diff --git a/src/gcal-application.c b/src/gcal-application.c
index 637159fb..f8a476b1 100644
--- a/src/gcal-application.c
+++ b/src/gcal-application.c
@@ -203,8 +203,6 @@ gcal_application_launch_search (GSimpleAction *search,
                                 GVariant      *parameter,
                                 gpointer       app)
 {
-  GcalApplication *self = GCAL_APPLICATION (app);
-  gcal_window_set_search_mode (GCAL_WINDOW (self->window), TRUE);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/src/gcal-shell-search-provider.c b/src/gcal-shell-search-provider.c
index 795a5602..7e8edb22 100644
--- a/src/gcal-shell-search-provider.c
+++ b/src/gcal-shell-search-provider.c
@@ -278,10 +278,7 @@ launch_search_cb (GcalShellSearchProvider  *self,
   terms_joined = g_strjoinv (" ", terms);
   window = (GcalWindow *) gtk_application_get_active_window (GTK_APPLICATION (application));
   if (window)
-    {
-      gcal_window_set_search_mode (window, TRUE);
-      gcal_window_set_search_query (window, terms_joined);
-    }
+    gcal_window_set_search_query (window, terms_joined);
 
   GCAL_RETURN (TRUE);
 }
diff --git a/src/gcal-window.c b/src/gcal-window.c
index 06b22dcb..efa5f620 100644
--- a/src/gcal-window.c
+++ b/src/gcal-window.c
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ struct _GcalWindow
 
   /* states */
   gboolean            new_event_mode;
-  gboolean            search_mode;
 
   NewEventData       *event_creation_data;
 
@@ -1200,24 +1199,6 @@ gcal_window_new_with_date (GcalApplication *app,
                        NULL);
 }
 
-/**
- * gcal_window_set_search_mode:
- * @self: a #GcalWindow
- * @enabled: whether the search mode is enabled or not
- *
- * Sets whether #GcalWindow is in search mode. This is used by
- * #GcalShellSearchProvider to respond to the user clicking on
- * GNOME Calendar icon at the search.
- */
-void
-gcal_window_set_search_mode (GcalWindow *self,
-                             gboolean    enabled)
-{
-  g_return_if_fail (GCAL_IS_WINDOW (self));
-
-  self->search_mode = enabled;
-}
-
 /**
  * gcal_window_set_search_query:
  * @self: a #GcalWindow
diff --git a/src/gcal-window.h b/src/gcal-window.h
index 4df9faa5..d7c58b46 100644
--- a/src/gcal-window.h
+++ b/src/gcal-window.h
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@ G_DECLARE_FINAL_TYPE (GcalWindow, gcal_window, GCAL, WINDOW, GtkApplicationWindo
 GtkWidget*           gcal_window_new_with_date                  (GcalApplication     *app,
                                                                  GDateTime           *date);
 
-void                 gcal_window_set_search_mode                (GcalWindow          *self,
-                                                                 gboolean             enabled);
-
 void                 gcal_window_set_search_query               (GcalWindow          *self,
                                                                 const gchar          *query);