diff --git a/openbb_terminal/stocks/stocks_controller.py b/openbb_terminal/stocks/stocks_controller.py
index 89d4e26530e..3abbc5dca97 100644
--- a/openbb_terminal/stocks/stocks_controller.py
+++ b/openbb_terminal/stocks/stocks_controller.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from typing import List, Optional
 
 import financedatabase as fd
-import yfinance as yf
 
 from openbb_terminal import feature_flags as obbff
 from openbb_terminal.common import feedparser_view, newsapi_view
@@ -550,15 +549,9 @@ class StocksController(StockBaseController):
                 self.ticker = ns_parser.ticker
                 self.custom_load_wrapper([self.ticker])
             if self.ticker:
-                try:
-                    d_stock = yf.Ticker(self.ticker).info
-                except TypeError:
-                    d_stock = dict()
                 if ns_parser.source == "NewsApi":
                     newsapi_view.display_news(
-                        query=d_stock["shortName"].replace(" ", "+")
-                        if "shortName" in d_stock
-                        else self.ticker,
+                        query=self.ticker,
                         limit=ns_parser.limit,
                         start_date=ns_parser.n_start_date.strftime("%Y-%m-%d"),
                         show_newest=ns_parser.n_oldest,
@@ -566,9 +559,7 @@ class StocksController(StockBaseController):
                     )
                 elif ns_parser.source == "Feedparser":
                     feedparser_view.display_news(
-                        term=d_stock["shortName"].replace(" ", "+")
-                        if "shortName" in d_stock
-                        else self.ticker,
+                        term=self.ticker,
                         sources=ns_parser.sources,
                         limit=ns_parser.limit,
                         export=ns_parser.export,
diff --git a/tests/openbb_terminal/stocks/test_stocks_controller.py b/tests/openbb_terminal/stocks/test_stocks_controller.py
index b587959285c..edaa47e63e0 100644
--- a/tests/openbb_terminal/stocks/test_stocks_controller.py
+++ b/tests/openbb_terminal/stocks/test_stocks_controller.py
@@ -436,14 +436,6 @@ def test_call_func(
     )
 
     # MOCK TICKER + INFO
-    mocker.patch(
-        target=f"{path_controller}.yf.Ticker",
-    )
-    mocker.patch(
-        target=f"{path_controller}.yf.Ticker.info",
-        return_value={"shortName": "MOCK_SHORT_NAME"},
-    )
-
     if mocked_func:
         mock = mocker.Mock()
         mocker.patch(