diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/tool_shed/api/repositories.py b/lib/galaxy/webapps/tool_shed/api/repositories.py
index 2d091cfdef8..d09aca9051b 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/webapps/tool_shed/api/repositories.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/tool_shed/api/repositories.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class RepositoriesController( BaseAPIController ):
             error_message += "invalid parameters received."
             log.debug( error_message )
             return []
-        return repository.ordered_installable_revisions( self.app )
+        return [ revision[ 1 ] for revision in repository.installable_revisions( self.app, sort_revisions=True ) ]
 
     @web.expose_api_anonymous
     def get_repository_revision_install_info( self, trans, name, owner, changeset_revision, **kwd ):
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/tool_shed/model/__init__.py b/lib/galaxy/webapps/tool_shed/model/__init__.py
index 5675f7a3011..04e909e95cd 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/webapps/tool_shed/model/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/tool_shed/model/__init__.py
@@ -250,17 +250,16 @@ class Repository( object, Dictifiable ):
                 return downloadable_revision.metadata.get( 'tool_dependencies', [] )
         return []
 
-    def installable_revisions( self, app ):
-        return suc.get_metadata_revisions( self, hg.repository( ui.ui(), self.repo_path( app ) ), sort_revisions=True )
+    def installable_revisions( self, app, sort_revisions=True ):
+        return suc.get_metadata_revisions( self,
+                                           hg.repository( ui.ui(), self.repo_path( app ) ),
+                                           sort_revisions=sort_revisions )
 
     def is_new( self, app ):
         repo = hg.repository( ui.ui(), self.repo_path( app ) )
         tip_ctx = repo.changectx( repo.changelog.tip() )
         return tip_ctx.rev() < 0
 
-    def ordered_installable_revisions( self, app ):
-        return [ revision[ 1 ] for revision in suc.get_metadata_revisions( self, hg.repository( ui.ui(), self.repo_path( app ) ), downloadable=True ) ]
-
     def repo_path( self, app ):
         return app.hgweb_config_manager.get_entry( os.path.join( "repos", self.user.username, self.name ) )