diff --git a/src/search.js b/src/search.js
index c1463486d2..cbd4e4f40c 100644
--- a/src/search.js
+++ b/src/search.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ const search = module.exports;
 
 search.search = async function (data) {
 	const start = process.hrtime();
-	data.searchIn = data.searchIn || 'titlesposts';
 	data.sortBy = data.sortBy || 'relevance';
 
 	let result;
diff --git a/test/search.js b/test/search.js
index e86d48bc48..14179ad5cd 100644
--- a/test/search.js
+++ b/test/search.js
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ describe('Search', () => {
 	it('should not find anything', (done) => {
 		search.search({
 			query: 'xxxxxxxxxxxxxx',
+			searchIn: 'titles',
 		}, (err, data) => {
 			assert.ifError(err);
 			assert(Array.isArray(data.posts));