diff --git a/apps/files/src/mixins/filesSorting.ts b/apps/files/src/mixins/filesSorting.ts
index 2ec3d94d67e74..d7e331dd9d762 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/mixins/filesSorting.ts
+++ b/apps/files/src/mixins/filesSorting.ts
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
  * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  *
  */
+import type { Navigation, View } from '@nextcloud/files'
 import Vue from 'vue'
 
 import { mapState } from 'pinia'
 import { useViewConfigStore } from '../store/viewConfig'
-import { Navigation, View } from '@nextcloud/files'
 
 export default Vue.extend({
 	computed: {
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ export default Vue.extend({
 		 * Get the sorting direction for the current view
 		 */
 		isAscSorting(): boolean {
-			const sortingDirection = this.getConfig(this.currentView.id)?.sorting_direction
+			const sortingDirection = this.getConfig(this.currentView.id)?.sorting_direction as string
+			|| 'asc'
 			return sortingDirection === 'asc'
 		},
 	},
diff --git a/apps/files/src/views/FilesList.vue b/apps/files/src/views/FilesList.vue
index 89ce6aeb7b03d..ccaee87a1f03e 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/views/FilesList.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/views/FilesList.vue
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ import { usePathsStore } from '../store/paths.ts'
 import { useSelectionStore } from '../store/selection.ts'
 import { useUploaderStore } from '../store/uploader.ts'
 import { useUserConfigStore } from '../store/userconfig.ts'
-import { useViewConfigStore } from '../store/viewConfig.ts'
 import BreadCrumbs from '../components/BreadCrumbs.vue'
 import FilesListVirtual from '../components/FilesListVirtual.vue'
 import filesListWidthMixin from '../mixins/filesListWidth.ts'
@@ -165,14 +164,12 @@ export default Vue.extend({
 		const selectionStore = useSelectionStore()
 		const uploaderStore = useUploaderStore()
 		const userConfigStore = useUserConfigStore()
-		const viewConfigStore = useViewConfigStore()
 		return {
 			filesStore,
 			pathsStore,
 			selectionStore,
 			uploaderStore,
 			userConfigStore,
-			viewConfigStore,
 		}
 	},