diff --git a/lib/jit_preloader/active_record/base.rb b/lib/jit_preloader/active_record/base.rb
index 5bc91c3..992e5c9 100644
--- a/lib/jit_preloader/active_record/base.rb
+++ b/lib/jit_preloader/active_record/base.rb
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def has_many_aggregate(assoc, name, aggregate, field, table_alias_name: nil, def
             end
 
             association_scope = klass.all.merge(association(assoc).scope).unscope(where: aggregate_association.foreign_key)
-            association_scope = association_scope.instance_exec(&reflection.scope).reorder(nil) if reflection.scope
+            association_scope = association_scope.instance_exec(&reflection.scope) if reflection.scope
 
             # If the query uses an alias for the association, use that instead of the table name
             table_reference = table_alias_name
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ def has_many_aggregate(assoc, name, aggregate, field, table_alias_name: nil, def
             preloaded_data = Hash[association_scope
               .where(conditions)
               .group(group_by)
+              .reorder(nil)
               .send(aggregate, field)
             ]
 
diff --git a/spec/lib/jit_preloader/preloader_spec.rb b/spec/lib/jit_preloader/preloader_spec.rb
index fb1ccfa..047cca4 100644
--- a/spec/lib/jit_preloader/preloader_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/jit_preloader/preloader_spec.rb
@@ -340,6 +340,13 @@
         expect(source_map).to eql({})
       end
 
+      it "does NOT include ORDER BY in query" do
+        Contact.jit_preload.each do |c|
+          expect { c.addresses_count }.to_not make_database_queries(matching: 'ORDER BY')
+          expect { c.addresses_with_scope_count }.to_not make_database_queries(matching: 'ORDER BY')
+        end
+      end
+
       it "can handle dynamic queries" do
         Contact.jit_preload.each_with_index do |c, i|
           expect(c.addresses_count(country: usa)).to eql usa_addresses_counts[i]
diff --git a/spec/support/models.rb b/spec/support/models.rb
index 601ad88..d155849 100644
--- a/spec/support/models.rb
+++ b/spec/support/models.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class Contact < ActiveRecord::Base
   belongs_to :contact_owner, polymorphic: true
 
   has_many :addresses
+  has_many :addresses_with_scope, -> { desc }, class_name: "Address"
   has_many :phone_numbers
   has_one :email_address
   has_many :employees
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ class Contact < ActiveRecord::Base
   has_many_aggregate :addresses, :max_street_length, :maximum, "LENGTH(street)"
   has_many_aggregate :phone_numbers, :count, :count, "id"
   has_many_aggregate :addresses, :count, :count, "*"
+  has_many_aggregate :addresses_with_scope, :count, :count, "*"
 
   scope :desc, ->{ order(id: :desc) }
 end
@@ -57,8 +59,12 @@ class Child < Contact
 end
 
 class Address < ActiveRecord::Base
+  default_scope { order(id: :asc) }
+
   belongs_to :contact
   belongs_to :country
+
+  scope :desc, ->{ reorder(id: :desc) }
 end
 
 class EmailAddress < ActiveRecord::Base