diff --git a/library/Icinga/Data/SimpleQuery.php b/library/Icinga/Data/SimpleQuery.php
index 2831bde7c..2d0eeef6f 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Data/SimpleQuery.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Data/SimpleQuery.php
@@ -369,9 +369,7 @@ class SimpleQuery implements QueryInterface, Queryable, Iterator
             $column = $this->flippedColumns[$column];
         }
 
-        // TODO: throw Exception if column is missing
-        //$res = strnatcmp(strtolower($a->$column), strtolower($b->$column));
-        $result = @strcmp(strtolower($a->$column), strtolower($b->$column));
+        $result = strcmp(strtolower($a->$column), strtolower($b->$column));
         if ($result === 0) {
             return $this->compare($a, $b, ++$orderIndex);
         }