diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/maintable/MainTableDataModel.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/maintable/MainTableDataModel.java
index bc91167bb88..310a128c422 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/maintable/MainTableDataModel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/maintable/MainTableDataModel.java
@@ -48,9 +48,8 @@ public MainTableDataModel(BibDatabaseContext context, PreferencesService prefere
         entriesFiltered = new FilteredList<>(entriesViewModel);
         entriesFiltered.predicateProperty().bind(
                 EasyBind.combine(stateManager.activeGroupProperty(),
-                        stateManager.activeSearchQueryProperty(),
                         groupsPreferences.groupViewModeProperty(),
-                        (groups, query, groupViewMode) -> entry -> isMatched(groups, query, entry))
+                        (groups, groupViewMode) -> entry -> isMatched(groups, Optional.empty(), entry))
         );
 
         IntegerProperty resultSize = new SimpleIntegerProperty();