Improve query time by removing a check from the order by filter handler

awx/api/views.py

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import sys
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
+from django.core.exceptions import FieldError
 from django.db.models import Q, Count, Sum
 from django.db import IntegrityError, transaction
 from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404
@@ -62,6 +63,8 @@ def api_exception_handler(exc):
     '''
     if isinstance(exc, IntegrityError):
         exc = ParseError(exc.args[0])
+    if isinstance(exc, FieldError):
+        exc = ParseError(exc.args[0])
     return exception_handler(exc)