diff --git a/org-roam-db.el b/org-roam-db.el
index 60f48c8..6e9270c 100644
--- a/org-roam-db.el
+++ b/org-roam-db.el
@@ -695,19 +695,6 @@ If FORCE, force a rebuild of the cache from scratch."
            (lwarn 'org-roam :error "Failed to process %s with error %s, skipping..."
                   file (error-message-string err))))))))
 
-(defun org-roam-db--update-file-atime-h ()
-  "Update atime in the files table on file-access."
-  (let* ((f (buffer-file-name (buffer-base-buffer)))
-         (file-in-db-p (> (caar (org-roam-db-query [:select (funcall count file) :from files
-                                                    :where (= file $s1)] f)) 0))
-         (new-atime (file-attribute-access-time (file-attributes f))))
-    (when file-in-db-p
-      (org-roam-db-query [:update (atime)
-                          :in files
-                          :values $v1
-                          :where (= file $s2)]
-                         [new-atime] f))))
-
 ;;;###autoload
 (define-minor-mode org-roam-db-autosync-mode
   "Global minor mode to keep your Org-roam session automatically synchronized.
@@ -725,14 +712,12 @@ database, see `org-roam-db-sync' command."
     (cond
      (enabled
       (add-hook 'find-file-hook  #'org-roam-db-autosync--setup-file-h)
-      (add-hook 'find-file-hook #'org-roam-db--update-file-atime-h)
       (add-hook 'kill-emacs-hook #'org-roam-db--close-all)
       (advice-add #'rename-file :after  #'org-roam-db-autosync--rename-file-a)
       (advice-add #'delete-file :before #'org-roam-db-autosync--delete-file-a)
       (org-roam-db-sync))
      (t
       (remove-hook 'find-file-hook  #'org-roam-db-autosync--setup-file-h)
-      (remove-hook 'find-file-hook #'org-roam-db--update-file-atime-h)
       (remove-hook 'kill-emacs-hook #'org-roam-db--close-all)
       (advice-remove #'rename-file #'org-roam-db-autosync--rename-file-a)
       (advice-remove #'delete-file #'org-roam-db-autosync--delete-file-a)
diff --git a/org-roam-node.el b/org-roam-node.el
index 0cf0c84..6d24815 100644
--- a/org-roam-node.el
+++ b/org-roam-node.el
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ It takes a single argument NODE, which is an `org-roam-node' construct."
   :group 'org-roam
   :type 'function)
 
-(defcustom org-roam-node-default-sort 'file-atime
+(defcustom org-roam-node-default-sort 'file-mtime
   "Default sort order for Org-roam node completions."
   :type '(choice
           (const :tag "none" nil)