diff --git a/.gitlab/lint/unused_helper_methods/potential_methods_to_remove.yml b/.gitlab/lint/unused_helper_methods/potential_methods_to_remove.yml
index f1860b838ade77dc18e46e5ce91cdee72f8ede15..02371b316024d3052365a8014f307acff3d283c9 100644
--- a/.gitlab/lint/unused_helper_methods/potential_methods_to_remove.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/lint/unused_helper_methods/potential_methods_to_remove.yml
@@ -73,8 +73,6 @@ sidebar_tracking_attributes_by_object:
   file: app/helpers/sidebars_helper.rb
 scope_avatar_classes:
   file: app/helpers/sidebars_helper.rb
-sort_value_stars_asc:
-  file: app/helpers/sorting_titles_values_helper.rb
 group_or_project_milestone_path:
   file: app/helpers/timeboxes_helper.rb
 can_admin_project_milestones?:
diff --git a/app/helpers/sorting_helper.rb b/app/helpers/sorting_helper.rb
index c65e5728454fe7d118201090c9aa627b7af29039..385190b95576fe745f8465b539947d09dceb1694 100644
--- a/app/helpers/sorting_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/sorting_helper.rb
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def projects_sort_options_hash
       sort_value_recently_created => sort_title_created_date,
       sort_value_name => sort_title_name,
       sort_value_name_desc => sort_title_name_desc,
-      sort_value_stars_desc => sort_title_stars,
+      sort_value_stars_asc => sort_title_stars,
       sort_value_oldest_activity => sort_title_oldest_activity,
       sort_value_oldest_created => sort_title_oldest_created,
       sort_value_recently_created => sort_title_recently_created,