diff --git a/electrum/address_synchronizer.py b/electrum/address_synchronizer.py
index 3569b3115..b63327701 100644
--- a/electrum/address_synchronizer.py
+++ b/electrum/address_synchronizer.py
@@ -528,8 +528,7 @@ class AddressSynchronizer(PrintError):
             delta = tx_deltas[tx_hash]
             tx_mined_status = self.get_tx_height(tx_hash)
             history.append((tx_hash, tx_mined_status, delta))
-        history.sort(key = lambda x: self.get_txpos(x[0]))
-        history.reverse()
+        history.sort(key = lambda x: self.get_txpos(x[0]), reverse=True)
         # 3. add balance
         c, u, x = self.get_balance(domain)
         balance = c + u + x