diff --git a/src/scopes.rs b/src/scopes.rs
index e7ff960..8af8865 100644
--- a/src/scopes.rs
+++ b/src/scopes.rs
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for Scopes {
 /// Permission scope of the application.
 /// [Details on what each permission provides][1]
 /// [1]: https://github.com/tootsuite/documentation/blob/master/Using-the-API/OAuth-details.md)
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Eq, Hash, Serialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Serialize)]
 enum Scope {
     /// Read only permissions.
     #[serde(rename = "read")]
@@ -302,6 +302,12 @@ impl FromStr for Scope {
     }
 }
 
+impl PartialOrd for Scope {
+    fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &Scope) -> Option<Ordering> {
+       Some(self.cmp(other))
+    }
+}
+
 impl Ord for Scope {
     fn cmp(&self, other: &Scope) -> Ordering {
         match (*self, *other) {