diff --git a/cssselect2/__init__.py b/cssselect2/__init__.py
index 923b9c5..28baced 100644
--- a/cssselect2/__init__.py
+++ b/cssselect2/__init__.py
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 
 """
 
-import operator
-
 from webencodings import ascii_lower
 
 # Classes are imported here to expose them at the top level of the module
@@ -109,7 +107,7 @@ def match(self, element):
         self.add_relevant_selectors(
             element, self.other_selectors, relevant_selectors)
 
-        relevant_selectors.sort(key=SORT_KEY)
+        relevant_selectors.sort()
         return relevant_selectors
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -118,6 +116,3 @@ def add_relevant_selectors(element, selectors, relevant_selectors):
             if test(element):
                 relevant_selectors.append(
                     (specificity, order, pseudo, payload))
-
-
-SORT_KEY = operator.itemgetter(0, 1)