diff --git a/app/controllers/concerns/search/query_terms_scoped.rb b/app/controllers/concerns/search/query_terms_scoped.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 11b88cdf2..000000000
--- a/app/controllers/concerns/search/query_terms_scoped.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-module Search::QueryTermsScoped
-  extend ActiveSupport::Concern
-
-  included do
-    before_action :set_query_terms
-  end
-
-  private
-    def set_query_terms
-      @query_terms = params[:q]
-    end
-end
diff --git a/app/controllers/searches/queries_controller.rb b/app/controllers/searches/queries_controller.rb
index f6b474baa..5dae4b1c6 100644
--- a/app/controllers/searches/queries_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/searches/queries_controller.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 class Searches::QueriesController < ApplicationController
-  include Search::QueryTermsScoped
-
   def create
-    Current.user.remember_search(@query_terms)
+    Current.user.remember_search(params[:q])
     head :ok
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/searches_controller.rb b/app/controllers/searches_controller.rb
index ad9f7a690..b36d0b0d7 100644
--- a/app/controllers/searches_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/searches_controller.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 class SearchesController < ApplicationController
-  include Search::QueryTermsScoped, Turbo::DriveHelper
+  include Turbo::DriveHelper
 
   def show
-    if card = Current.user.accessible_cards.find_by_id(@query_terms)
+    if card = Current.user.accessible_cards.find_by_id(params[:q])
       @card = card
     else
       perform_search
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class SearchesController < ApplicationController
 
   private
     def perform_search
-      set_page_and_extract_portion_from Current.user.search(@query_terms)
+      set_page_and_extract_portion_from Current.user.search(params[:q])
       @recent_search_queries = Current.user.search_queries.order(updated_at: :desc).limit(10)
     end
 end