diff --git a/x/oracle/tally.go b/x/oracle/tally.go
index 88c41a4e2..7982bba15 100644
--- a/x/oracle/tally.go
+++ b/x/oracle/tally.go
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package oracle
 
 import (
-	"sort"
-
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 
 	"github.com/terra-money/core/x/oracle/keeper"
@@ -11,11 +9,8 @@ import (
 
 // Tally calculates the median and returns it. Sets the set of voters to be rewarded, i.e. voted within
 // a reasonable spread from the weighted median to the store
+// CONTRACT: pb must be sorted
 func Tally(ctx sdk.Context, pb types.ExchangeRateBallot, rewardBand sdk.Dec, validatorClaimMap map[string]types.Claim) (weightedMedian sdk.Dec) {
-	if !sort.IsSorted(pb) {
-		sort.Sort(pb)
-	}
-
 	weightedMedian = pb.WeightedMedian()
 	standardDeviation := pb.StandardDeviation()
 	rewardSpread := weightedMedian.Mul(rewardBand.QuoInt64(2))
diff --git a/x/oracle/types/ballot.go b/x/oracle/types/ballot.go
index 12aff8271..313d34517 100644
--- a/x/oracle/types/ballot.go
+++ b/x/oracle/types/ballot.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package types
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"math"
-	"sort"
 	"strconv"
 
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
@@ -75,13 +74,10 @@ func (pb ExchangeRateBallot) Power() int64 {
 }
 
 // WeightedMedian returns the median weighted by the power of the ExchangeRateVote.
+// CONTRACT: ballot must be sorted
 func (pb ExchangeRateBallot) WeightedMedian() sdk.Dec {
 	totalPower := pb.Power()
 	if pb.Len() > 0 {
-		if !sort.IsSorted(pb) {
-			panic("ballot must be sorted")
-		}
-
 		pivot := int64(0)
 		for _, v := range pb {
 			votePower := v.Power