Hey,
includes/loop-portfolio.php and template-portfolio.php include the required query code to remove the javascript sorting bar delete following code in template-portfolio.php:
if(!empty($categories[0]))
{
$output = "<div id='js_sort_items' class='nudge'>";
$hide = "hidden";
if (isset($categories[1])){ $hide = ""; }
$output .= "<div class='sort_by_cat $hide '>";
$output .= "<span>".__('Show:','avia_framework')."</span>";
$output .= "<a href='#' id='all_sort' class='active_sort'>".__('All','avia_framework')."</a>";
foreach($categories as $category)
{
$output .= "<a href='#' id='".$category->category_nicename."_sort'>".$category->cat_name."</a>";
}
$output .= "</div>";
$output .= "<div class='sort_by_val'>";
$output .= "<span>".__('Sort by:','avia_framework')."</span>";
$output .= "<a href='#' id='date_sort' class='active_sort reversed'>".__('Date','avia_framework')."</a>";
$output .= "<a href='#' id='name_sort'>".__('Name','avia_framework')."</a>";
$output .= "</div></div>";
echo $output;
}