diff --git a/arkindex/documents/api/elements.py b/arkindex/documents/api/elements.py
index 41df04fa10ddec50671b02d10a561160e4935555..0f6a7cfcfbcd510a1b0d7a036f5afdb68ec25002 100644
--- a/arkindex/documents/api/elements.py
+++ b/arkindex/documents/api/elements.py
@@ -1309,15 +1309,6 @@ class ElementNeighbors(ACLMixin, ListAPIView):
     post=extend_schema(
         operation_id='CreateElementParent',
         description='Link an element to a new parent',
-        parameters=[
-            OpenApiParameter(
-                'type_ordering',
-                type=bool,
-                default=True,
-                description='Add the child element at the last position in the parent relative to '
-                            'only the elements of the same type, or to all elements.',
-            )
-        ],
     ),
     delete=extend_schema(
         operation_id='DestroyElementParent',
@@ -1331,12 +1322,8 @@ class ElementParent(CreateAPIView, DestroyAPIView):
     serializer_class = ElementParentSerializer
     permission_classes = (IsVerified, )
 
-    @property
-    def type_ordering(self):
-        return self.request.query_params.get('type_ordering', 'true').lower() not in ('0', 'false')
-
     def get_serializer_from_params(self, child=None, parent=None, **kwargs):
-        data = {'child': child, 'parent': parent, 'type_ordering': self.type_ordering}
+        data = {'child': child, 'parent': parent}
         kwargs['context'] = self.get_serializer_context()
         return ElementParentSerializer(data=data, **kwargs)
 
diff --git a/arkindex/documents/models.py b/arkindex/documents/models.py
index b4990d7dac5c5cc3972bd102c4e9b3fa935916ea..22f2421ffab3c81872eb315c660417ca68273278 100644
--- a/arkindex/documents/models.py
+++ b/arkindex/documents/models.py
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ class Element(IndexableModel):
         Element.objects.filter(id=self.id)._raw_delete(using='default')
 
     @transaction.atomic
-    def add_parent(self, parent, skip_children=False, type_ordering=True):
+    def add_parent(self, parent, skip_children=False):
         '''
         Add an element as ancestor
         '''
diff --git a/arkindex/documents/serializers/elements.py b/arkindex/documents/serializers/elements.py
index 91bbbdc8220676750893b04256766e9c64e35b88..4cc609cd3312e1f8dc0d22d75676fad6ed2abbc3 100644
--- a/arkindex/documents/serializers/elements.py
+++ b/arkindex/documents/serializers/elements.py
@@ -492,11 +492,6 @@ class ElementParentSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
     """
     child = serializers.PrimaryKeyRelatedField(queryset=Element.objects.none())
     parent = serializers.PrimaryKeyRelatedField(queryset=Element.objects.none())
-    type_ordering = serializers.BooleanField(
-        default=True,
-        help_text='Add the child element at the last position in the parent relative to '
-                  'only the elements of the same type, or to all elements.',
-    )
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
@@ -536,9 +531,8 @@ class ElementParentSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
     def create(self, validated_data):
         child = validated_data['child']
         parent = validated_data['parent']
-        type_ordering = validated_data['type_ordering']
         self.perform_create_checks(child, parent)
-        child.add_parent(parent, type_ordering=type_ordering)
+        child.add_parent(parent)
 
     def delete(self, validated_data):
         child = validated_data['child']