diff --git a/src/maat_compile.c b/src/maat_compile.c
index b797e25..bffa515 100644
--- a/src/maat_compile.c
+++ b/src/maat_compile.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ struct compile_schema {
     int compile_id_column;
     int rule_tag_column;
     int declared_clause_num_column;
-    int evaluation_order_column;
 	struct ex_data_schema *ex_schema;
     int table_id; //ugly
     char table_name[NAME_MAX];
@@ -291,15 +290,6 @@ void *compile_schema_new(cJSON *json, struct table_manager *tbl_mgr,
         goto error;
     }
 
-    custom_item = cJSON_GetObjectItem(item, "evaluation_order");
-    if (custom_item != NULL && custom_item->type == cJSON_Number) {
-        compile_schema->evaluation_order_column = custom_item->valueint;
-    } else {
-        log_error(logger, MODULE_COMPILE, 
-                  "[%s:%d] table %s has no evaluation_order column", table_name);
-        goto error;
-    }
-    
     compile_schema->ref_tbl_mgr = tbl_mgr;
 	return compile_schema;
 error:
@@ -489,16 +479,6 @@ compile_item_new(const char *line, struct compile_schema *compile_schema,
     }
     compile_item->declared_clause_num = atoi(line + column_offset);
 
-    ret = get_column_pos(line, compile_schema->evaluation_order_column,
-                         &column_offset, &column_len);
-    if (ret < 0) {
-        log_error(logger, MODULE_COMPILE,
-				  "[%s:%d] compile table(table_id:%d) line:%s has no evaluation_order",
-				  __FUNCTION__, __LINE__, compile_schema->table_id, line);
-		goto error;
-    }
-    compile_item->evaluation_order = atof(line + column_offset);
-
     return compile_item;
 error:
     FREE(compile_item);
diff --git a/test/maat_framework_gtest.cpp b/test/maat_framework_gtest.cpp
index 7cbdc85..073e0c4 100644
--- a/test/maat_framework_gtest.cpp
+++ b/test/maat_framework_gtest.cpp
@@ -2827,9 +2827,9 @@ TEST_F(Policy, EvaluationOrder) {
                                results, ARRAY_SIZE, &n_hit_result, state);
     EXPECT_EQ(ret, MAAT_SCAN_HIT);
     EXPECT_EQ(n_hit_result, 3);
-    EXPECT_EQ(results[0], 166);
+    EXPECT_EQ(results[0], 168);
     EXPECT_EQ(results[1], 167);
-    EXPECT_EQ(results[2], 168);
+    EXPECT_EQ(results[2], 166);
 
     uint32_t ip_addr;
     inet_pton(AF_INET, "192.168.23.23", &ip_addr);
diff --git a/test/table_info.conf b/test/table_info.conf
index 44eeae2..9b6764f 100644
--- a/test/table_info.conf
+++ b/test/table_info.conf
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@
         "custom": {
             "compile_id":1,
             "tags":6,
-            "clause_num":9,
-            "evaluation_order":10
+            "clause_num":9
         }
     },
     {
@@ -35,8 +34,7 @@
         "custom": {
             "compile_id":1,
             "tags":6,
-            "clause_num":9,
-            "evaluation_order":10
+            "clause_num":9
         }
     },
     {