diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/admin/components/latest_accounts_panel.js b/app/soapbox/features/admin/components/latest_accounts_panel.js
index 7c46b112b..b2b8614f5 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/admin/components/latest_accounts_panel.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/admin/components/latest_accounts_panel.js
@@ -6,15 +6,29 @@ import ImmutablePureComponent from 'react-immutable-pure-component';
 import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
 import AccountListPanel from 'soapbox/features/ui/components/account_list_panel';
 import { fetchUsers } from 'soapbox/actions/admin';
+import { is } from 'immutable';
+import compareId from 'soapbox/compare_id';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
   title: { id: 'admin.latest_accounts_panel.title', defaultMessage: 'Latest Accounts' },
   expand: { id: 'admin.latest_accounts_panel.expand_message', defaultMessage: 'Click to see {count} more {count, plural, one {account} other {accounts}}' },
 });
 
-const mapStateToProps = state => ({
-  accountIds: state.getIn(['admin', 'latestUsers']),
-});
+const mapStateToProps = state => {
+  const accountIds = state.getIn(['admin', 'latestUsers']);
+
+  // HACK: AdminAPI only recently started sorting new users at the top.
+  // Try a dirty check to see if the users are sorted properly, or don't show the panel.
+  // Probably works most of the time.
+  const sortedIds = accountIds.sort(compareId).reverse();
+  const hasDates  = accountIds.every(id => state.getIn(['accounts', id, 'created_at']));
+  const isSorted  = hasDates && is(accountIds, sortedIds);
+
+  return {
+    isSorted,
+    accountIds,
+  };
+};
 
 export default @connect(mapStateToProps)
 @injectIntl
@@ -44,10 +58,10 @@ class LatestAccountsPanel extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   }
 
   render() {
-    const { intl, accountIds, limit, ...props } = this.props;
+    const { intl, accountIds, limit, isSorted, ...props } = this.props;
     const { total } = this.state;
 
-    if (!accountIds || accountIds.isEmpty()) {
+    if (!isSorted || !accountIds || accountIds.isEmpty()) {
       return null;
     }