diff --git a/models/repo/search.go b/models/repo/search.go
index c500d41be8..2baa85dc6f 100644
--- a/models/repo/search.go
+++ b/models/repo/search.go
@@ -5,53 +5,29 @@ package repo
 
 import "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
 
-// Strings for sorting result
-const (
-	// only used for repos
-	SearchOrderByAlphabetically        db.SearchOrderBy = "owner_name ASC, name ASC"
-	SearchOrderByAlphabeticallyReverse db.SearchOrderBy = "owner_name DESC, name DESC"
-	SearchOrderBySize                  db.SearchOrderBy = "size ASC"
-	SearchOrderBySizeReverse           db.SearchOrderBy = "size DESC"
-	SearchOrderByGitSize               db.SearchOrderBy = "git_size ASC"
-	SearchOrderByGitSizeReverse        db.SearchOrderBy = "git_size DESC"
-	SearchOrderByLFSSize               db.SearchOrderBy = "lfs_size ASC"
-	SearchOrderByLFSSizeReverse        db.SearchOrderBy = "lfs_size DESC"
-	// alias as also used elsewhere
-	SearchOrderByLeastUpdated  db.SearchOrderBy = db.SearchOrderByLeastUpdated
-	SearchOrderByRecentUpdated db.SearchOrderBy = db.SearchOrderByRecentUpdated
-	SearchOrderByOldest        db.SearchOrderBy = db.SearchOrderByOldest
-	SearchOrderByNewest        db.SearchOrderBy = db.SearchOrderByNewest
-	SearchOrderByID            db.SearchOrderBy = db.SearchOrderByID
-	SearchOrderByIDReverse     db.SearchOrderBy = db.SearchOrderByIDReverse
-	SearchOrderByStars         db.SearchOrderBy = db.SearchOrderByStars
-	SearchOrderByStarsReverse  db.SearchOrderBy = db.SearchOrderByStarsReverse
-	SearchOrderByForks         db.SearchOrderBy = db.SearchOrderByForks
-	SearchOrderByForksReverse  db.SearchOrderBy = db.SearchOrderByForksReverse
-)
-
 // SearchOrderByMap represents all possible search order
 var SearchOrderByMap = map[string]map[string]db.SearchOrderBy{
 	"asc": {
-		"alpha":    SearchOrderByAlphabetically,
-		"created":  SearchOrderByOldest,
-		"updated":  SearchOrderByLeastUpdated,
-		"size":     SearchOrderBySize,
-		"git_size": SearchOrderByGitSize,
-		"lfs_size": SearchOrderByLFSSize,
-		"id":       SearchOrderByID,
-		"stars":    SearchOrderByStars,
-		"forks":    SearchOrderByForks,
+		"alpha":    "owner_name ASC, name ASC",
+		"created":  db.SearchOrderByOldest,
+		"updated":  db.SearchOrderByLeastUpdated,
+		"size":     "size ASC",
+		"git_size": "git_size ASC",
+		"lfs_size": "lfs_size ASC",
+		"id":       db.SearchOrderByID,
+		"stars":    db.SearchOrderByStars,
+		"forks":    db.SearchOrderByForks,
 	},
 	"desc": {
-		"alpha":    SearchOrderByAlphabeticallyReverse,
-		"created":  SearchOrderByNewest,
-		"updated":  SearchOrderByRecentUpdated,
-		"size":     SearchOrderBySizeReverse,
-		"git_size": SearchOrderByGitSizeReverse,
-		"lfs_size": SearchOrderByLFSSizeReverse,
-		"id":       SearchOrderByIDReverse,
-		"stars":    SearchOrderByStarsReverse,
-		"forks":    SearchOrderByForksReverse,
+		"alpha":    "owner_name DESC, name DESC",
+		"created":  db.SearchOrderByNewest,
+		"updated":  db.SearchOrderByRecentUpdated,
+		"size":     "size DESC",
+		"git_size": "git_size DESC",
+		"lfs_size": "lfs_size DESC",
+		"id":       db.SearchOrderByIDReverse,
+		"stars":    db.SearchOrderByStarsReverse,
+		"forks":    db.SearchOrderByForksReverse,
 	},
 }