diff --git a/tests/unit/sponsors/test_init.py b/tests/unit/sponsors/test_init.py
index 582a25ea890c..30cbccc7e623 100644
--- a/tests/unit/sponsors/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/unit/sponsors/test_init.py
@@ -3,10 +3,8 @@
 import pretend
 
 from celery.schedules import crontab
-from sqlalchemy import true
 
 from warehouse import sponsors
-from warehouse.sponsors.models import Sponsor
 from warehouse.sponsors.tasks import update_pypi_sponsors
 
 from ...common.db.sponsors import SponsorFactory
@@ -47,11 +45,10 @@ def test_do_not_schedule_sponsor_api_integration_if_no_token():
 
 
 def test_list_sponsors(db_request):
-    SponsorFactory.create_batch(5)
+    expected = SponsorFactory.create_batch(5)
     SponsorFactory.create_batch(3, is_active=False)
 
     result = sponsors._sponsors(db_request)
-    expected = db_request.db.query(Sponsor).filter(Sponsor.is_active == true()).all()
 
-    assert result == expected
     assert len(result) == 5
+    assert set(result) == set(expected)
diff --git a/warehouse/sponsors/__init__.py b/warehouse/sponsors/__init__.py
index 1fe5f8e62d33..e8e8e756fdaa 100644
--- a/warehouse/sponsors/__init__.py
+++ b/warehouse/sponsors/__init__.py
@@ -8,7 +8,12 @@
 
 
 def _sponsors(request):
-    return request.db.query(Sponsor).filter(Sponsor.is_active == true()).all()
+    return (
+        request.db.query(Sponsor)
+        .filter(Sponsor.is_active == true())
+        .order_by(Sponsor.level_order, Sponsor.name)
+        .all()
+    )
 
 
 def includeme(config):
diff --git a/warehouse/templates/pages/sponsors.html b/warehouse/templates/pages/sponsors.html
index 90821deaa3ce..8510593ee7b3 100644
--- a/warehouse/templates/pages/sponsors.html
+++ b/warehouse/templates/pages/sponsors.html
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ <h2 class="centered-heading__title">Infrastructure sponsors</h2>
         <hr class="centered-heading__rule">
       </div>
       <div class="sponsor-grid sponsor-grid--bottom-margin">
-        {% for sponsor in request.sponsors | sort(attribute="name") %}
+        {% for sponsor in request.sponsors %}
           {% if sponsor.infra_sponsor %}
             <div class="sponsor-grid__sponsor">
               <div class="sponsor-grid__sponsor-img">{{ sponsor.color_logo_img|camoify|safe }}</div>