diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/analytics/cycle_analytics/store/mutations.js b/app/assets/javascripts/analytics/cycle_analytics/store/mutations.js
index 4fa88279fe0cc962353fb72f31076bb54967029a..d1c8d2c24e72bf651f74a90f17a81d6a93e22e10 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/analytics/cycle_analytics/store/mutations.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/analytics/cycle_analytics/store/mutations.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import Vue from 'vue';
 import { convertObjectPropsToCamelCase } from '~/lib/utils/common_utils';
 import { formatMedianValues } from '../utils';
-import { PAGINATION_SORT_FIELD_END_EVENT, PAGINATION_SORT_DIRECTION_DESC } from '../constants';
+import { PAGINATION_SORT_DIRECTION_DESC, PAGINATION_SORT_FIELD_DURATION } from '../constants';
 import * as types from './mutation_types';
 
 export default {
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export default {
     Vue.set(state, 'pagination', {
       page,
       hasNextPage,
-      sort: sort || PAGINATION_SORT_FIELD_END_EVENT,
+      sort: sort || PAGINATION_SORT_FIELD_DURATION,
       direction: direction || PAGINATION_SORT_DIRECTION_DESC,
     });
   },
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/analytics/cycle_analytics/store/state.js b/app/assets/javascripts/analytics/cycle_analytics/store/state.js
index 3d9b56b043d2954dc9a8234ec125ae6a2c5e2e18..f387bf65093ef10caae21089dd1407aa80991997 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/analytics/cycle_analytics/store/state.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/analytics/cycle_analytics/store/state.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {
-  PAGINATION_SORT_FIELD_END_EVENT,
+  PAGINATION_SORT_FIELD_DURATION,
   PAGINATION_SORT_DIRECTION_DESC,
 } from '~/analytics/cycle_analytics/constants';
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export default () => ({
   pagination: {
     page: null,
     hasNextPage: false,
-    sort: PAGINATION_SORT_FIELD_END_EVENT,
+    sort: PAGINATION_SORT_FIELD_DURATION,
     direction: PAGINATION_SORT_DIRECTION_DESC,
   },
   predefinedDateRange: null,
diff --git a/ee/app/assets/javascripts/analytics/cycle_analytics/store/mutations.js b/ee/app/assets/javascripts/analytics/cycle_analytics/store/mutations.js
index 0363305a33baa1d8a712141b5e18a27f5d03092f..e194c78450acc7c25de45bca7d2058bb737e218e 100644
--- a/ee/app/assets/javascripts/analytics/cycle_analytics/store/mutations.js
+++ b/ee/app/assets/javascripts/analytics/cycle_analytics/store/mutations.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import Vue from 'vue';
 import {
-  PAGINATION_SORT_FIELD_END_EVENT,
+  PAGINATION_SORT_FIELD_DURATION,
   PAGINATION_SORT_DIRECTION_DESC,
 } from '~/analytics/cycle_analytics/constants';
 import { convertObjectPropsToCamelCase } from '~/lib/utils/common_utils';
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ export default {
     Vue.set(state, 'pagination', {
       page,
       hasNextPage,
-      sort: sort || PAGINATION_SORT_FIELD_END_EVENT,
+      sort: sort || PAGINATION_SORT_FIELD_DURATION,
       direction: direction || PAGINATION_SORT_DIRECTION_DESC,
     });
   },
diff --git a/ee/app/assets/javascripts/analytics/cycle_analytics/store/state.js b/ee/app/assets/javascripts/analytics/cycle_analytics/store/state.js
index 228f337bf3b73ca9cbf609cd88a42d939ffac713..585bac441badf72a5cf8bffeaf68fb9fb89cebf2 100644
--- a/ee/app/assets/javascripts/analytics/cycle_analytics/store/state.js
