diff --git a/js/src/graphql/admin.ts b/js/src/graphql/admin.ts
index cb181f493..0d47b0fa7 100644
--- a/js/src/graphql/admin.ts
+++ b/js/src/graphql/admin.ts
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ export const ADMIN_SETTINGS_FRAGMENT = gql`
     instanceLongDescription
     instanceSlogan
     contact
-    instanceHomepageSorting
     instanceTerms
     instanceTermsType
     instanceTermsUrl
@@ -213,7 +212,6 @@ export const SAVE_ADMIN_SETTINGS = gql`
     $instanceLongDescription: String
     $instanceSlogan: String
     $contact: String
-    $instanceHomepageSorting: InstanceHomepageSorting
     $instanceTerms: String
     $instanceTermsType: InstanceTermsType
     $instanceTermsUrl: String
@@ -230,7 +228,6 @@ export const SAVE_ADMIN_SETTINGS = gql`
       instanceLongDescription: $instanceLongDescription
       instanceSlogan: $instanceSlogan
       contact: $contact
-      instanceHomepageSorting: $instanceHomepageSorting
       instanceTerms: $instanceTerms
       instanceTermsType: $instanceTermsType
       instanceTermsUrl: $instanceTermsUrl
diff --git a/js/src/graphql/config.ts b/js/src/graphql/config.ts
index f3bf1e7d7..490346061 100644
--- a/js/src/graphql/config.ts
+++ b/js/src/graphql/config.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ export const CONFIG = gql`
       slogan
       registrationsOpen
       registrationsAllowlist
-      instanceHomepageSorting
       demoMode
       countryCode
       languages
diff --git a/js/src/i18n/de.json b/js/src/i18n/de.json
index 21168f5e6..c83bfe92a 100644
--- a/js/src/i18n/de.json
+++ b/js/src/i18n/de.json
@@ -1020,7 +1020,6 @@
   "Upcoming": "Demnächst",
   "Upcoming events": "Bevorstehende Veranstaltungen",
   "Upcoming events from your groups": "Bevorstehende Veranstaltungen deiner Gruppen",
-  "Recently created events": "Zuletzt erstellte Veranstaltungen",
   "Update": "Update",
   "Update app": "App aktualisieren",
   "Update discussion title": "Überschrift der Diskussion aktualisieren",
diff --git a/js/src/i18n/en_US.json b/js/src/i18n/en_US.json
index 3767fdcd7..dae209e59 100644
--- a/js/src/i18n/en_US.json
+++ b/js/src/i18n/en_US.json
@@ -430,7 +430,6 @@
   "Actor": "Actor",
   "Text": "Text",
   "Upcoming events": "Upcoming events",
-  "Recently created events": "Recently created events",
   "Resources": "Resources",
   "Public page": "Public page",
   "Discussions": "Discussions",
diff --git a/js/src/types/admin.model.ts b/js/src/types/admin.model.ts
index 3c4079e09..00d165428 100644
--- a/js/src/types/admin.model.ts
+++ b/js/src/types/admin.model.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import type { IEvent } from "@/types/event.model";
 import type { IGroup } from "./actor";
-import { InstanceTermsType, InstanceHomepageSorting } from "./enums";
+import { InstanceTermsType } from "./enums";
 
 export interface IDashboard {
   lastPublicEventPublished: IEvent;
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ export interface IAdminSettings {
   instanceSlogan: string;
   instanceLongDescription: string;
   contact: string;
-  instanceHomepageSorting: InstanceHomepageSorting;
   instanceTerms: string;
   instanceTermsType: InstanceTermsType;
   instanceTermsUrl: string | null;
diff --git a/js/src/types/config.model.ts b/js/src/types/config.model.ts
index 2ceeaa5a2..97544c2e5 100644
--- a/js/src/types/config.model.ts
+++ b/js/src/types/config.model.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
-import { 
-  InstancePrivacyType, 
-  InstanceTermsType, 
-  InstanceHomepageSorting, 
-  RoutingType 
-} from "./enums";
+import { InstancePrivacyType, InstanceTermsType, RoutingType } from "./enums";
 import type { IProvider } from "./resource";
 
