diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-searx b/src/freedombone-app-searx
index a5de0ae9..b14b4624 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-searx
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-searx
@@ -846,7 +846,6 @@ function remove_searx {
     remove_completion_param install_searx
     sed -i '/Search engine /d' $COMPLETION_FILE
     sed -i '/searx /d' $COMPLETION_FILE
-    update_default_search_engine
 }
 
 function install_searx {
@@ -1012,8 +1011,6 @@ function install_searx {
     systemctl daemon-reload
     systemctl start searx.service
 
-    update_default_search_engine
-
     SEARX_PASSWORD="$(create_password ${MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH})"
     ${PROJECT_NAME}-pass -u $MY_USERNAME -a searx -p "$SEARX_PASSWORD"
     if grep -q "$MY_USERNAME:" /etc/nginx/.htpasswd; then
diff --git a/src/freedombone-utils-web b/src/freedombone-utils-web
index 2376ee9d..a63dda38 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-utils-web
+++ b/src/freedombone-utils-web
@@ -535,10 +535,6 @@ function install_dynamicdns {
 }
 
 function update_default_search_engine {
-    if [ -f /var/lib/tor/hidden_service_searx/hostname ]; then
-        DEFAULT_SEARCH="http://$(cat /var/lib/tor/hidden_service_searx/hostname)"
-    fi
-
     for d in /home/*/ ; do
         USERNAME=$(echo "$d" | awk -F '/' '{print $3}')
         if [[ $(is_valid_user "$USERNAME") == "1" ]]; then