diff --git a/wp-includes/comment-template.php b/wp-includes/comment-template.php
index 8dd612edc..5e626a483 100644
--- a/wp-includes/comment-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/comment-template.php
@@ -814,11 +814,11 @@ function comments_template( $file = '/comments.php', $separate_comments = false
 
 	/** @todo Use API instead of SELECTs. */
 	if ( $user_ID) {
-		$comments = $wpdb->get_results($wpdb->prepare("SELECT * FROM $wpdb->comments WHERE comment_post_ID = %d AND (comment_approved = '1' OR ( user_id = %d AND comment_approved = '0' ) )  ORDER BY comment_date", $post->ID, $user_ID));
+		$comments = $wpdb->get_results($wpdb->prepare("SELECT * FROM $wpdb->comments WHERE comment_post_ID = %d AND (comment_approved = '1' OR ( user_id = %d AND comment_approved = '0' ) )  ORDER BY comment_date_gmt", $post->ID, $user_ID));
 	} else if ( empty($comment_author) ) {
-		$comments = $wpdb->get_results($wpdb->prepare("SELECT * FROM $wpdb->comments WHERE comment_post_ID = %d AND comment_approved = '1' ORDER BY comment_date", $post->ID));
+		$comments = get_comments( array('post_id' => $post->ID, 'status' => 'approve', 'order' => 'ASC') );
 	} else {
-		$comments = $wpdb->get_results($wpdb->prepare("SELECT * FROM $wpdb->comments WHERE comment_post_ID = %d AND ( comment_approved = '1' OR ( comment_author = %s AND comment_author_email = %s AND comment_approved = '0' ) ) ORDER BY comment_date", $post->ID, $comment_author, $comment_author_email));
+		$comments = $wpdb->get_results($wpdb->prepare("SELECT * FROM $wpdb->comments WHERE comment_post_ID = %d AND ( comment_approved = '1' OR ( comment_author = %s AND comment_author_email = %s AND comment_approved = '0' ) ) ORDER BY comment_date_gmt", $post->ID, $comment_author, $comment_author_email));
 	}
 
 	// keep $comments for legacy's sake