Workaround: public Form1() { InitializeComponent(); this.radPivotGrid1.GroupDescriptorElementCreating += radPivotGrid1_GroupDescriptorElementCreating; } private void radPivotGrid1_GroupDescriptorElementCreating(object sender, Telerik.WinControls.UI.GroupDescriptorElementCreatingEventArgs e) { FieldInfo fi = e.GroupDescriptorElement.GetType().GetField("filterPopup", BindingFlags.Instance | System.Reflection.BindingFlags.NonPublic); fi.SetValue(e.GroupDescriptorElement, new MyPivotGroupFilterPopup(e.GroupDescriptorElement) { Visible = false }); e.GroupDescriptorElement.SortDirectionArrow.Visibility = ElementVisibility.Collapsed; } public class MyPivotGroupFilterPopup : PivotGroupFilterPopup { public MyPivotGroupFilterPopup(PivotGroupDescriptorElement pivotGroupDescriptorElement) : base(pivotGroupDescriptorElement) { } protected override void LoadSettings() { base.LoadSettings(); this.Items.Remove(SortAZMenuItem); this.Items.Remove(SortZAMenuItem); this.Items.Remove(SortOptionsMenuItem); } }