diff --git a/rslib/src/decks/limits.rs b/rslib/src/decks/limits.rs
index 77a59354a..0866a214c 100644
--- a/rslib/src/decks/limits.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/decks/limits.rs
@@ -190,7 +190,6 @@ pub(crate) fn remaining_limits_map<'a>(
 /// Wrapper of [RemainingLimits] with some additional meta data.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
 struct NodeLimits {
-    deck_id: DeckId,
     /// absolute level in the deck hierarchy
     level: usize,
     limits: RemainingLimits,
@@ -204,7 +203,6 @@ impl NodeLimits {
         new_cards_ignore_review_limit: bool,
     ) -> Self {
         Self {
-            deck_id: deck.id,
             level: deck.name.components().count(),
             limits: RemainingLimits::new(
                 deck,
@@ -365,14 +363,6 @@ impl LimitTreeMap {
         Ok(self.get_deck_limits(deck_id)?.get(kind) == 0)
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn active_decks(&self) -> Vec<DeckId> {
-        self.tree
-            .traverse_pre_order(self.tree.root_node_id().unwrap())
-            .unwrap()
-            .map(|node| node.data().deck_id)
-            .collect()
-    }
-
     pub(crate) fn decrement_deck_and_parent_limits(
         &mut self,
         deck_id: DeckId,
diff --git a/rslib/src/scheduler/queue/builder/gathering.rs b/rslib/src/scheduler/queue/builder/gathering.rs
index f413c49ab..fb6274de5 100644
--- a/rslib/src/scheduler/queue/builder/gathering.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/scheduler/queue/builder/gathering.rs
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ impl QueueBuilder {
         col: &mut Collection,
         sort: NewCardSorting,
     ) -> Result<()> {
-        for deck_id in self.limits.active_decks() {
+        for deck_id in col.storage.get_active_deck_ids_sorted()? {
             if self.limits.root_limit_reached(LimitKind::New) {
                 break;
             }
diff --git a/rslib/src/storage/deck/active_deck_ids_sorted.sql b/rslib/src/storage/deck/active_deck_ids_sorted.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..60c031a33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rslib/src/storage/deck/active_deck_ids_sorted.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+SELECT id
+FROM decks
+WHERE id IN (
+    SELECT id
+    FROM active_decks
+  )
+ORDER BY name
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rslib/src/storage/deck/mod.rs b/rslib/src/storage/deck/mod.rs
index 1bad0ebb1..7e8d229f4 100644
--- a/rslib/src/storage/deck/mod.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/storage/deck/mod.rs
@@ -359,6 +359,13 @@ impl SqliteStorage {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    pub(crate) fn get_active_deck_ids_sorted(&self) -> Result<Vec<DeckId>> {
+        self.db
+            .prepare_cached(include_str!("active_deck_ids_sorted.sql"))?
+            .query_and_then([], |row| row.get(0).map_err(Into::into))?
+            .collect()
+    }
+
     // Upgrading/downgrading/legacy
 
     pub(super) fn add_default_deck(&self, tr: &I18n) -> Result<()> {