diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/activities/GroupContactsActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/activities/GroupContactsActivity.kt
index 848ea9b1..ab35f298 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/activities/GroupContactsActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/activities/GroupContactsActivity.kt
@@ -86,11 +86,6 @@ class GroupContactsActivity : SimpleActivity(), RemoveFromGroupListener, Refresh
             group_contacts_placeholder_2.beVisibleIf(groupContacts.isEmpty())
             group_contacts_placeholder.beVisibleIf(groupContacts.isEmpty())
             group_contacts_list.beVisibleIf(groupContacts.isNotEmpty())
-
-            Contact.sorting = config.sorting
-            Contact.startWithSurname = config.startNameWithSurname
-            groupContacts.sort()
-
             updateContacts(groupContacts)
         }
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/activities/InsertOrEditContactActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/activities/InsertOrEditContactActivity.kt
index b2303819..1b0f8da8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/activities/InsertOrEditContactActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/activities/InsertOrEditContactActivity.kt
@@ -58,10 +58,6 @@ class InsertOrEditContactActivity : SimpleActivity() {
     }
 
     private fun gotContacts(contacts: ArrayList<Contact>) {
-        Contact.sorting = config.sorting
-        Contact.startWithSurname = config.startNameWithSurname
-        contacts.sort()
-
         ContactsAdapter(this, contacts, null, LOCATION_INSERT_OR_EDIT, null, existing_contact_list, existing_contact_fastscroller) {
             Intent(applicationContext, EditContactActivity::class.java).apply {
                 data = getContactPublicUri(it as Contact)
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/activities/SelectContactActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/activities/SelectContactActivity.kt
index d31c6462..a09d7f86 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/activities/SelectContactActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/activities/SelectContactActivity.kt
@@ -99,10 +99,6 @@ class SelectContactActivity : SimpleActivity() {
             val contactSources = getVisibleContactSources()
             contacts = contacts.filter { contactSources.contains(it.source) } as ArrayList<Contact>
 
-            Contact.sorting = config.sorting
-            Contact.startWithSurname = config.startNameWithSurname
-            contacts.sort()
-
             runOnUiThread {
                 updatePlaceholderVisibility(contacts)
                 SelectContactsAdapter(this, contacts, ArrayList(), false, select_contact_list) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/dialogs/SelectContactsDialog.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/dialogs/SelectContactsDialog.kt
index b01bfacd..16872932 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/dialogs/SelectContactsDialog.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/dialogs/SelectContactsDialog.kt
@@ -6,12 +6,11 @@ import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.setupDialogStuff
 import com.simplemobiletools.contacts.pro.R
 import com.simplemobiletools.contacts.pro.activities.SimpleActivity
 import com.simplemobiletools.contacts.pro.adapters.SelectContactsAdapter
-import com.simplemobiletools.contacts.pro.extensions.config
 import com.simplemobiletools.contacts.pro.extensions.getVisibleContactSources
 import com.simplemobiletools.contacts.pro.models.Contact
 import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.layout_select_contact.view.*
 
-class SelectContactsDialog(val activity: SimpleActivity, initialContacts: ArrayList<Contact>, val selectContacts: ArrayList<Contact>? = null,
+class SelectContactsDialog(val activity: SimpleActivity, initialContacts: ArrayList<Contact>, selectContacts: ArrayList<Contact>? = null,
                            val callback: (addedContacts: ArrayList<Contact>, removedContacts: ArrayList<Contact>) -> Unit) {
     private var view = activity.layoutInflater.inflate(R.layout.layout_select_contact, null)
     private var initiallySelectedContacts = ArrayList<Contact>()
@@ -27,10 +26,6 @@ class SelectContactsDialog(val activity: SimpleActivity, initialContacts: ArrayL
             initiallySelectedContacts = selectContacts
         }
 
-        Contact.sorting = activity.config.sorting
-        Contact.startWithSurname = activity.config.startNameWithSurname
-        allContacts.sort()
-
         activity.runOnUiThread {
             view.apply {
                 select_contact_list.adapter = SelectContactsAdapter(activity, allContacts, initiallySelectedContacts, true, select_contact_list)
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/fragments/MyViewPagerFragment.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/fragments/MyViewPagerFragment.kt
index 00f97747..8699bb06 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/fragments/MyViewPagerFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/fragments/MyViewPagerFragment.kt
@@ -108,9 +108,6 @@ abstract class MyViewPagerFragment(context: Context, attributeSet: AttributeSet)
             config.lastUsedContactSource = grouped?.key ?: ""
         }
 
-        Contact.sorting = config.sorting
-        Contact.startWithSurname = config.startNameWithSurname
-        contacts.sort()
         allContacts = contacts
 
         val filtered = when {
@@ -253,9 +250,6 @@ abstract class MyViewPagerFragment(context: Context, attributeSet: AttributeSet)
                         it.websites.any { it.contains(text, true) }
             } as ArrayList
 
-            Contact.sorting = config.sorting
-            Contact.startWithSurname = config.startNameWithSurname
-            filtered.sort()
             filtered.sortBy { !getProperText(it.getNameToDisplay(), shouldNormalize).startsWith(text, true) }
 
             if (filtered.isEmpty() && this@MyViewPagerFragment is FavoritesFragment) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/helpers/ContactsHelper.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/helpers/ContactsHelper.kt
index a3c8a6f8..5b4595f4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/helpers/ContactsHelper.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/helpers/ContactsHelper.kt
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ class ContactsHelper(val activity: Activity) {
                 resultContacts.firstOrNull { it.contactId == key }?.groups = groups.valueAt(i)
             }
 
+            Contact.sorting = activity.config.sorting
+            Contact.startWithSurname = activity.config.startNameWithSurname
+            resultContacts.sort()
+
             activity.runOnUiThread {
                 callback(resultContacts)
             }