diff --git a/bin/tidy-imports b/bin/tidy-imports
index 39a16815..c07106e5 100755
--- a/bin/tidy-imports
+++ b/bin/tidy-imports
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from   pyflyby._cmdline         import hfmt, parse_args, process_actions
 from pyflyby._imports2s import (canonicalize_imports,
                                 fix_unused_and_missing_imports,
                                 replace_star_imports,
-                                transform_imports, sort_imports)
+                                transform_imports)
 
 import toml
 TOML_AVAIL = True
@@ -156,13 +156,11 @@ def main():
             )
         # TODO: disable sorting until we figure out #287
         # https://github.com/deshaw/pyflyby/issues/287
-        # sorted_imports = sort_imports(x)
-        sorted_imports = x
+        # from pyflyby._imports2s import sort_imports
+        # x = sort_imports(x)
         if options.canonicalize:
-            cannonical_imports = canonicalize_imports(sorted_imports, params=options.params)
-        else:
-            cannonical_imports = sort_imports
-        return cannonical_imports
+            x = canonicalize_imports(x, params=options.params)
+        return x
     process_actions(args, options.actions, modify)