diff --git a/orderer/sbft/simplebft/backlog.go b/orderer/sbft/simplebft/backlog.go
index 8af52c82e70..370110c2ca5 100644
--- a/orderer/sbft/simplebft/backlog.go
+++ b/orderer/sbft/simplebft/backlog.go
@@ -21,14 +21,6 @@ import "fmt"
 const maxBacklogSeq = 4
 const msgPerSeq = 3 // (pre)prepare, commit, checkpoint
 
-func (s *SBFT) testBacklog(m *Msg, src uint64) bool {
-	if len(s.replicaState[src].backLog) > 0 {
-		return true
-	}
-
-	return s.testBacklogMessage(m, src)
-}
-
 func (s *SBFT) testBacklogMessage(m *Msg, src uint64) bool {
 	record := func(seq *SeqView) bool {
 		if !s.activeView {
diff --git a/orderer/sbft/simplebft/simplebft.go b/orderer/sbft/simplebft/simplebft.go
index d0d7e0c2ee2..13f4df2b236 100644
--- a/orderer/sbft/simplebft/simplebft.go
+++ b/orderer/sbft/simplebft/simplebft.go
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ func (s *SBFT) Receive(m *Msg, src uint64) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if s.testBacklog(m, src) {
+	if s.testBacklogMessage(m, src) {
 		log.Debugf("replica %d: message for future seq, storing for later", s.id)
 		s.recordBacklogMsg(m, src)
 		return
diff --git a/orderer/sbft/simplebft/simplebft_test.go b/orderer/sbft/simplebft/simplebft_test.go
index e5ae09456af..877bf203051 100644
--- a/orderer/sbft/simplebft/simplebft_test.go
+++ b/orderer/sbft/simplebft/simplebft_test.go
@@ -311,6 +311,58 @@ func TestMsgReordering(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestBacklogReordering(t *testing.T) {
+	N := uint64(4)
+	sys := newTestSystem(N)
+	var repls []*SBFT
+	var adapters []*testSystemAdapter
+	for i := uint64(0); i < N; i++ {
+		a := sys.NewAdapter(i)
+		s, err := New(i, &Config{N: N, F: 1, BatchDurationNsec: 2000000000, BatchSizeBytes: 1, RequestTimeoutNsec: 20000000000}, a)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		repls = append(repls, s)
+		adapters = append(adapters, a)
+	}
+
+	var preprep *testMsgEvent
+
+	// forcing pre-prepare from primary 0 to reach replica 1 after some delay
+	// effectivelly delivering pre-prepare instead of checkpoint
+	sys.filterFn = func(e testElem) (testElem, bool) {
+		if msg, ok := e.ev.(*testMsgEvent); ok {
+			if msg.src == 0 && msg.dst == 1 {
+				c := msg.msg.GetPreprepare()
+				if c != nil && c.Seq.View == 0 {
+					preprep = msg   //memorizing pre-prepare
+					return e, false // but dropping it
+				}
+				d := msg.msg.GetCheckpoint()
+				if d != nil {
+					msg.msg = &Msg{&Msg_Preprepare{preprep.msg.GetPreprepare()}}
+					return e, true //and delivering it
+				}
+				return e, true //letting prepare and commit from 0 to 1 pass
+			}
+		}
+		return e, true
+	}
+
+	connectAll(sys)
+	r1 := []byte{1, 2, 3}
+	repls[0].Request(r1)
+	sys.Run()
+	for _, a := range adapters {
+		if len(a.batches) != 1 {
+			t.Fatal("expected execution of 1 batch")
+		}
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual([][]byte{r1}, a.batches[0].Payloads) {
+			t.Error("wrong request executed (1)")
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestViewChangeWithRetransmission(t *testing.T) {
 	N := uint64(4)
 	sys := newTestSystem(N)