diff --git a/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/fragment/OCFileListFragment.java b/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/fragment/OCFileListFragment.java
index a4dcb3189ded..22a2a29b161c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/fragment/OCFileListFragment.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/fragment/OCFileListFragment.java
@@ -331,9 +331,6 @@ public void onActivityCreated(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
 
         searchEvent = Parcels.unwrap(getArguments().getParcelable(OCFileListFragment.SEARCH_EVENT));
         prepareCurrentSearch(searchEvent);
-        if (searchEvent != null && savedInstanceState == null) {
-            onMessageEvent(searchEvent);
-        }
 
         if (isGridViewPreferred(getCurrentFile())) {
             switchToGridView();