diff --git a/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/grids/column.component.ts b/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/grids/column.component.ts
index 3fe020c4650..5dc1eef52f0 100644
--- a/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/grids/column.component.ts
+++ b/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/grids/column.component.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import {
     IgxDateFilteringOperand,
     IgxStringFilteringOperand } from '../data-operations/filtering-condition';
 import { IgxGridBaseComponent } from './grid-base.component';
-import { SortingStateDefaults } from '../data-operations/sorting-state.interface';
+import { SortingStrategy } from '../data-operations/sorting-strategy';
 /**
  * **Ignite UI for Angular Column** -
  * [Documentation](https://www.infragistics.com/products/ignite-ui-angular/angular/components/grid.html#columns-configuration)
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ export class IgxColumnComponent implements AfterContentInit {
     /**
      *@hidden
      */
-    protected _sortStrategy = SortingStateDefaults.strategy;
+    protected _sortStrategy = new SortingStrategy();
     /**
      *@hidden
      */
diff --git a/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/grids/grid-base.component.ts b/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/grids/grid-base.component.ts
index 468126e0cfa..7dbfb708b66 100644
--- a/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/grids/grid-base.component.ts
+++ b/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/grids/grid-base.component.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ import {
 import { IgxGridNavigationService } from './grid-navigation.service';
 import { DeprecateProperty } from '../core/deprecateDecorators';
 import { DisplayDensity } from '../core/displayDensity';
-import { SortingStateDefaults } from '../data-operations/sorting-state.interface';
 
 const MINIMUM_COLUMN_WIDTH = 136;
 
diff --git a/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/grids/grid/grid.component.ts b/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/grids/grid/grid.component.ts
index 944d718a0de..d3fa12aef37 100644
--- a/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/grids/grid/grid.component.ts
+++ b/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/grids/grid/grid.component.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import { IgxGridCellComponent } from '../cell.component';
 import { IgxGridSortingPipe } from './grid.pipes';
 import { IgxColumnComponent } from '../column.component';
 import { takeUntil } from 'rxjs/operators';
-import { SortingStateDefaults } from 'igniteui-angular';
 
 let NEXT_ID = 0;