diff --git a/src/hooks/useSearchSelector.base.ts b/src/hooks/useSearchSelector.base.ts
index 2fdd9fd33ee36..2295ba794f5cb 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useSearchSelector.base.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useSearchSelector.base.ts
@@ -268,7 +268,6 @@ function useSearchSelectorBase({
                     searchString: computedSearchTerm,
                     includeUserToInvite,
                     includeCurrentUser,
-                    shouldAcceptName: true,
                 });
             default:
                 return getEmptyOptions();
diff --git a/src/libs/OptionsListUtils/index.ts b/src/libs/OptionsListUtils/index.ts
index 863979a1513e3..404d7a4d021aa 100644
--- a/src/libs/OptionsListUtils/index.ts
+++ b/src/libs/OptionsListUtils/index.ts
@@ -2091,7 +2091,6 @@ function getValidOptions(
         maxElements,
         includeUserToInvite = false,
         maxRecentReportElements = undefined,
-        shouldAcceptName = false,
         ...config
     }: GetOptionsConfig = {},
     countryCode: number = CONST.DEFAULT_COUNTRY_CODE,
@@ -2277,7 +2276,6 @@ function getValidOptions(
             countryCode,
             {
                 excludeLogins: loginsToExclude,
-                shouldAcceptName,
             },
         );
     }
diff --git a/src/libs/OptionsListUtils/types.ts b/src/libs/OptionsListUtils/types.ts
index c8c03f52a864d..c13b856af8bfb 100644
--- a/src/libs/OptionsListUtils/types.ts
+++ b/src/libs/OptionsListUtils/types.ts
@@ -190,7 +190,6 @@ type GetOptionsConfig = {
     maxElements?: number;
     maxRecentReportElements?: number;
     includeUserToInvite?: boolean;
-    shouldAcceptName?: boolean;
 } & GetValidReportsConfig;
 
 type GetUserToInviteConfig = {
diff --git a/tests/unit/OptionsListUtilsTest.tsx b/tests/unit/OptionsListUtilsTest.tsx
index f83ea19250992..c682965fcafad 100644
--- a/tests/unit/OptionsListUtilsTest.tsx
+++ b/tests/unit/OptionsListUtilsTest.tsx
@@ -1940,28 +1940,6 @@ describe('OptionsListUtils', () => {
             expect(filteredOptions.userToInvite).toBe(null);
         });
 
-        it('should not return userToInvite for plain text name when shouldAcceptName is false', () => {
-            // Given a set of options
-            const options = getValidOptions({reports: OPTIONS.reports, personalDetails: OPTIONS.personalDetails}, {}, nvpDismissedProductTraining, {includeUserToInvite: true});
-
-            // When we call filterAndOrderOptions with a plain text name (not email or phone) without shouldAcceptName
-            const filteredOptions = filterAndOrderOptions(options, 'Jeff Amazon', COUNTRY_CODE, {shouldAcceptName: false});
-
-            // Then userToInvite should be null since plain names are not accepted by default
-            expect(filteredOptions?.userToInvite).toBe(null);
-        });
-
-        it('should return userToInvite for plain text name when shouldAcceptName is true', () => {
-            // Given a set of options
-            const options = getValidOptions({reports: OPTIONS.reports, personalDetails: OPTIONS.personalDetails}, {}, nvpDismissedProductTraining, {includeUserToInvite: true});
-
-            // When we call filterAndOrderOptions with a plain text name (not email or phone) with shouldAcceptName
-            const filteredOptions = filterAndOrderOptions(options, 'Jeff', COUNTRY_CODE, {shouldAcceptName: true});
-
-            // Then userToInvite should be returned for the plain name
-            expect(filteredOptions?.userToInvite?.text).toBe('jeff');
-        });
-
         it('should not return any options if search value does not match any personal details', () => {
             // Given a set of options
             const options = getValidOptions({reports: OPTIONS.reports, personalDetails: OPTIONS.personalDetails}, {}, nvpDismissedProductTraining);