diff --git a/beets/dbcore/query.py b/beets/dbcore/query.py
index 0ca749bb5..cc1892a1f 100644
--- a/beets/dbcore/query.py
+++ b/beets/dbcore/query.py
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@ import re
 from operator import attrgetter
 from beets import util
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
-from collections import namedtuple
-
-
-SortedQuery = namedtuple('SortedQuery', ['query', 'sort'])
 
 
 class Query(object):
diff --git a/beets/dbcore/queryparse.py b/beets/dbcore/queryparse.py
index bcd864e01..3d2855088 100644
--- a/beets/dbcore/queryparse.py
+++ b/beets/dbcore/queryparse.py
@@ -163,9 +163,6 @@ def parse_sorted_query(model_cls, parts, prefixes={},
                        query_cls=query.AndQuery):
     """Given a list of strings, create the `Query` and `Sort` that they
     represent.
-
-    Return a `SortedQuery` namedtuple, which is a pair of a `Query` and
-    `Sort`.
     """
     # Separate query token and sort token.
     query_parts = []
@@ -181,4 +178,4 @@ def parse_sorted_query(model_cls, parts, prefixes={},
         query_cls, model_cls, prefixes, query_parts
     )
     s = sort_from_strings(model_cls, sort_parts)
-    return query.SortedQuery(q, s)
+    return q, s
diff --git a/beets/library.py b/beets/library.py
index 69f8a1eb8..14f7e37d9 100644
--- a/beets/library.py
+++ b/beets/library.py
@@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ def parse_query_parts(parts, model_cls):
     # Add path queries to aggregate query.
     if path_parts:
         query.subqueries += [PathQuery('path', s) for s in path_parts]
-    return dbcore.query.SortedQuery(query, sort)
+    return query, sort
 
 
 def parse_query_string(s, model_cls):