diff --git a/Neos.ContentRepository.NodeAccess/Classes/FlowQueryOperations/SortOperation.php b/Neos.ContentRepository.NodeAccess/Classes/FlowQueryOperations/SortOperation.php
index 6b00ac65500..38464a0ab02 100644
--- a/Neos.ContentRepository.NodeAccess/Classes/FlowQueryOperations/SortOperation.php
+++ b/Neos.ContentRepository.NodeAccess/Classes/FlowQueryOperations/SortOperation.php
@@ -113,12 +113,9 @@ public function evaluate(FlowQuery $flowQuery, array $arguments)
 
         // Determine the property value to sort by
         foreach ($nodes as $node) {
-            if ($sortProperty[0] === '_') {
-                $propertyValue = \Neos\Utility\ObjectAccess::getPropertyPath($node, substr($sortProperty, 1));
-            } else {
-                $propertyValue = $node->getProperty($sortProperty);
-            }
+            $propertyValue = $node->getProperty($sortProperty);
 
+            // todo how to sort by creation date in Neos 9?? Something like node.timestamps.originalCreated
             if ($propertyValue instanceof \DateTime) {
                 $propertyValue = $propertyValue->getTimestamp();
             }