diff --git a/desktop/src/features/home/lib/inbox.ts b/desktop/src/features/home/lib/inbox.ts
index 83ccc019c8..2bca6ffa88 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/home/lib/inbox.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/features/home/lib/inbox.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ export type InboxItem = {
   latestActivityAt: number;
   mentionNames: string[];
   preview: string;
-  searchableText: string;
   senderLabel: string;
   subject: string;
   timestampLabel: string;
@@ -328,16 +327,6 @@ export function buildInboxItems({
         latestActivityAt: group.latestActivityAt,
         mentionNames,
         preview,
-        searchableText: [
-          senderLabel,
-          subject,
-          preview,
-          ...group.items.map(feedPreview),
-          channelLabel ?? "",
-          categoryLabel,
-        ]
-          .join(" ")
-          .toLowerCase(),
         senderLabel,
         subject,
         timestampLabel: formatInboxTimestamp(group.latestActivityAt),
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/home/ui/HomeView.tsx b/desktop/src/features/home/ui/HomeView.tsx
index e282c4a531..a9509aa3df 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/home/ui/HomeView.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/features/home/ui/HomeView.tsx
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ export function HomeView({
   onRefresh,
 }: HomeViewProps) {
   const [filter, setFilter] = React.useState<InboxFilter>("all");
-  const [searchValue, setSearchValue] = React.useState("");
   const [selectedItemId, setSelectedItemId] = React.useState<string | null>(
     null,
   );
@@ -171,17 +170,8 @@ export function HomeView({
     [currentPubkey, feed, feedProfiles],
   );
   const filteredItems = React.useMemo(() => {
-    const normalizedQuery = searchValue.trim().toLowerCase();
-
-    return inboxItems.filter((item) => {
-      const matchesFilter = matchesInboxFilter(item, filter);
-      const matchesQuery =
-        normalizedQuery.length === 0 ||
-        item.searchableText.includes(normalizedQuery);
-
-      return matchesFilter && matchesQuery;
-    });
-  }, [filter, inboxItems, searchValue]);
+    return inboxItems.filter((item) => matchesInboxFilter(item, filter));
+  }, [filter, inboxItems]);
   const selectedItem =
     filteredItems.find((item) => item.id === selectedItemId) ?? null;
   const contextMessages = React.useMemo<InboxContextMessage[]>(() => {
@@ -299,12 +289,10 @@ export function HomeView({
           filter={filter}
           items={filteredItems}
           onFilterChange={setFilter}
-          onSearchChange={setSearchValue}
           onSelect={(itemId) => {
             setSelectedItemId(itemId);
             markDone(itemId);
           }}
-          searchValue={searchValue}
           selectedId={selectedItemId}
         />
 
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/home/ui/InboxListPane.tsx b/desktop/src/features/home/ui/InboxListPane.tsx
index ab1a1a0716..ac94f0aa8c 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/home/ui/InboxListPane.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/features/home/ui/InboxListPane.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
-import { Search } from "lucide-react";
-
 import type { InboxFilter, InboxItem } from "@/features/home/lib/inbox";
 import { cn } from "@/shared/lib/cn";
 import { Button } from "@/shared/ui/button";
-import { Input } from "@/shared/ui/input";
 import { UserAvatar } from "@/shared/ui/UserAvatar";
 
 const FILTER_OPTIONS: Array<{ label: string; value: InboxFilter }> = [
@@ -19,9 +16,7 @@ type InboxListPaneProps = {
   filter: InboxFilter;
   items: InboxItem[];
   onFilterChange: (filter: InboxFilter) => void;
-  onSearchChange: (value: string) => void;
   onSelect: (itemId: string) => void;
-  searchValue: string;
   selectedId: string | null;
 };
 
@@ -30,26 +25,13 @@ export function InboxListPane({
   filter,
   items,
   onFilterChange,
-  onSearchChange,
   onSelect,
-  searchValue,
   selectedId,
 }: InboxListPaneProps) {
   return (
     <section className="flex min-h-0 min-w-0 flex-col overflow-hidden border-r border-border/70 bg-background">
-      <div className="border-b border-border/70 px-4 pb-4 pt-3">
-        <div className="relative">
-          <Search className="pointer-events-none absolute left-3 top-1/2 h-4 w-4 -translate-y-1/2 text-muted-foreground" />
-          <Input
-            className="h-10 rounded-md border-border/70 bg-background pl-9 shadow-none"
-            data-testid="home-inbox-search"
-            onChange={(event) => onSearchChange(event.target.value)}
-            placeholder="Search mail"
-            value={searchValue}
-          />
-        </div>
-
-        <div className="mt-3 flex flex-wrap gap-1.5">
+      <div className="border-b border-border/70 px-4 pb-3 pt-3">
+        <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-1.5">
           {FILTER_OPTIONS.map((option) => (
             <Button
               className="h-7 rounded-none px-1 text-[11px] font-medium text-muted-foreground data-[active=true]:text-foreground"
@@ -77,7 +59,7 @@ export function InboxListPane({
                 No messages found
               </p>
               <p className="mt-1 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
-                Try a different search or switch back to all mail.
+                Switch back to all mail to see more messages.
               </p>
             </div>
           </div>