diff --git a/ipaserver/install/dsinstance.py b/ipaserver/install/dsinstance.py
index 6bf31da99..523828735 100644
--- a/ipaserver/install/dsinstance.py
+++ b/ipaserver/install/dsinstance.py
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ class DsInstance(service.Service):
     def apply_updates(self):
         ld = ldapupdate.LDAPUpdate(dm_password=self.dm_password, sub_dict=self.sub_dict, plugins=True)
         files = ld.get_all_files(ldapupdate.UPDATES_DIR)
-        ld.update(files, ordered=True)
+        ld.update(files)
 
     def __add_referint_module(self):
         self._ldap_mod("referint-conf.ldif")
diff --git a/ipaserver/install/ipa_ldap_updater.py b/ipaserver/install/ipa_ldap_updater.py
index 4ad7b9727..5df7cdf42 100644
--- a/ipaserver/install/ipa_ldap_updater.py
+++ b/ipaserver/install/ipa_ldap_updater.py
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ class LDAPUpdater_NonUpgrade(LDAPUpdater):
         if not self.files:
             self.files = ld.get_all_files(UPDATES_DIR)
 
-        modified = ld.update(self.files, ordered=True) or modified
+        modified = ld.update(self.files) or modified
 
         if modified and options.test:
             self.log.info('Update complete, changes to be made, test mode')
diff --git a/ipaserver/install/ldapupdate.py b/ipaserver/install/ldapupdate.py
index 3e4fc3f7a..3e59a9115 100644
--- a/ipaserver/install/ldapupdate.py
+++ b/ipaserver/install/ldapupdate.py
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ class LDAPUpdate:
         for update in all_updates:
             self._delete_record(update)
 
-    def update(self, files, ordered=False):
+    def update(self, files, ordered=True):
         """Execute the update. files is a list of the update files to use.
         :param ordered: Update files are executed in alphabetical order
 
diff --git a/ipaserver/install/upgradeinstance.py b/ipaserver/install/upgradeinstance.py
index 95306fc3c..018db87a3 100644
--- a/ipaserver/install/upgradeinstance.py
+++ b/ipaserver/install/upgradeinstance.py
@@ -131,8 +131,7 @@ class IPAUpgrade(service.Service):
             ld = ldapupdate.LDAPUpdate(dm_password='', ldapi=True, live_run=self.live_run, plugins=True)
             if len(self.files) == 0:
                 self.files = ld.get_all_files(ldapupdate.UPDATES_DIR)
-            self.modified = (ld.update(self.files, ordered=True) or
-                             self.modified)
+            self.modified = (ld.update(self.files) or self.modified)
         except ldapupdate.BadSyntax, e:
             root_logger.error('Bad syntax in upgrade %s' % str(e))
             self.modified = False