diff --git a/src/ComponentPluginManager.php b/src/ComponentPluginManager.php
index 7fc24b851f2bbbec5670597108beb3aa073df7ba..cbec4c449b765467ecb7bd7bfec947c5c5c5f921 100644
--- a/src/ComponentPluginManager.php
+++ b/src/ComponentPluginManager.php
@@ -195,7 +195,9 @@ class ComponentPluginManager extends SdcPluginManager implements CategorizingPlu
       if ($a_group !== $b_group) {
         return strnatcasecmp($a_group, $b_group);
       }
-      return strnatcasecmp($a[$label_key], $b[$label_key]);
+      $a_label = preg_replace("/[^A-Za-z0-9 ]/", '', $a[$label_key]);
+      $b_label = preg_replace("/[^A-Za-z0-9 ]/", '', $b[$label_key]);
+      return strnatcasecmp($a_label, $b_label);
     });
     return $definitions;
   }