 export interface IOAuthProvider {
@@ -84,7 +79,6 @@ export interface IConfig {
     provider: string;
     autocomplete: boolean;
   };
-  instanceHomepageSorting: InstanceHomepageSorting;
   terms: {
     bodyHtml: string;
     type: InstanceTermsType;
diff --git a/js/src/types/enums.ts b/js/src/types/enums.ts
index 2d6f76781..1061d196b 100644
--- a/js/src/types/enums.ts
+++ b/js/src/types/enums.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
 /* eslint-disable no-unused-vars */
-export enum InstanceHomepageSorting {
-  DEFAULT = "DEFAULT",
-  UPCOMING = "UPCOMING",
-}
-
 export enum InstanceTermsType {
   DEFAULT = "DEFAULT",
   URL = "URL",
diff --git a/js/src/types/sorting.model.ts b/js/src/types/sorting.model.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 8d654de1e..000000000
--- a/js/src/types/sorting.model.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-import { EventSortField, SortDirection } from "./enums";
-
-export const SORTING_UPCOMING = {
-  title: "Upcoming events",
-  orderBy: EventSortField.BEGINS_ON,
-  direction: SortDirection.ASC,
-};
-
-export const SORTING_CREATED = {
-  title: "Recently created events",
-  orderBy: EventSortField.INSERTED_AT,
-  direction: SortDirection.DESC,
-};
diff --git a/js/src/views/Admin/Settings.vue b/js/src/views/Admin/Settings.vue
index 3a4ac8218..137e7907a 100644
--- a/js/src/views/Admin/Settings.vue
+++ b/js/src/views/Admin/Settings.vue
@@ -64,26 +64,6 @@
             <p class="content" v-else>{{ $t("Registration is closed.") }}</p>
           </b-switch>
         </b-field>
-        <div class="field">
-          <b-field :label="$t('Home Page Sorting')">
-            <b-field>
-              <b-radio
-                v-model="adminSettings.instanceHomepageSorting"
-                name="instanceHomepageSorting"
-                :native-value="InstanceHomepageSorting.DEFAULT"
-                >{{ $t("Recently Created") }}</b-radio
-              >
-            </b-field>
-            <b-field>
-              <b-radio
-                v-model="adminSettings.instanceHomepageSorting"
-                name="instanceHomepageSorting"
-                :native-value="InstanceHomepageSorting.UPCOMING"
-                >{{ $t("Upcoming") }}</b-radio
-              >
-            </b-field>
-          </b-field>
-        </div>
         <div class="field">
           <label class="label has-help" for="instance-languages">{{
             $t("Instance languages")
@@ -395,11 +375,7 @@ import {
   SAVE_ADMIN_SETTINGS,
   LANGUAGES,
 } from "@/graphql/admin";
-import {
-  InstanceHomepageSorting,
-  InstancePrivacyType,
-  InstanceTermsType,
-} from "@/types/enums";
+import { InstancePrivacyType, InstanceTermsType } from "@/types/enums";
 import { IAdminSettings, ILanguage } from "../../types/admin.model";
 import RouteName from "../../router/name";
 
@@ -430,7 +406,6 @@ export default class Settings extends Vue {
     instanceRules: "",
     registrationsOpen: false,
     instanceLanguages: [],
-    instanceHomepageSorting: InstanceHomepageSorting.DEFAULT,
   };
 
   settingsToWrite: IAdminSettings = { ...this.adminSettings };
@@ -444,8 +419,6 @@ export default class Settings extends Vue {
 
   filteredLanguages: string[] = [];
 
-  InstanceHomepageSorting = InstanceHomepageSorting;
-
   InstanceTermsType = InstanceTermsType;
 
   InstancePrivacyType = InstancePrivacyType;
diff --git a/js/src/views/Home.vue b/js/src/views/Home.vue
index c3f36b9e5..1d65a4400 100644
--- a/js/src/views/Home.vue
+++ b/js/src/views/Home.vue
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     >
       <section class="events-recent">
         <h2 class="title">
-          {{ $t(this.sorting.title) }}
+          {{ $t("Last published events") }}
         </h2>
         <p>
           <i18n tag="span" path="On {instance} and other federated instances">
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
       />
       <section class="events-recent">
         <h2 class="title">
-          {{ $t(this.sorting.title) }}
+          {{ $t("Last published events") }}
         </h2>
         <p>
           <i18n tag="span" path="On {instance} and other federated instances">
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
         </p>
 
         <div v-if="events.total > 0">
-          <multi-card :events="events.elements.slice(0, 32)" />
+          <multi-card :events="events.elements.slice(0, 8)" />
           <span class="view-all">
             <router-link :to="{ name: RouteName.SEARCH }"
               >{{ $t("View everything") }} >></router-link
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@
 
 <script lang="ts">
 import { Component, Vue, Watch } from "vue-property-decorator";
-import { InstanceHomepageSorting, ParticipantRole } from "@/types/enums";
+import { EventSortField, ParticipantRole, SortDirection } from "@/types/enums";
 import { Paginate } from "@/types/paginate";
 import { supportsWebPFormat } from "@/utils/support";
 import { IParticipant, Participant } from "../types/participant.model";
@@ -278,7 +278,6 @@ import RouteName from "../router/name";
 import { IEvent } from "../types/event.model";
 import DateComponent from "../components/Event/DateCalendarIcon.vue";
 import { CONFIG } from "../graphql/config";
-import { SORTING_UPCOMING, SORTING_CREATED } from "../types/sorting.model";
 import { IConfig } from "../types/config.model";
 import { IFollowedGroupEvent } from "../types/followedGroupEvent.model";
 import Subtitle from "../components/Utils/Subtitle.vue";
@@ -287,8 +286,9 @@ import Subtitle from "../components/Utils/Subtitle.vue";
   apollo: {
     events: {
       query: FETCH_EVENTS,
-      variables() {
-        return this.sorting;
+      variables: {
+        orderBy: EventSortField.INSERTED_AT,
+        direction: SortDirection.DESC,
       },
     },
     currentActor: {
@@ -370,8 +370,6 @@ export default class Home extends Vue {
 
   config!: IConfig;
 
-  InstanceHomepageSorting = InstanceHomepageSorting;
-
   RouteName = RouteName;
 
   currentUserParticipations: IParticipant[] = [];
@@ -457,15 +455,6 @@ export default class Home extends Vue {
     );
   }
 
-  get sorting() {
-    switch (this.config?.instanceHomepageSorting) {
-      case InstanceHomepageSorting.UPCOMING:
-        return SORTING_UPCOMING;
-      default:
-        return SORTING_CREATED;
-    }
-  }
-
   get thisWeekGoingToEvents(): IParticipant[] {
     const res = this.currentUserParticipations.filter(
       ({ event, role }) =>