diff --git a/backend/app/views/spree/admin/shared/_tabs.html.erb b/backend/app/views/spree/admin/shared/_tabs.html.erb
index 8eb120a7590..fcb87e3d17e 100644
--- a/backend/app/views/spree/admin/shared/_tabs.html.erb
+++ b/backend/app/views/spree/admin/shared/_tabs.html.erb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<% Spree::Backend::Config.menu_items.sort_by { |item| item.position || Float::INFINITY }.each do |menu_item| %>
+<% Spree::Backend::Config.menu_items.each do |menu_item| %>
   <% if menu_item.render_in?(self) %>
     <%=
       tab(
diff --git a/backend/lib/spree/backend_configuration.rb b/backend/lib/spree/backend_configuration.rb
index 5983a25b070..82327787a6a 100644
--- a/backend/lib/spree/backend_configuration.rb
+++ b/backend/lib/spree/backend_configuration.rb
@@ -58,11 +58,6 @@ def theme_path(user_theme = nil)
     #
     # @!attribute menu_items
     #   @return [Array<Spree::BackendConfiguration::MenuItem>]
-    #
-    # Positioning can be determined by setting the position attribute to
-    # an Integer or nil. Menu Items will be rendered with smaller lower values
-    # first and higher values last. A position value of nil will cause the menu
-    # item to be rendered at the end of the list.
     attr_writer :menu_items
 
     # Return the menu items which should be drawn in the menu
@@ -86,14 +81,12 @@ def menu_items
             return_authorizations|
             shipments
           )}x,
-          position: 0
         ),
         MenuItem.new(
           label: :products,
           icon: 'th-large',
           condition: -> { can?(:admin, Spree::Product) },
           partial: 'spree/admin/shared/product_sub_menu',
-          position: 1,
           data_hook: :admin_product_sub_tabs,
           children: [
             MenuItem.new(
@@ -129,7 +122,6 @@ def menu_items
           condition: -> { can?(:admin, Spree::Promotion) },
           url: :admin_promotions_path,
           data_hook: :admin_promotion_sub_tabs,
-          position: 2,
           children: [
             MenuItem.new(
               label: :promotions,
@@ -147,7 +139,6 @@ def menu_items
           match_path: %r{/(stock_items)},
           condition: -> { can?(:admin, Spree::StockItem) },
           url: :admin_stock_items_path,
-          position: 3,
         ),
         MenuItem.new(
           label: :users,
@@ -155,7 +146,6 @@ def menu_items
           match_path: %r{/(users|store_credits)},
           condition: -> { Spree.user_class && can?(:admin, Spree.user_class) },
           url: :admin_users_path,
-          position: 4,
         ),
         MenuItem.new(
           label: :settings,
@@ -164,7 +154,6 @@ def menu_items
           partial: 'spree/admin/shared/settings_sub_menu',
           condition: -> { can? :admin, Spree::Store },
           url: :admin_stores_path,
-          position: 5,
           children: [
             MenuItem.new(
               label: :stores,
diff --git a/backend/lib/spree/backend_configuration/menu_item.rb b/backend/lib/spree/backend_configuration/menu_item.rb
index 6f5f1184b7a..32fd6122df2 100644
--- a/backend/lib/spree/backend_configuration/menu_item.rb
+++ b/backend/lib/spree/backend_configuration/menu_item.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ def sections # rubocop:disable Style/TrivialAccessors
       end
       deprecate sections: :label, deprecator: Spree::Deprecation
 
-      attr_accessor :position
+      attr_accessor :position # rubocop:disable Layout/EmptyLinesAroundAttributeAccessor
+      deprecate position: nil, deprecator: Spree::Deprecation
+      deprecate "position=": nil, deprecator: Spree::Deprecation
 
       # @param icon [String] The icon to draw for this menu item
       # @param condition [Proc] A proc which returns true if this menu item
@@ -21,8 +23,6 @@ def sections # rubocop:disable Style/TrivialAccessors
       #   menu item.
       # @param children [Array<Spree::BackendConfiguration::MenuItem>] An array
       # @param url [String|Symbol] A url where this link should send the user to or a Symbol representing a route name
-      # @param position [Integer] The position in which the menu item should render
-      #   nil will cause the item to render last
       # @param match_path [String, Regexp, callable] (nil) If the {url} to determine the active tab is ambigous
       #   you can pass a String, Regexp or callable to identify this menu item. The callable
       #   accepts a request object and returns a Boolean value.
@@ -60,9 +60,10 @@ def initialize(
         @partial = partial
         @children = children
         @url = url
-        @position = position
         @data_hook = data_hook
         @match_path = match_path
+
+        self.position = position if position # Use the setter to deprecate
       end
 
       def render_in?(view_context)