diff --git a/CRM/Contact/BAO/Query.php b/CRM/Contact/BAO/Query.php
index a033530ba7e5..a6b2545d8bfc 100644
--- a/CRM/Contact/BAO/Query.php
+++ b/CRM/Contact/BAO/Query.php
@@ -4989,8 +4989,7 @@ public function alphabetQuery() {
     $sqlParts = $this->getSearchSQLParts(NULL, NULL, NULL, FALSE, FALSE, TRUE);
     $query = "SELECT DISTINCT LEFT(contact_a.sort_name, 1) as sort_name
       {$sqlParts['from']}
-      {$sqlParts['where']}
-      {$sqlParts['having']}";
+      {$sqlParts['where']}";
     $dao = CRM_Core_DAO::executeQuery($query);
     return $dao;
   }