diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/accounts/relationships_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/accounts/relationships_controller.rb
index 91a942d7530fb..a88cf2021acf9 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/accounts/relationships_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/accounts/relationships_controller.rb
@@ -7,10 +7,7 @@ class Api::V1::Accounts::RelationshipsController < Api::BaseController
   respond_to :json
 
   def index
-    accounts = Account.where(id: account_ids).select('id')
-    # .where doesn't guarantee that our results are in the same order
-    # we requested them, so return the "right" order to the requestor.
-    @accounts = accounts.index_by(&:id).values_at(*account_ids)
+    @accounts = Account.where(id: account_ids).select('id')
     render json: @accounts, each_serializer: REST::RelationshipSerializer, relationships: relationships
   end