diff --git a/src/server/sparql/FacetResults.js b/src/server/sparql/FacetResults.js
index 8e5c8724e4b0453218d4aab539f7996c4ceab6e8..6a4c25c811c421749a318127c8248b77c60ecc22 100644
--- a/src/server/sparql/FacetResults.js
+++ b/src/server/sparql/FacetResults.js
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ const getPaginatedData = ({
   } else {
     let sortByPredicate = ''
     if (sortBy.endsWith('Timespan')) {
+      q = q.replace('<ORDER_BY_TRIPLE>', '')
       sortByPredicate = sortDirection === 'asc'
         ? config.facets[sortBy].sortByAscPredicate
         : config.facets[sortBy].sortByDescPredicate