsXmlWriter(UpdateCallback):
 
         if place_len > 0:
             self.g.write("  <places>\n")
-            for key in sorted(self.db.get_place_handles()):
+            for key in self.db.get_place_handles():
                 # try:
                 place = self.db.get_place_from_handle(key)
                 self.write_place_obj(place,2)
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ class GrampsXmlWriter(UpdateCallback):
 
         if obj_len > 0:
             self.g.write("  <objects>\n")
-            for handle in sorted(self.db.get_media_object_handles()):
+            for handle in self.db.get_media_object_handles():
                 obj = self.db.get_object_from_handle(handle)
                 self.write_object(obj,2)
                 self.update()
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ class GrampsXmlWriter(UpdateCallback):
 
         if repo_len > 0:
             self.g.write("  <repositories>\n")
-            for key in sorted(self.db.get_repository_handles()):
+            for key in self.db.get_repository_handles():
                 repo = self.db.get_repository_from_handle(key)
                 self.write_repository(repo,2)
                 self.update()
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ class GrampsXmlWriter(UpdateCallback):
 
         if note_len > 0:
             self.g.write("  <notes>\n")
-            for key in sorted(self.db.get_note_handles()):
+            for key in self.db.get_note_handles():
                 note = self.db.get_note_from_handle(key)
                 self.write_note(note, 2)
                 self.update()