diff --git a/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/pv_controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/pv_controller_test.go
index 7d11120d023..a40921a51ba 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/pv_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/pv_controller_test.go
@@ -773,23 +773,6 @@ func TestRetroactiveStorageClassAssignment(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
-		{
-			storageClasses: []*storagev1.StorageClass{
-				makeDefaultStorageClass(classGold, &modeImmediate),
-				makeDefaultStorageClass(classSilver, &modeImmediate)},
-			tests: []controllerTest{
-				{
-					name:            "15-2 - pvc storage class is not assigned retroactively if there are multiple default storage classes",
-					initialVolumes:  novolumes,
-					expectedVolumes: novolumes,
-					initialClaims:   newClaimArray("claim15-2", "uid15-2", "1Gi", "", v1.ClaimPending, nil),
-					expectedClaims:  newClaimArray("claim15-2", "uid15-2", "1Gi", "", v1.ClaimPending, nil),
-					expectedEvents:  noevents,
-					errors:          noerrors,
-					test:            testSyncClaim,
-				},
-			},
-		},
 		{
 			storageClasses: []*storagev1.StorageClass{
 				makeDefaultStorageClass(classGold, &modeImmediate),
@@ -844,6 +827,23 @@ func TestRetroactiveStorageClassAssignment(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			storageClasses: []*storagev1.StorageClass{
+				makeDefaultStorageClass(classGold, &modeImmediate),
+				makeDefaultStorageClass(classSilver, &modeImmediate)},
+			tests: []controllerTest{
+				{
+					name:            "15-2 - pvc storage class is assigned retroactively if there are multiple default storage classes",
+					initialVolumes:  novolumes,
+					expectedVolumes: novolumes,
+					initialClaims:   newClaimArray("claim15-2", "uid15-2", "1Gi", "", v1.ClaimPending, nil),
+					expectedClaims:  newClaimArray("claim15-2", "uid15-2", "1Gi", "", v1.ClaimPending, &classGold),
+					expectedEvents:  noevents,
+					errors:          noerrors,
+					test:            testSyncClaim,
+				},
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			storageClasses: []*storagev1.StorageClass{
 				makeDefaultStorageClass(classGold, &modeImmediate),
diff --git a/pkg/volume/util/storageclass.go b/pkg/volume/util/storageclass.go
index fd1e9c4fddf..d2098c25800 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/util/storageclass.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/util/storageclass.go
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ func GetDefaultClass(lister storagev1listers.StorageClassLister) (*storagev1.Sto
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 
+	// Primary sort by creation timestamp, newest first
+	// Secondary sort by class name, ascending order
 	sort.Slice(defaultClasses, func(i, j int) bool {
 		if defaultClasses[i].CreationTimestamp.UnixNano() == defaultClasses[j].CreationTimestamp.UnixNano() {
 			return defaultClasses[i].Name < defaultClasses[j].Name
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/admission/storage/storageclass/setdefault/admission.go b/plugin/pkg/admission/storage/storageclass/setdefault/admission.go
index 4772996a1a7..aa4c1c14ba7 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/admission/storage/storageclass/setdefault/admission.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/admission/storage/storageclass/setdefault/admission.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/util"
 
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"