diff --git a/conf/dlggeneralbase.ui b/conf/dlggeneralbase.ui
index 242fd8f93..28e646aa5 100644
--- a/conf/dlggeneralbase.ui
+++ b/conf/dlggeneralbase.ui
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>282</width>
-    <height>387</height>
+    <width>287</width>
+    <height>361</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" >
@@ -67,16 +67,6 @@
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="kcfg_ShowSearchBar" >
-          <property name="enabled" >
-           <bool>true</bool>
-          </property>
-          <property name="text" >
-           <string>Show &amp;search bar in thumbnails list</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
         <item>
          <widget class="QCheckBox" name="kcfg_SyncThumbnailsViewport" >
           <property name="enabled" >
diff --git a/conf/okular.kcfg b/conf/okular.kcfg
index a045af78d..9490564f9 100644
--- a/conf/okular.kcfg
+++ b/conf/okular.kcfg
@@ -169,9 +169,6 @@
   <entry key="FilterBookmarks" type="Bool" >
    <default>false</default>
   </entry>
-  <entry key="ShowSearchBar" type="Bool" >
-   <default>true</default>
-  </entry>
   <entry key="SyncThumbnailsViewport" type="Bool" >
    <default>true</default>
   </entry>
diff --git a/part.cpp b/part.cpp
index 8bcc733ee..95eab75ee 100644
--- a/part.cpp
+++ b/part.cpp
@@ -1246,10 +1246,6 @@ void Part::slotNewConfig()
         m_watcher->stopScan();
     }
 
-    bool showSearch = Okular::Settings::showSearchBar();
-    if ( !m_searchWidget->isHidden() != showSearch )
-        m_searchWidget->setVisible( showSearch );
-
     // Main View (pageView)
     m_pageView->reparseConfig();