+++ b/ee/app/assets/javascripts/analytics/cycle_analytics/store/state.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {
-  PAGINATION_SORT_FIELD_END_EVENT,
+  PAGINATION_SORT_FIELD_DURATION,
   PAGINATION_SORT_DIRECTION_DESC,
 } from '~/analytics/cycle_analytics/constants';
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export default () => ({
   pagination: {
     page: null,
     hasNextPage: false,
-    sort: PAGINATION_SORT_FIELD_END_EVENT,
+    sort: PAGINATION_SORT_FIELD_DURATION,
     direction: PAGINATION_SORT_DIRECTION_DESC,
   },
   stageCounts: {},
diff --git a/ee/spec/frontend/analytics/cycle_analytics/store/mutations_spec.js b/ee/spec/frontend/analytics/cycle_analytics/store/mutations_spec.js
index a4364d00f1ef480cc7f449df98c1474a5f3a21d3..1261a4f69a4e6494826cabfaf7da3c3a68c03554 100644
--- a/ee/spec/frontend/analytics/cycle_analytics/store/mutations_spec.js
+++ b/ee/spec/frontend/analytics/cycle_analytics/store/mutations_spec.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
 } from 'jest/analytics/cycle_analytics/mock_data';
 import {
   PAGINATION_SORT_DIRECTION_DESC,
-  PAGINATION_SORT_FIELD_END_EVENT,
+  PAGINATION_SORT_FIELD_DURATION,
 } from '~/analytics/cycle_analytics/constants';
 import {
   issueStage,
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ describe('Value Stream Analytics mutations', () => {
     ${types.RECEIVE_CREATE_VALUE_STREAM_SUCCESS} | ${valueStreams[1]}                                       | ${{ selectedValueStream: valueStreams[1] }}
     ${types.RECEIVE_UPDATE_VALUE_STREAM_SUCCESS} | ${valueStreams[1]}                                       | ${{ selectedValueStream: valueStreams[1] }}
     ${types.RECEIVE_GROUP_LABELS_SUCCESS}        | ${groupLabels}                                           | ${{ defaultGroupLabels: groupLabels }}
-    ${types.SET_PAGINATION}                      | ${pagination}                                            | ${{ pagination: { ...pagination, sort: PAGINATION_SORT_FIELD_END_EVENT, direction: PAGINATION_SORT_DIRECTION_DESC } }}
+    ${types.SET_PAGINATION}                      | ${pagination}                                            | ${{ pagination: { ...pagination, sort: PAGINATION_SORT_FIELD_DURATION, direction: PAGINATION_SORT_DIRECTION_DESC } }}
     ${types.SET_PAGINATION}                      | ${{ ...pagination, sort: 'duration', direction: 'asc' }} | ${{ pagination: { ...pagination, sort: 'duration', direction: 'asc' } }}
     ${types.SET_STAGE_EVENTS}                    | ${rawCustomStageEvents}                                  | ${{ formEvents: camelCasedStageEvents }}
   `(
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ describe('Value Stream Analytics mutations', () => {
       createdBefore: '2020-01-01',
       pagination: {
         page: 1,
-        sort: PAGINATION_SORT_FIELD_END_EVENT,
+        sort: PAGINATION_SORT_FIELD_DURATION,
         direction: PAGINATION_SORT_DIRECTION_DESC,
       },
     };
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ describe('Value Stream Analytics mutations', () => {
     it.each`
       stateKey       | expectedState
       ${'page'}      | ${1}
-      ${'sort'}      | ${PAGINATION_SORT_FIELD_END_EVENT}
+      ${'sort'}      | ${PAGINATION_SORT_FIELD_DURATION}
       ${'direction'} | ${PAGINATION_SORT_DIRECTION_DESC}
     `('$stateKey will be set to $expectedState', ({ stateKey, expectedState }) => {
       state = {};
diff --git a/spec/frontend/analytics/cycle_analytics/mock_data.js b/spec/frontend/analytics/cycle_analytics/mock_data.js
