diff --git a/pandora/item/utils.py b/pandora/item/utils.py
index 4c5691da6..cd8db0073 100644
--- a/pandora/item/utils.py
+++ b/pandora/item/utils.py
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ def sort_string(string):
 
 def sort_title(title):
 
-    #title = title.replace(u'Æ', 'Ae')
+    title = title.replace(u'Æ', 'Ae')
     if isinstance(title, str):
         title = unicode(title)
     title = sort_string(title)
diff --git a/pandora/person/views.py b/pandora/person/views.py
index ad02d46a2..1df8dec2d 100644
--- a/pandora/person/views.py
+++ b/pandora/person/views.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def editName(request):
     person = get_object_or_404_json(models.Person, pk=ox.from26(data['id']))
     response = json_response()
     if 'sortname' in data:
-        person.sortname = utils.sort_string(data['sortname'])
+        person.sortname = data['sortname']
         person.edited = True
     person.save()
     response['data'] = person.json()