diff --git a/src/view/screens/Search.web.tsx b/src/view/screens/Search.web.tsx
index b85ed946..886d49af 100644
--- a/src/view/screens/Search.web.tsx
+++ b/src/view/screens/Search.web.tsx
@@ -1,46 +1,23 @@
 import React from 'react'
-import {
-  Keyboard,
-  StyleSheet,
-  TextInput,
-  TouchableOpacity,
-  View,
-} from 'react-native'
+import {StyleSheet, View} from 'react-native'
 import {ScrollView} from '../com/util/Views'
 import {observer} from 'mobx-react-lite'
-import {UserAvatar} from '../com/util/UserAvatar'
-import {Text} from '../com/util/text/Text'
 import {ScreenParams} from '../routes'
 import {useStores} from 'state/index'
-import {UserAutocompleteViewModel} from 'state/models/user-autocomplete-view'
 import {s} from 'lib/styles'
-import {MagnifyingGlassIcon} from 'lib/icons'
-import {ViewHeader} from '../com/util/ViewHeader'
 import {WhoToFollow} from '../com/discover/WhoToFollow'
 import {SuggestedPosts} from '../com/discover/SuggestedPosts'
-import {ProfileCard} from '../com/profile/ProfileCard'
 import {usePalette} from 'lib/hooks/usePalette'
 import {useOnMainScroll} from 'lib/hooks/useOnMainScroll'
-import {useAnalytics} from 'lib/analytics'
 
-const MENU_HITSLOP = {left: 10, top: 10, right: 30, bottom: 10}
 const FIVE_MIN = 5 * 60 * 1e3
 
-export const Search = observer(({navIdx, visible, params}: ScreenParams) => {
+export const Search = observer(({navIdx, visible}: ScreenParams) => {
   const pal = usePalette('default')
   const store = useStores()
-  const {track} = useAnalytics()
   const scrollElRef = React.useRef<ScrollView>(null)
   const onMainScroll = useOnMainScroll(store)
-  const textInput = React.useRef<TextInput>(null)
   const [lastRenderTime, setRenderTime] = React.useState<number>(Date.now()) // used to trigger reloads
-  const [isInputFocused, setIsInputFocused] = React.useState<boolean>(false)
-  const [query, setQuery] = React.useState<string>('')
-  const autocompleteView = React.useMemo<UserAutocompleteViewModel>(
-    () => new UserAutocompleteViewModel(store),
-    [store],
-  )
-  const {name} = params
 
   const onSoftReset = () => {
     scrollElRef.current?.scrollTo({x: 0, y: 0})
@@ -58,117 +35,22 @@ export const Search = observer(({navIdx, visible, params}: ScreenParams) => {
         setRenderTime(Date.now()) // trigger reload of suggestions
       }
       store.shell.setMinimalShellMode(false)
-      autocompleteView.setup()
       store.nav.setTitle(navIdx, 'Search')
     }
     return cleanup
-  }, [store, visible, name, navIdx, autocompleteView, lastRenderTime])
-
-  const onPressMenu = () => {
-    track('ViewHeader:MenuButtonClicked')
-    store.shell.setMainMenuOpen(true)
-  }
-
-  const onChangeQuery = (text: string) => {
-    setQuery(text)
-    if (text.length > 0) {
-      autocompleteView.setActive(true)
-      autocompleteView.setPrefix(text)
-    } else {
-      autocompleteView.setActive(false)
-    }
-  }
-  const onPressCancelSearch = () => {
-    setQuery('')
-    autocompleteView.setActive(false)
-  }
+  }, [store, visible, navIdx, lastRenderTime])
 
   return (
-    <View style={s.hContentRegion}>
-      <ViewHeader title="Explore" />
-      <ScrollView
-        ref={scrollElRef}
-        testID="searchScrollView"
-        style={[pal.view, styles.container]}
-        onScroll={onMainScroll}
-        scrollEventThrottle={100}>
-        <View style={[pal.view, pal.border, styles.header]}>
-          <TouchableOpacity
-            testID="viewHeaderBackOrMenuBtn"
-            onPress={onPressMenu}
-            hitSlop={MENU_HITSLOP}
-            style={styles.headerMenuBtn}>
-            <UserAvatar
-              size={30}
-              handle={store.me.handle}
-              displayName={store.me.displayName}
-              avatar={store.me.avatar}
-            />
-          </TouchableOpacity>
-          <View
-            style={[
-              {backgroundColor: pal.colors.backgroundLight},
-              styles.headerSearchContainer,
-            ]}>
-            <MagnifyingGlassIcon
-              style={[pal.icon, styles.headerSearchIcon]}
-              size={21}
-            />
-            <TextInput
-              testID="searchTextInput"
-              ref={textInput}
-              placeholder="Search"
-              placeholderTextColor={pal.colors.textLight}
-              selectTextOnFocus
-              returnKeyType="search"
-              value={query}
-              style={[pal.text, styles.headerSearchInput]}
-              onFocus={() => setIsInputFocused(true)}
-              onBlur={() => setIsInputFocused(false)}
-              onChangeText={onChangeQuery}
-            />
-          </View>
-          {query ? (
-            <View style={styles.headerCancelBtn}>
-              <TouchableOpacity onPress={onPressCancelSearch}>
-                <Text>Cancel</Text>
-              </TouchableOpacity>
-            </View>
-          ) : undefined}
-        </View>
-        {query && autocompleteView.searchRes.length ? (
-          <>
-            {autocompleteView.searchRes.map(item => (
-              <ProfileCard
-                key={item.did}
-                handle={item.handle}
-                displayName={item.displayName}
-                avatar={item.avatar}
-              />
-            ))}
-          </>
-        ) : query && !autocompleteView.searchRes.length ? (
-          <View>
-            <Text style={[pal.textLight, styles.searchPrompt]}>
-              No results found for {autocompleteView.prefix}
-            </Text>
-          </View>
-        ) : isInputFocused ? (
-          <View>
-            <Text style={[pal.textLight, styles.searchPrompt]}>
-              Search for users on the network
-            </Text>
-          </View>
-        ) : (
-          <ScrollView onScroll={Keyboard.dismiss}>
-            <WhoToFollow key={`wtf-${lastRenderTime}`} />
-            <SuggestedPosts key={`sp-${lastRenderTime}`} />
-            <View style={s.footerSpacer} />
-          </ScrollView>
-        )}
-        <View style={s.footerSpacer} />
-      </ScrollView>
-    </View>
+    <ScrollView
+      ref={scrollElRef}
+      testID="searchScrollView"
+      style={[pal.view, styles.container]}
+      onScroll={onMainScroll}
+      scrollEventThrottle={100}>
+      <WhoToFollow key={`wtf-${lastRenderTime}`} />
+      <SuggestedPosts key={`sp-${lastRenderTime}`} />
+      <View style={s.footerSpacer} />
+    </ScrollView>
   )
 })