diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/pages/utils.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/pages/utils.ts
index a39b4b9ae8d..1d3508bbf0e 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/pages/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/pages/utils.ts
@@ -88,15 +88,11 @@ export function generateRoutesFromFiles (files: string[], pagesDir: string): Nux
     }
 
     parent.push(route)
-    // TODO: https://github.com/vuejs/router/issues/1435
-    parent.sort((a, b) => getSortablePath(a.path).localeCompare(getSortablePath(b.path)))
   }
 
   return prepareRoutes(routes)
 }
 
-const getSortablePath = (path: string) => path.replace(/^\//, '').replace(/:/, 'Z')
-
 function getRoutePath (tokens: SegmentToken[]): string {
   return tokens.reduce((path, token) => {
     return (
diff --git a/packages/nuxt/test/pages.test.ts b/packages/nuxt/test/pages.test.ts
index a882f747153..9bf0b0a2afe 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/test/pages.test.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/test/pages.test.ts
@@ -112,23 +112,11 @@ describe('pages:generateRoutesFromFiles', () => {
           file: `${pagesDir}/index.vue`,
           children: []
         },
-        {
-          name: 'nonopt-slug',
-          path: '/nonopt/:slug',
-          file: `${pagesDir}/nonopt/[slug].vue`,
-          children: []
-        },
-        {
-          name: 'opt-slug',
-          path: '/opt/:slug?',
-          file: `${pagesDir}/opt/[[slug]].vue`,
-          children: []
-        },
         {
           children: [],
-          name: 'bar',
-          file: 'pages/[bar]/index.vue',
-          path: '/:bar'
+          name: 'slug',
+          file: 'pages/[slug].vue',
+          path: '/:slug'
         },
         {
           children: [
@@ -144,9 +132,21 @@ describe('pages:generateRoutesFromFiles', () => {
           path: '/:foo?'
         },
         {
-          name: 'slug',
-          path: '/:slug',
-          file: `${pagesDir}/[slug].vue`,
+          children: [],
+          name: 'bar',
+          file: 'pages/[bar]/index.vue',
+          path: '/:bar'
+        },
+        {
+          name: 'nonopt-slug',
+          path: '/nonopt/:slug',
+          file: `${pagesDir}/nonopt/[slug].vue`,
+          children: []
+        },
+        {
+          name: 'opt-slug',
+          path: '/opt/:slug?',
+          file: `${pagesDir}/opt/[[slug]].vue`,
           children: []
         },
         {
@@ -161,17 +161,17 @@ describe('pages:generateRoutesFromFiles', () => {
       description: 'should generate correct catch-all route',
       files: [`${pagesDir}/[...slug].vue`, `${pagesDir}/index.vue`],
       output: [
-        {
-          name: 'index',
-          path: '/',
-          file: `${pagesDir}/index.vue`,
-          children: []
-        },
         {
           name: 'slug',
           path: '/:slug(.*)*',
           file: `${pagesDir}/[...slug].vue`,
           children: []
+        },
+        {
+          name: 'index',
+          path: '/',
+          file: `${pagesDir}/index.vue`,
+          children: []
         }
       ]
     },