diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/search/GlobalSearchBar.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/search/GlobalSearchBar.java
index 27f5d1d9c4a..a90b8cdc979 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/search/GlobalSearchBar.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/search/GlobalSearchBar.java
@@ -73,8 +73,6 @@ public class GlobalSearchBar extends HBox {
     private final Button searchModeButton = new Button();
     private final Label currentResults = new Label("");
     private final SearchQueryHighlightObservable searchQueryHighlightObservable = new SearchQueryHighlightObservable();
-    private SearchWorker searchWorker;
-
     private SearchDisplayMode searchDisplayMode;
 
     public GlobalSearchBar(JabRefFrame frame) {
@@ -171,7 +169,6 @@ public void endSearch() {
             clearSearch();
             MainTable mainTable = frame.getCurrentBasePanel().getMainTable();
             mainTable.requestFocus();
-            //SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> mainTable.ensureVisible(mainTable.getSelectedRow()));
         }
     }
 
@@ -198,11 +195,6 @@ public void performSearch() {
         if (currentBasePanel == null) {
             return;
         }
-
-        if (searchWorker != null) {
-            searchWorker.cancel(true);
-        }
-
         // An empty search field should cause the search to be cleared.
         if (searchField.getText().isEmpty()) {
             clearSearch();
@@ -216,10 +208,6 @@ public void performSearch() {
         }
 
         Globals.stateManager.setSearchQuery(searchQuery);
-
-        // TODO: Remove search worker as this is doing the work twice now
-        searchWorker = new SearchWorker(currentBasePanel, searchQuery, searchDisplayMode);
-        Globals.TASK_EXECUTOR.execute(searchWorker);
     }
 
     private void informUserAboutInvalidSearchQuery() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/search/SearchWorker.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/search/SearchWorker.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 5a49ac889a9..00000000000
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/search/SearchWorker.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,74 +0,0 @@
-package org.jabref.gui.search;
-
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Objects;
-import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
-import java.util.stream.Collectors;
-
-import javafx.concurrent.Task;
-
-import org.jabref.JabRefGUI;
-import org.jabref.gui.BasePanel;
-import org.jabref.gui.search.rules.describer.SearchDescribers;
-import org.jabref.logic.search.SearchQuery;
-import org.jabref.model.database.BibDatabase;
-import org.jabref.model.entry.BibEntry;
-
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
-
-/**
- * Not reusable. Always create a new instance for each search!
- */
-class SearchWorker extends Task<List<BibEntry>> {
-
-    private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SearchWorker.class);
-
-    private final BasePanel basePanel;
-    private final BibDatabase database;
-
-    private final SearchQuery searchQuery;
-    private final SearchDisplayMode searchDisplayMode;
-
-    public SearchWorker(BasePanel basePanel, SearchQuery searchQuery, SearchDisplayMode searchDisplayMode) {
-        this.basePanel = Objects.requireNonNull(basePanel);
-        this.database = Objects.requireNonNull(basePanel.getDatabase());
-        this.searchQuery = Objects.requireNonNull(searchQuery);
-        this.searchDisplayMode = Objects.requireNonNull(searchDisplayMode);
-        LOGGER.debug("Search (" + this.searchDisplayMode.getDisplayName() + "): " + this.searchQuery);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    protected List<BibEntry> call() throws Exception {
-        return database.getEntries().parallelStream()
-                       .filter(searchQuery::isMatch)
-                       .collect(Collectors.toList());
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    protected void done() {
-        if (isCancelled()) {
-            return;
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    protected void succeeded() {
-        super.succeeded();
-        try {
-            updateUIWithSearchResult(get());
-        } catch (InterruptedException | ExecutionException e) {
-            LOGGER.error("something went wrong during the search", e);
-        }
-    }
-
-    private void updateUIWithSearchResult(List<BibEntry> matchedEntries) {
-        GlobalSearchBar globalSearchBar = JabRefGUI.getMainFrame().getGlobalSearchBar();
-
-        globalSearchBar.updateResults(matchedEntries.size(),
-                                      SearchDescribers.getSearchDescriberFor(searchQuery).getDescription(),
-                                      searchQuery.isGrammarBasedSearch());
-        globalSearchBar.getSearchQueryHighlightObservable().fireSearchlistenerEvent(searchQuery);
-    }
-
-}