diff --git a/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties b/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties
index a742d8604afc..2e19b87a8cf2 100644
--- a/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties
+++ b/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties
@@ -256,7 +256,6 @@ compiler.build.data.unused.threshold.description=If project is not opened for th
 vcs.show.colored.annotations=true
 vcs.annotations.preload=false
 vcs.showConsole=true
-vcs.log.bek.sort=true
 vcs.log.bek.sort.disabled=false
 vcs.log.linear.bek.sort=false
 vcs.log.square.labels=false
diff --git a/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/util/BekUtil.java b/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/util/BekUtil.java
index 04ce48f02a74..63953c419356 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/util/BekUtil.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/util/BekUtil.java
@@ -19,12 +19,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.util.registry.Registry;
 
 public class BekUtil {
   public static boolean isBekEnabled() { // todo drop later
-    if (Registry.is("vcs.log.bek.sort.disabled")) {
-      return false;
-    }
-    boolean isInternal = Boolean.valueOf(System.getProperty("idea.is.internal"));
-    boolean isBekEnabled = Registry.is("vcs.log.bek.sort");
-    return isBekEnabled || isInternal;
+    return !Registry.is("vcs.log.bek.sort.disabled");
   }
 
   public static boolean isLinearBekEnabled() {