diff --git a/custom_breadcrumbs.admin.inc b/custom_breadcrumbs.admin.inc
index 0324272..6d142a3 100644
--- a/custom_breadcrumbs.admin.inc
+++ b/custom_breadcrumbs.admin.inc
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ function custom_breadcrumbs_page() {
  *   -1 if the second object is greater than the first,
  */
 function _custom_breadcrumbs_sort_cmp($bc1, $bc2) {
-  $custom_breadcrumbs_sort = config_get('custom_breadcrumbs.settings', 'custom_breadcrumbs_sort', array(
+  $custom_breadcrumbs_sort = state_get('custom_breadcrumbs_sort', array(
     'direction' => array(
       'name' => 'asc',
       'breadcrumb_type' => 'asc',
diff --git a/custom_breadcrumbs.install b/custom_breadcrumbs.install
index 22b39d6..05b95e4 100644
--- a/custom_breadcrumbs.install
+++ b/custom_breadcrumbs.install
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ function custom_breadcrumbs_update_1000() {
   update_variable_del('custom_breadcrumbs_even_odd_class');
   update_variable_del('custom_breadcrumbs_type_class');
   update_variable_del('custom_breadcrumbs_append_bid_class');
+  update_variable_del('custom_breadcrumbs_sort');
 
   // Rename language column to langcode.
   $langcode_spec = array(
@@ -143,8 +144,8 @@ function custom_breadcrumbs_update_1000() {
  /**
   * Remove unneeded PHP visibility field.
   */
-  function custom_breadcrumbs_update_2000 () {
-    if (db_field_exists('custom_breadcrumb', 'visibility_php')) {
-      db_drop_field('custom_breadcrumb', 'visibility_php');
-    }
+function custom_breadcrumbs_update_2000 () {
+  if (db_field_exists('custom_breadcrumb', 'visibility_php')) {
+    db_drop_field('custom_breadcrumb', 'visibility_php');
   }
+}