diff --git a/spec/ParseQuery.spec.js b/spec/ParseQuery.spec.js
index 0dcc83639c..6b43fe4418 100644
--- a/spec/ParseQuery.spec.js
+++ b/spec/ParseQuery.spec.js
@@ -1715,6 +1715,16 @@ describe('Parse.Query testing', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('order by non-existing string', async () => {
+    const strings = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd'];
+    const makeBoxedNumber = function (num, i) {
+      return new BoxedNumber({ number: num, string: strings[i] });
+    };
+    await Parse.Object.saveAll([3, 1, 3, 2].map(makeBoxedNumber));
+    const results = await new Parse.Query(BoxedNumber).ascending('foo').find();
+    expect(results.length).toBe(4);
+  });
+
   it('order by descending number then ascending string', function (done) {
     const strings = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd'];
     const makeBoxedNumber = function (num, i) {
diff --git a/src/Controllers/DatabaseController.js b/src/Controllers/DatabaseController.js
index 25b97d0ec7..7dbd789c3b 100644
--- a/src/Controllers/DatabaseController.js
+++ b/src/Controllers/DatabaseController.js
@@ -1207,6 +1207,9 @@ class DatabaseController {
                 `Invalid field name: ${fieldName}.`
               );
             }
+            if (!schema.fields[fieldName.split('.')[0]] && fieldName !== 'score') {
+              delete sort[fieldName];
+            }
           });
           return (isMaster
             ? Promise.resolve()