diff --git a/lib/exe/ajax.php b/lib/exe/ajax.php
index 4c74709b8c7cb802848b5c78634b8d0fc8480899..a402c236f54200e868a54ff1ec1a003ecc4b81e4 100644
--- a/lib/exe/ajax.php
+++ b/lib/exe/ajax.php
@@ -201,17 +201,6 @@ function ajax_medialist(){
   tpl_mediaContent(true);
 }
 
-/**
- * Return list of search result for the Mediamanager
- *
- * @author Tobias Sarnowski <sarnowski@cosmocode.de>
- */
-function ajax_mediasearchlist(){
-  global $conf;
-
-  media_searchlist($_POST['ns']);
-}
-
 /**
  * Return sub index for index view
  *
diff --git a/lib/scripts/media.js b/lib/scripts/media.js
index f14db63d7e2c7df751c14d6083ea8786cb939530..95b1ab69ea266ee011cf1decac5c9beabe983047 100644
--- a/lib/scripts/media.js
+++ b/lib/scripts/media.js
@@ -147,33 +147,6 @@ var media_manager = {
         media_manager.updatehide();
     },
 
-    /**
-     * Opens the searchfield
-     *
-     * @author Tobias Sarnowski <sarnowski@cosmocode.de>
-     */
-    showsearchfield: function(event,link){
-        // prepare an AJAX call to fetch the search
-        var ajax = new sack(DOKU_BASE + 'lib/exe/ajax.php');
-        ajax.AjaxFailedAlert = '';
-        ajax.encodeURIString = false;
-        if(ajax.failed) return true;
-
-        cleanMsgArea();
-
-        var content = $('media__content');
-        content.innerHTML = '<img src="'+DOKU_BASE+'lib/images/loading.gif" alt="..." class="load" />';
-
-        ajax.elementObj = content;
-        ajax.afterCompletion = function(){
-            media_manager.selectorattach(content);
-            media_manager.confirmattach(content);
-            media_manager.updatehide();
-        };
-        ajax.runAJAX(link.search.substr(1)+'&call=mediasearchlist');
-        return false;
-    },
-
     /**
      * Toggles the keep open state
      *