diff --git a/module/datatable/control.php b/module/datatable/control.php
index 0076f3fda2..ab2784e7b9 100644
--- a/module/datatable/control.php
+++ b/module/datatable/control.php
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class datatable extends control
             }
 
             $name  = 'datatable.' . $module . ucfirst($method) . '.cols';
-            $value = json_encode(array_values($fieldList));
+            $value = json_encode($fieldList);
             $this->loadModel('setting')->setItem($account . '.' . $name, $value);
             if($this->post->global) $this->setting->setItem('system.' . $name, $value);
 
diff --git a/module/datatable/model.php b/module/datatable/model.php
index 2f1d990cb5..bf21cf80a9 100644
--- a/module/datatable/model.php
+++ b/module/datatable/model.php
@@ -109,17 +109,7 @@ class datatableModel extends model
             }
         }
 
-        usort($setting, array('datatableModel', 'sortCols'));
-
-        /* In index array, find actions. */
-        $types = array_column($setting, 'type');
-        $index = array_search('actions', $types);
-
-        if($index)
-        {
-            $setting['actions'] = $setting[$index];
-            unset($setting[$index]);
-        }
+        uasort($setting, array('datatableModel', 'sortCols'));
 
         return $setting;
     }