diff --git a/demo/build.gradle b/demo/build.gradle
index 0cf1781..79f5834 100644
--- a/demo/build.gradle
+++ b/demo/build.gradle
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ dependencies {
     compile project(':wif')
     compile 'org.slf4j:slf4j-simple:1.7.12'
     compile 'args4j:args4j:2.32'
-    compile 'com.h2database:h2:1.4.190'
+    compile 'com.h2database:h2:1.4.192'
     compile 'org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.4'
     testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12'
     testCompile 'org.mockito:mockito-core:1.10.19'
diff --git a/repositories/build.gradle b/repositories/build.gradle
index 032ffbc..3f5874b 100644
--- a/repositories/build.gradle
+++ b/repositories/build.gradle
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ dependencies {
     compile project(':core')
     compile 'org.flywaydb:flyway-core:4.0.3'
     testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12'
-    testCompile 'com.h2database:h2:1.4.190'
+    testCompile 'com.h2database:h2:1.4.192'
     testCompile 'org.mockito:mockito-core:1.10.19'
     testCompile project(path: ':core', configuration: 'testArtifacts')
     testCompile project(':cryptography-bc')
diff --git a/repositories/src/main/java/ch/dissem/bitmessage/repository/JdbcMessageRepository.java b/repositories/src/main/java/ch/dissem/bitmessage/repository/JdbcMessageRepository.java
index e2e247a..3788d96 100644
--- a/repositories/src/main/java/ch/dissem/bitmessage/repository/JdbcMessageRepository.java
+++ b/repositories/src/main/java/ch/dissem/bitmessage/repository/JdbcMessageRepository.java
@@ -81,8 +81,7 @@ public class JdbcMessageRepository extends AbstractMessageRepository implements
         try (
                 Connection connection = config.getConnection();
                 Statement stmt = connection.createStatement();
-                ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery("SELECT count(*) FROM Message WHERE " + where
-                        + " ORDER BY received DESC")
+                ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery("SELECT count(*) FROM Message WHERE " + where)
         ) {
             if (rs.next()) {
                 return rs.getInt(1);