index 7ad95cab9adb397b55bc6879729a876d12d6a205..e0b6f4aa8c4ffcf0b6e10b2f8c6f321a16140c62 100644
--- a/spec/frontend/analytics/cycle_analytics/mock_data.js
+++ b/spec/frontend/analytics/cycle_analytics/mock_data.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {
   DEFAULT_VALUE_STREAM,
   PAGINATION_TYPE,
   PAGINATION_SORT_DIRECTION_DESC,
-  PAGINATION_SORT_FIELD_END_EVENT,
+  PAGINATION_SORT_FIELD_DURATION,
 } from '~/analytics/cycle_analytics/constants';
 import { convertObjectPropsToCamelCase } from '~/lib/utils/common_utils';
 import { getDateInPast } from '~/lib/utils/datetime_utility';
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ export const valueStreamStages = rawValueStreamStages.map((s) =>
 
 export const initialPaginationQuery = {
   page: 15,
-  sort: PAGINATION_SORT_FIELD_END_EVENT,
+  sort: PAGINATION_SORT_FIELD_DURATION,
   direction: PAGINATION_SORT_DIRECTION_DESC,
 };
 
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ export const initialPaginationState = {
 
 export const basePaginationResult = {
   pagination: PAGINATION_TYPE,
-  sort: PAGINATION_SORT_FIELD_END_EVENT,
+  sort: PAGINATION_SORT_FIELD_DURATION,
   direction: PAGINATION_SORT_DIRECTION_DESC,
   page: null,
 };
diff --git a/spec/frontend/analytics/cycle_analytics/store/mutations_spec.js b/spec/frontend/analytics/cycle_analytics/store/mutations_spec.js
index 25fed2b17146da9c423acd885a78fe8b666af6a9..a37f37aaaf4554073092b5b9753e600e06e1674d 100644
--- a/spec/frontend/analytics/cycle_analytics/store/mutations_spec.js
+++ b/spec/frontend/analytics/cycle_analytics/store/mutations_spec.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { useFakeDate } from 'helpers/fake_date';
 import * as types from '~/analytics/cycle_analytics/store/mutation_types';
 import mutations from '~/analytics/cycle_analytics/store/mutations';
 import {
-  PAGINATION_SORT_FIELD_END_EVENT,
+  PAGINATION_SORT_FIELD_DURATION,
   PAGINATION_SORT_DIRECTION_DESC,
 } from '~/analytics/cycle_analytics/constants';
 import {
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ describe('Project Value Stream Analytics mutations', () => {
     ${types.SET_LOADING}                         | ${true}                                                  | ${'isLoading'}           | ${true}
     ${types.SET_LOADING}                         | ${false}                                                 | ${'isLoading'}           | ${false}
     ${types.SET_SELECTED_VALUE_STREAM}           | ${selectedValueStream}                                   | ${'selectedValueStream'} | ${selectedValueStream}
-    ${types.SET_PAGINATION}                      | ${pagination}                                            | ${'pagination'}          | ${{ ...pagination, sort: PAGINATION_SORT_FIELD_END_EVENT, direction: PAGINATION_SORT_DIRECTION_DESC }}
+    ${types.SET_PAGINATION}                      | ${pagination}                                            | ${'pagination'}          | ${{ ...pagination, sort: PAGINATION_SORT_FIELD_DURATION, direction: PAGINATION_SORT_DIRECTION_DESC }}
     ${types.SET_PAGINATION}                      | ${{ ...pagination, sort: 'duration', direction: 'asc' }} | ${'pagination'}          | ${{ ...pagination, sort: 'duration', direction: 'asc' }}
     ${types.SET_SELECTED_STAGE}                  | ${selectedStage}                                         | ${'selectedStage'}       | ${selectedStage}
     ${types.RECEIVE_VALUE_STREAMS_SUCCESS}       | ${[selectedValueStream]}                                 | ${'valueStreams'}        | ${[selectedValueStream]}