diff --git a/crates/apub/src/api/search.rs b/crates/apub/src/api/search.rs
index a2f2bfd39..f3cd36faf 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/api/search.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/api/search.rs
@@ -201,12 +201,6 @@ pub async fn search(
     }
   };
 
-  //filtering out removed comments from search results
-  let comments = comments
-    .into_iter()
-    .filter(|c| !c.comment.removed)
-    .collect();
-
   // Return the jwt
   Ok(Json(SearchResponse {
     type_: search_type,