diff --git a/res/drawable-hdpi/ic_settings_search.png b/res/drawable-hdpi/ic_settings_search.png
deleted file mode 100755
index ec07f370313..00000000000
Binary files a/res/drawable-hdpi/ic_settings_search.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/res/drawable-mdpi/ic_settings_search.png b/res/drawable-mdpi/ic_settings_search.png
deleted file mode 100755
index 8e13de315e2..00000000000
Binary files a/res/drawable-mdpi/ic_settings_search.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/res/xml/settings.xml b/res/xml/settings.xml
index 0f194423fec..8c928706aaa 100644
--- a/res/xml/settings.xml
+++ b/res/xml/settings.xml
@@ -118,21 +118,6 @@
                 android:targetClass="com.android.settings.deviceinfo.Memory" />
         </com.android.settings.IconPreferenceScreen>
 
-        <!-- Search. 
-             The settings activity will ensure that this is resolved to an
-             activity on the system image, otherwise it will remove this
-             preference.
-             The intent action is the same as
-             android.app.SearchManager.INTENT_ACTION_SEARCH_SETTINGS.
-             -->
-
-        <com.android.settings.IconPreferenceScreen
-            settings:icon="@drawable/ic_settings_search"
-            android:title="@string/search_settings"
-            android:key="search_settings">
-            <intent android:action="android.search.action.SEARCH_SETTINGS" />
-        </com.android.settings.IconPreferenceScreen>
-
         <!-- Language -->
 
         <com.android.settings.IconPreferenceScreen
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/Settings.java b/src/com/android/settings/Settings.java
index b37c3402e87..f07892e4d81 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/Settings.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/Settings.java
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ public class Settings extends PreferenceActivity {
     private static final String KEY_PARENT = "parent";
     private static final String KEY_CALL_SETTINGS = "call_settings";
     private static final String KEY_SYNC_SETTINGS = "sync_settings";
-    private static final String KEY_SEARCH_SETTINGS = "search_settings";
     private static final String KEY_DOCK_SETTINGS = "dock_settings";
     
     @Override
@@ -41,7 +40,6 @@ public class Settings extends PreferenceActivity {
 
         PreferenceGroup parent = (PreferenceGroup) findPreference(KEY_PARENT);
         Utils.updatePreferenceToSpecificActivityOrRemove(this, parent, KEY_SYNC_SETTINGS, 0);
-        Utils.updatePreferenceToSpecificActivityOrRemove(this, parent, KEY_SEARCH_SETTINGS, 0);
 
         Preference dockSettings = parent.findPreference(KEY_DOCK_SETTINGS);
         if (getResources().getBoolean(R.bool.has_dock_settings) == false && dockSettings != null) {