diff --git a/dvc/command/diff.py b/dvc/command/diff.py
index 36e9e51980..2b1de552c9 100644
--- a/dvc/command/diff.py
+++ b/dvc/command/diff.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def _digest(checksum):
             if not entries:
                 continue
 
-            entries = sorted(tuple(entry.values()) for entry in entries)
+            entries = [tuple(entry.values()) for entry in entries]
             entries = [
                 "{space}{checksum}{separator}{filename}".format(
                     space="    ",
diff --git a/tests/func/test_diff.py b/tests/func/test_diff.py
index 04719fd4e4..39014540c9 100644
--- a/tests/func/test_diff.py
+++ b/tests/func/test_diff.py
@@ -248,8 +248,8 @@ def test_cli(tmp_dir, scm, dvc, mocker, capsys):
     diff = {
         "added": [],
         "deleted": [
-            {"filename": "foo", "checksum": digest("foo")},
             {"filename": "bar", "checksum": digest("bar")},
+            {"filename": "foo", "checksum": digest("foo")},
         ],
         "modified": [
             {