diff --git a/src/components/SearchNamesTable.vue b/src/components/SearchNamesTable.vue
index 051b298b2..6ebbc2f6a 100644
--- a/src/components/SearchNamesTable.vue
+++ b/src/components/SearchNamesTable.vue
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
             {{ name.name }}
           </app-link>
         </td>
-        <td>{{ name.status }}</td>
+        <td>{{ name.active ? 'Active' : 'Expired' }}</td>
       </tr>
     </tbody>
   </table>
diff --git a/src/components/SearchNamesTableCondensed.vue b/src/components/SearchNamesTableCondensed.vue
index 5f53734f6..6a390778a 100644
--- a/src/components/SearchNamesTableCondensed.vue
+++ b/src/components/SearchNamesTableCondensed.vue
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
             </app-tooltip>
           </th>
           <td class="search-names-table-condensed__data">
-            {{ name.status }}
+            {{ name.active ? 'Active' : 'Expired' }}
           </td>
         </tr>
       </tbody>
diff --git a/src/stores/search.js b/src/stores/search.js
index f5822eab7..ed3a121d5 100644
--- a/src/stores/search.js
+++ b/src/stores/search.js
@@ -6,21 +6,15 @@ export const useSearchStore = defineStore('search', () => {
   const { MIDDLEWARE_URL } = useRuntimeConfig().public
   const axios = useAxios()
 
-  const rawNamesResults = ref([])
+  const namesResults = ref([])
   const tokensResults = ref([])
   const nftsResults = ref([])
 
-  const namesResults = computed(() => {
-    return rawNamesResults.value
-      ? adaptNamesResults(rawNamesResults.value)
-      : null
-  })
-
   async function fetchNamesResults({ query, limit, queryParameters } = {}) {
-    rawNamesResults.value = null
-    const defaultParameters = `/v2/names/search?prefix=${query}&limit=${limit ?? 10}&direction=forward`
+    namesResults.value = null
+    const defaultParameters = `/v3/names?prefix=${query}&limit=${limit ?? 10}&by=name`
     const { data } = await axios.get(`${MIDDLEWARE_URL}${queryParameters || defaultParameters}`)
-    rawNamesResults.value = data
+    namesResults.value = data
   }
 
   async function fetchTokenResults({ query, limit, queryParameters } = {}) {
diff --git a/src/utils/adapters.js b/src/utils/adapters.js
index 3d0648e8e..de7573551 100644
--- a/src/utils/adapters.js
+++ b/src/utils/adapters.js
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import {
   formatDecodeBase64,
   formatIsAuction,
   formatNameState,
-  formatNameStatus,
   formatTemplateLimit,
   formatTokenLimit,
 } from '@/utils/format'
@@ -568,22 +567,6 @@ export function adaptStateChannels(stateChannels) {
   }
 }
 
-export function adaptNamesResults(names) {
-  const formattedData = names.data
-    .map(name => {
-      return {
-        name: name.payload.name,
-        status: formatNameStatus(name),
-      }
-    })
-
-  return {
-    next: names.next,
-    data: formattedData,
-    prev: names.prev,
-  }
-}
-
 export function adaptNftTransfers(transfers) {
   const formattedData = transfers.data
     .map(transfer => {
diff --git a/src/utils/format.js b/src/utils/format.js
index 751500642..156a7f0b4 100644
--- a/src/utils/format.js
+++ b/src/utils/format.js
@@ -96,16 +96,6 @@ export function formatDecodeByteArray(bytesArray) {
   return String.fromCharCode(...bytesArray)
 }
 
-export function formatNameStatus(name) {
-  if (name.payload.auctionEnd) {
-    return 'In Auction'
-  } else if (name.payload.active) {
-    return 'Active'
-  } else {
-    return 'Expired'
-  }
-}
-
 export function formatNameState(name, blockHeight) {
   const isInAuction = name.status === 'auction'
   const isActive = name.active