diff --git a/src/stores/useDataStore/index.ts b/src/stores/useDataStore/index.ts
index 893eca4b3..2ee1201ee 100644
--- a/src/stores/useDataStore/index.ts
+++ b/src/stores/useDataStore/index.ts
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@ export const useDataStore = create<DataStore>()(
         ...(filterNodeTypes.length > 0 ? { node_type: JSON.stringify(filterNodeTypes) } : {}),
         ...(word ? { word } : {}),
         ...(aiRefId && AISearchQuery ? { previous_search_ref_id: aiRefId } : {}),
-        search_method: 'vector',
       }
 
       try {