diff --git a/src/Orchard/Environment/Extensions/ExtensionLoaderCoordinator.cs b/src/Orchard/Environment/Extensions/ExtensionLoaderCoordinator.cs
index b6ea1504f..256068723 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/Environment/Extensions/ExtensionLoaderCoordinator.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard/Environment/Extensions/ExtensionLoaderCoordinator.cs
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ namespace Orchard.Environment.Extensions {
                 availableExtensions.OrderByDependenciesAndPriorities(
                     (item, dep) => referencesByModule.ContainsKey(item.Id) &&
                                    referencesByModule[item.Id].Any(r => StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase.Equals(dep.Id, r.Name)),
-                    (item) => item.Priority)
+                    (item) => 0)
                     .ToList();
 
             return new ExtensionLoadingContext {
diff --git a/src/Orchard/Environment/Extensions/Folders/ExtensionFolders.cs b/src/Orchard/Environment/Extensions/Folders/ExtensionFolders.cs
index 9afe6d7bf..3d78add09 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/Environment/Extensions/Folders/ExtensionFolders.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard/Environment/Extensions/Folders/ExtensionFolders.cs
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ namespace Orchard.Environment.Extensions.Folders {
                 AntiForgery = GetValue(manifest, "AntiForgery"),
                 Zones = GetValue(manifest, "Zones"),
                 BaseTheme = GetValue(manifest, "BaseTheme"),
-                Priority = int.Parse(GetValue(manifest, "Priority") ?? "0")
             };
             extensionDescriptor.Features = GetFeaturesForExtension(manifest, extensionDescriptor);
 
@@ -204,7 +203,7 @@ namespace Orchard.Environment.Extensions.Folders {
             FeatureDescriptor defaultFeature = new FeatureDescriptor {
                 Id = extensionDescriptor.Id,
                 Name = extensionDescriptor.Name,
-                Priority = extensionDescriptor.Priority,
+                Priority = GetValue(manifest, "Priority") != null ? int.Parse(GetValue(manifest, "Priority")) : 0,
                 Description = GetValue(manifest, "FeatureDescription") ?? GetValue(manifest, "Description") ?? string.Empty,
                 Dependencies = ParseFeatureDependenciesEntry(GetValue(manifest, "Dependencies")),
                 Extension = extensionDescriptor,
@@ -234,7 +233,6 @@ namespace Orchard.Environment.Extensions.Folders {
                             if (featureDescriptorId == extensionDescriptor.Id) {
                                 featureDescriptor = defaultFeature;
                                 featureDescriptor.Name = extensionDescriptor.Name;
-                                featureDescriptor.Priority = extensionDescriptor.Priority;
                             }
                             else {
                                 featureDescriptor = new FeatureDescriptor {
diff --git a/src/Orchard/Environment/Extensions/Models/ExtensionDescriptor.cs b/src/Orchard/Environment/Extensions/Models/ExtensionDescriptor.cs
index d264de22f..ef048cefa 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/Environment/Extensions/Models/ExtensionDescriptor.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard/Environment/Extensions/Models/ExtensionDescriptor.cs
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ namespace Orchard.Environment.Extensions.Models {
         public string AntiForgery { get; set; }
         public string Zones { get; set; }
         public string BaseTheme { get; set; }
-        public int Priority { get; set; }
 
         public IEnumerable<FeatureDescriptor> Features { get; set; }
     }