diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9144b63a4..08df31fa9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 1. [](#bugfix)
     * Remove disabled fields from the form schema
     * Fix issue when excluding `inlineJs` and `inlineCss` from Assets pipeline [#2468](https://github.com/getgrav/grav/issues/2468)
+    * Fix for manually set position on external URLs [#2470](https://github.com/getgrav/grav/issues/2470)
 
 # v1.6.6
 ## 04/17/2019
diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Common/Assets.php b/system/src/Grav/Common/Assets.php
index ca58b7440..82d395921 100644
--- a/system/src/Grav/Common/Assets.php
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Common/Assets.php
@@ -267,21 +267,6 @@ class Assets extends PropertyObject
     protected function filterAssets($assets, $key, $value, $sort = false)
     {
         $results = array_filter($assets, function($asset) use ($key, $value) {
-
-            if ($key === 'position' && $value === 'pipeline') {
-
-                $type = $asset->getType();
-
-                if ($asset->getRemote() && $this->{$type . '_pipeline_include_externals'} === false) {
-                    if ($this->{$type . '_pipeline_before_excludes'}) {
-                        $asset->setPosition('after');
-                    } else {
-                        $asset->setPosition('before');
-                    }
-                    return false;
-                }
-
-            }
             if ($asset[$key] === $value) return true;
             return false;
         });