5 files changed, 3 insertions, 31 deletions

diff --git a/config/default.yaml b/config/default.yaml
index 19e2fcf3a..1b7c3314d 100644
--- a/config/default.yaml
+++ b/config/default.yaml
@@ -730,9 +730,9 @@ search:
     # You should deploy your own with https://framagit.org/framasoft/peertube/search-index,
     # and can use https://search.joinpeertube.org/ for tests, but keep in mind the latter is an unmoderated search index
     url: ''
-    # You can disable local search, so users only use the search index
+    # You can disable local search in the client, so users only use the search index
     disable_local_search: false
-    # If you did not disable local search, you can decide to use the search index by default
+    # If you did not disable local search in the client, you can decide to use the search index by default
     is_default_search: false
 
 # PeerTube client/interface configuration
diff --git a/server/helpers/custom-validators/search.ts b/server/helpers/custom-validators/search.ts
index a8f258838..6dba5d14e 100644
--- a/server/helpers/custom-validators/search.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/custom-validators/search.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ function isSearchTargetValid (value: SearchTargetType) {
 
   const searchIndexConfig = CONFIG.SEARCH.SEARCH_INDEX
 
-  if (value === 'local' && (!searchIndexConfig.ENABLED || !searchIndexConfig.DISABLE_LOCAL_SEARCH)) return true
+  if (value === 'local') return true
 
   if (value === 'search-index' && searchIndexConfig.ENABLED) return true
 
diff --git a/server/lib/search.ts b/server/lib/search.ts
index 2f4c5eed9..b3363fbec 100644
--- a/server/lib/search.ts
+++ b/server/lib/search.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ function isSearchIndexSearch (query: SearchTargetQuery) {
 
   if (searchIndexConfig.ENABLED !== true) return false
 
-  if (searchIndexConfig.DISABLE_LOCAL_SEARCH) return true
   if (searchIndexConfig.IS_DEFAULT_SEARCH && !query.searchTarget) return true
 
   return false
diff --git a/server/tests/api/check-params/search.ts b/server/tests/api/check-params/search.ts
index 91e9122a7..72c25ba33 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/check-params/search.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/check-params/search.ts
@@ -252,11 +252,6 @@ describe('Test videos API validator', function () {
         await updateSearchIndex(server, true, true)
 
         {
-          const customQuery = { ...query, searchTarget: 'local' }
-          await makeGetRequest({ url: server.url, path, query: customQuery, expectedStatus: HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400 })
-        }
-
-        {
           const customQuery = { ...query, searchTarget: 'search-index' }
           await makeGetRequest({ url: server.url, path, query: customQuery, expectedStatus: HttpStatusCode.OK_200 })
         }
diff --git a/server/tests/api/search/search-index.ts b/server/tests/api/search/search-index.ts
index c61ac441d..eae4391ec 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/search/search-index.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/search/search-index.ts
@@ -81,28 +81,6 @@ describe('Test index search', function () {
       const body = await command.searchChannels({ search: 'root' })
       expect(body.total).to.be.greaterThan(2)
     })
-
-    it('Should make an index videos search if local search is disabled', async function () {
-      await server.config.updateCustomSubConfig({
-        newConfig: {
-          search: {
-            searchIndex: {
-              enabled: true,
-              isDefaultSearch: false,
-              disableLocalSearch: true
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      })
-
-      const body = await command.searchVideos({ search: 'local video' })
-      expect(body.total).to.be.greaterThan(2)
-    })
-
-    it('Should make an index channels search if local search is disabled', async function () {
-      const body = await command.searchChannels({ search: 'root' })
-      expect(body.total).to.be.greaterThan(2)
-    })
   })
 
   describe('Videos search', async function () {