diff --git a/lib/galaxy/datatypes/display_applications/application.py b/lib/galaxy/datatypes/display_applications/application.py
index 6cd9acb3517..8c1970f7d99 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/datatypes/display_applications/application.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/datatypes/display_applications/application.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Contains objects for using external display applications
 import logging
+from collections import OrderedDict
 from copy import deepcopy
 
 from six import string_types
@@ -9,7 +10,6 @@ from galaxy.util import (
     parse_xml,
     string_as_bool
 )
-from galaxy.util.odict import odict
 from galaxy.util.template import fill_template
 from .parameters import (
     DEFAULT_DATASET_NAME,
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class DisplayApplicationLink(object):
 
     def __init__(self, display_application):
         self.display_application = display_application
-        self.parameters = odict()  # parameters are populated in order, allowing lower listed ones to have values of higher listed ones
+        self.parameters = OrderedDict()  # parameters are populated in order, allowing lower listed ones to have values of higher listed ones
         self.url_param_name_map = {}
         self.url = None
         self.id = None
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ class DisplayApplicationLink(object):
 
     def get_inital_values(self, data, trans):
         if self.other_values:
-            rval = odict(self.other_values)
+            rval = OrderedDict(self.other_values)
         else:
-            rval = odict()
+            rval = OrderedDict()
         rval.update({'BASE_URL': trans.request.base, 'APP': trans.app})  # trans automatically appears as a response, need to add properties of trans that we want here
         BASE_PARAMS = {'qp': quote_plus, 'url_for': trans.app.url_for}
         for key, value in BASE_PARAMS.items():  # add helper functions/variables
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ class DisplayApplication(object):
         if version is None:
             version = "1.0.0"
         self.version = version
-        self.links = odict()
+        self.links = OrderedDict()
         self._filename = filename
         self._elem = elem
         self._data_table_versions = {}