diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/search/GlobalSearchBar.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/search/GlobalSearchBar.java
index e71072cbdcd..6b6c2241b3a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/search/GlobalSearchBar.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/search/GlobalSearchBar.java
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package org.jabref.gui.search;
 
-import java.awt.Color;
 import java.awt.Dimension;
 import java.awt.FlowLayout;
 import java.awt.Font;
@@ -59,11 +58,6 @@
 
 public class GlobalSearchBar extends JPanel {
 
-    private static final Color NEUTRAL_COLOR = Color.WHITE;
-    private static final Color NO_RESULTS_COLOR = new Color(232, 202, 202);
-    private static final Color RESULTS_FOUND_COLOR = new Color(217, 232, 202);
-    private static final Color ADVANCED_SEARCH_COLOR = new Color(102, 255, 255);
-
     private static final PseudoClass CLASS_NO_RESULTS = PseudoClass.getPseudoClass("emptyResult");
     private static final PseudoClass CLASS_RESULTS_FOUND = PseudoClass.getPseudoClass("emptyResult");
 
@@ -192,10 +186,10 @@ public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
 
         container = OS.LINUX ? new CustomJFXPanel() : new JFXPanel();
         DefaultTaskExecutor.runInJavaFXThread(() -> {
-            container.setScene(new Scene(searchField));
-            container.getScene().getStylesheets().add(GlobalSearchBar.class.getResource("../Main.css").toExternalForm());
+            Scene scene = new Scene(searchField);
+            scene.getStylesheets().add(GlobalSearchBar.class.getResource("../Main.css").toExternalForm());
+            container.setScene(scene);
             container.addKeyListener(new SearchKeyAdapter());
-
         });
 
         setLayout(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.RIGHT));
@@ -247,7 +241,7 @@ private void openLocalFindingsInExternalPanel() {
 
         SearchResultFrame searchDialog = new SearchResultFrame(currentBasePanel.frame(),
                 Localization.lang("Search results in library %0 for %1", currentBasePanel.getBibDatabaseContext()
-                        .getDatabaseFile().map(File::getName).orElse(GUIGlobals.UNTITLED_TITLE),
+                                .getDatabaseFile().map(File::getName).orElse(GUIGlobals.UNTITLED_TITLE),
                         this.getSearchQuery().localize()),
                 getSearchQuery(), false);
         List<BibEntry> entries = currentBasePanel.getDatabase().getEntries().stream()
@@ -369,7 +363,6 @@ public void setAutoCompleter(AutoCompleteSuggestionProvider<Author> searchComple
                 searchCompleter,
                 new PersonNameStringConverter(false, false, AutoCompleteFirstNameMode.BOTH),
                 new AppendPersonNamesStrategy());
-
     }
 
     public SearchQueryHighlightObservable getSearchQueryHighlightObservable() {
@@ -415,7 +408,6 @@ public void setSearchTerm(String searchTerm) {
 
         setDontSelectSearchBar();
         DefaultTaskExecutor.runInJavaFXThread(() -> searchField.setText(searchTerm));
-
     }
 
     public void setDontSelectSearchBar() {