diff --git a/demo/markdownlint-browser.js b/demo/markdownlint-browser.js
index 1673603c..2110ac35 100644
--- a/demo/markdownlint-browser.js
+++ b/demo/markdownlint-browser.js
@@ -2672,7 +2672,6 @@ module.exports = {
                     paragraphLineNumbers.push(i + 1);
                 }
             });
-            paragraphLineNumbers.sort(numericSortAscending);
             filterTokens(params, "inline", (token) => {
                 if (token.children.some((child) => child.type === "code_inline")) {
                     const tokenLines = params.lines.slice(token.map[0], token.map[1]);
@@ -2684,7 +2683,6 @@ module.exports = {
                     });
                 }
             });
-            codeInlineLineNumbers.sort(numericSortAscending);
         }
         const expected = (brSpaces < 2) ? 0 : brSpaces;
         forEachLine(lineMetadata(), (line, lineIndex, inCode) => {
diff --git a/lib/md009.js b/lib/md009.js
index 8efff15b..7436ada0 100644
--- a/lib/md009.js
+++ b/lib/md009.js
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ module.exports = {
           paragraphLineNumbers.push(i + 1);
         }
       });
-      paragraphLineNumbers.sort(numericSortAscending);
       filterTokens(params, "inline", (token) => {
         if (token.children.some((child) => child.type === "code_inline")) {
           const tokenLines = params.lines.slice(token.map[0], token.map[1]);
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@ module.exports = {
           });
         }
       });
-      codeInlineLineNumbers.sort(numericSortAscending);
     }
     const expected = (brSpaces < 2) ? 0 : brSpaces;
     forEachLine(lineMetadata(), (line, lineIndex, inCode) => {
diff --git a/test/hard-line-breaks.md b/test/hard-line-breaks.md
index ee0b9692..3541c216 100644
--- a/test/hard-line-breaks.md
+++ b/test/hard-line-breaks.md
@@ -62,6 +62,14 @@ text `code
 span code  
 span` text  
 
+Text text  
+
+Text `code span` text  
+
+Text text  
+`code span`  
+text text  
+
 {MD009:9}
 {MD009:24}
 {MD009:32}
@@ -75,3 +83,6 @@ span` text
 {MD009:61}
 {MD009:62}
 {MD009:63}
+{MD009:65}
+{MD009:67}
+{MD009:71}
diff --git a/test/snapshots/markdownlint-test-scenarios.js.md b/test/snapshots/markdownlint-test-scenarios.js.md
index 6458576e..76a35b5d 100644
--- a/test/snapshots/markdownlint-test-scenarios.js.md
+++ b/test/snapshots/markdownlint-test-scenarios.js.md
@@ -12167,6 +12167,63 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
             'no-trailing-spaces',
           ],
         },
+        {
+          errorContext: null,
+          errorDetail: 'Expected: 0 or 2; Actual: 2',
+          errorRange: [
+            10,
+            2,
+          ],
+          fixInfo: {
+            deleteCount: 2,
+            editColumn: 10,
+          },
+          lineNumber: 65,
+          ruleDescription: 'Trailing spaces',
+          ruleInformation: 'https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.0.0/doc/Rules.md#md009',
+          ruleNames: [
+            'MD009',
+            'no-trailing-spaces',
+          ],
+        },
+        {
+          errorContext: null,
+          errorDetail: 'Expected: 0 or 2; Actual: 2',
+          errorRange: [
+            22,
+            2,
+          ],
+          fixInfo: {
+            deleteCount: 2,
+            editColumn: 22,
+          },
+          lineNumber: 67,
+          ruleDescription: 'Trailing spaces',
+          ruleInformation: 'https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.0.0/doc/Rules.md#md009',
+          ruleNames: [
+            'MD009',
+            'no-trailing-spaces',
+          ],
+        },
+        {
+          errorContext: null,
+          errorDetail: 'Expected: 0 or 2; Actual: 2',
+          errorRange: [
+            10,
+            2,
+          ],
+          fixInfo: {
+            deleteCount: 2,
+            editColumn: 10,
+          },
+          lineNumber: 71,
+          ruleDescription: 'Trailing spaces',
+          ruleInformation: 'https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.0.0/doc/Rules.md#md009',
+          ruleNames: [
+            'MD009',
+            'no-trailing-spaces',
+          ],
+        },
       ],
       fixed: `# Hard Line Breaks␊
       ␊
@@ -12232,6 +12289,14 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
       span code␊
       span\` text␊
       ␊
+      Text text␊
+      ␊
+      Text \`code span\` text␊
+      ␊
+      Text text  ␊
+      \`code span\`  ␊
+      text text␊
+      ␊
       {MD009:9}␊
       {MD009:24}␊
       {MD009:32}␊
@@ -12245,6 +12310,9 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
       {MD009:61}␊
       {MD009:62}␊
       {MD009:63}␊
+      {MD009:65}␊
+      {MD009:67}␊
+      {MD009:71}␊
       `,
     }
 
diff --git a/test/snapshots/markdownlint-test-scenarios.js.snap b/test/snapshots/markdownlint-test-scenarios.js.snap
index ab4979f2..007fe733 100644
Binary files a/test/snapshots/markdownlint-test-scenarios.js.snap and b/test/snapshots/markdownlint-test-scenarios.js.snap differ