diff --git a/src/fosslight_source/cli.py b/src/fosslight_source/cli.py
index 9d291777..1a2605dc 100755
--- a/src/fosslight_source/cli.py
+++ b/src/fosslight_source/cli.py
@@ -168,8 +168,6 @@ def create_report_file(_start_time, scanned_result, license_list, scanoss_result
             output_file = f"fosslight_report_src_{_start_time}"
 
     if scanned_result:
-        scanned_result = sorted(scanned_result, key=lambda row: (row.exclude, row.file))
-
         if selected_scanner == 'scancode' or output_extension == _json_ext:
             sheet_list[SCANOSS_SHEET_NAME] = []
             for scan_item in scanned_result: