diff --git a/public/src/client/users.js b/public/src/client/users.js
index 24aa1730bb..a32cf3841e 100644
--- a/public/src/client/users.js
+++ b/public/src/client/users.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
-/* globals define, socket, app, ajaxify, templates */
+/* globals define, socket, app, templates, bootbox */
 
 define('forum/users', ['translator'], function(translator) {
 	var	Users = {};
@@ -104,15 +104,12 @@ define('forum/users', ['translator'], function(translator) {
 
 	function doSearch(page) {
 		var username = $('#search-user').val();
-		var notify = $('#user-notfound-notify');
 		page = page || 1;
 
 		if (!username) {
 			return loadPage(page);
 		}
 
-		notify.html('<i class="fa fa-spinner fa-spin"></i>');
-
 		socket.emit('user.search', {
 			query: username,
 			page: page,
@@ -121,28 +118,15 @@ define('forum/users', ['translator'], function(translator) {
 			onlineOnly: $('.search .online-only').is(':checked')
 		}, function(err, data) {
 			if (err) {
-				resetSearchNotify();
 				return app.alertError(err.message);
 			}
 
-			if (!data) {
-				return resetSearchNotify();
-			}
-
 			renderSearchResults(data);
 		});
 	}
 
-	function resetSearchNotify() {
-		var notify = $('#user-notfound-notify');
-		notify.html('<i class="fa fa-search"></i>');
-		notify.parent().removeClass('btn-warning label-warning btn-success label-success');
-	}
-
-
 	function loadPage(page) {
 		socket.emit('user.loadSearchPage', {page: page, onlineOnly: $('.search .online-only').is(':checked')}, function(err, data) {
-			resetSearchNotify();
 			if (err) {
 				return app.alertError(err.message);
 			}
@@ -152,7 +136,7 @@ define('forum/users', ['translator'], function(translator) {
 	}
 
 	function renderSearchResults(data) {
-		var notify = $('#user-notfound-notify');
+		$('#load-more-users-btn').addClass('hide');
 		templates.parse('partials/paginator', {pagination: data.pagination}, function(html) {
 			$('.pagination-container').replaceWith(html);
 		});
@@ -160,20 +144,9 @@ define('forum/users', ['translator'], function(translator) {
 		templates.parse('users', 'users', data, function(html) {
 			translator.translate(html, function(translated) {
 				$('#users-container').html(translated);
-
-				if (!data.users.length) {
-					translator.translate('[[error:no-user]]', function(translated) {
-						notify.html(translated);
-						notify.parent().removeClass('btn-success label-success').addClass('btn-warning label-warning');
-					});
-				} else {
-					translator.translate('[[users:users-found-search-took, ' + data.matchCount + ', ' + data.timing + ']]', function(translated) {
-						notify.html(translated);
-						notify.parent().removeClass('btn-warning label-warning').addClass('btn-success label-success');
-					});
-				}
 			});
 		});
+
 	}
 
 	function onUserStatusChange(data) {
diff --git a/src/controllers/users.js b/src/controllers/users.js
index 189a98df5c..2d46694dfd 100644
--- a/src/controllers/users.js
+++ b/src/controllers/users.js
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ usersController.getOnlineUsers = function(req, res, next) {
 
 		var userData = {
 			'route_users:online': true,
-			search_display: 'hidden',
 			loadmore_display: results.count > 50 ? 'block' : 'hide',
 			users: results.users,
 			anonymousUserCount: websockets.getOnlineAnonCount(),
@@ -94,7 +93,6 @@ usersController.getUsers = function(set, start, stop, req, res, next) {
 
 		var pageCount = Math.ceil(data.count / (parseInt(meta.config.userSearchResultsPerPage, 10) || 20));
 		var userData = {
-			search_display: 'hidden',
 			loadmore_display: data.count > (stop - start + 1) ? 'block' : 'hide',
 			users: data.users,
 			pagination: pagination.create(1, pageCount),
@@ -126,29 +124,6 @@ usersController.getUsersAndCount = function(set, uid, start, stop, callback) {
 	});
 };
 
-usersController.getUsersForSearch = function(req, res, next) {
-	if (!req.uid && parseInt(meta.config.allowGuestUserSearching, 10) !== 1) {
-		return helpers.notAllowed(req, res);
-	}
-	var resultsPerPage = parseInt(meta.config.userSearchResultsPerPage, 10) || 20;
-
-	usersController.getUsersAndCount('users:joindate', req.uid, 0, resultsPerPage - 1, function(err, data) {
-		if (err) {
-			return next(err);
-		}
-
-		var userData = {
-			search_display: 'block',
-			loadmore_display: 'hidden',
-			users: data.users,
-			title: '[[pages:users/search]]',
-			breadcrumbs: helpers.buildBreadcrumbs([{text: '[[global:users]]', url: '/users'}, {text: '[[global:search]]'}])
-		};
-
-		render(req, res, userData, next);
-	});
-};
-
 function render(req, res, data, next) {
 	plugins.fireHook('filter:users.build', { req: req, res: res, templateData: data }, function(err, data) {
 		if (err) {
diff --git a/src/routes/index.js b/src/routes/index.js
index 2331fc8c95..c51f23d0bc 100644
--- a/src/routes/index.js
+++ b/src/routes/index.js
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@ function userRoutes(app, middleware, controllers) {
 	setupPageRoute(app, '/users/online', middleware, middlewares, controllers.users.getOnlineUsers);
 	setupPageRoute(app, '/users/sort-posts', middleware, middlewares, controllers.users.getUsersSortedByPosts);
 	setupPageRoute(app, '/users/sort-reputation', middleware, middlewares, controllers.users.getUsersSortedByReputation);
-	setupPageRoute(app, '/users/search', middleware, middlewares, controllers.users.getUsersForSearch);
- }
+}
 
 
 function groupRoutes(app, middleware, controllers) {