diff --git a/src/hostinfo.py b/src/hostinfo.py
index 9f45fdc9767106ab23498a3fdc3cd86e6cd0a4f3..c96c5db41729e34f61ea675e1eb2cd5f6e3644db 100755
--- a/src/hostinfo.py
+++ b/src/hostinfo.py
@@ -106,14 +106,9 @@ def attr_key(node, attr):
 
 def network_order(n):
     net = hostinfo.util.network(n)
-    return (net.version, net)
-
-    b_net = hostinfo.util.network(b)
-    if not a_net or not b_net:
-        return cmp(a,b)
-    if a_net.version == b_net.version:
-        return cmp(a_net, b_net)
-    return cmp(a_net.version, b_net.version)
+    if net != None:
+        return (net.version, net)
+    return(0,0)
 
 def host_order(h):
     def fqn(host):