diff --git a/src/gui/tray/UnifiedSearchInputContainer.qml b/src/gui/tray/UnifiedSearchInputContainer.qml
index 15f6083b89a1d..82b25cc5347cc 100644
--- a/src/gui/tray/UnifiedSearchInputContainer.qml
+++ b/src/gui/tray/UnifiedSearchInputContainer.qml
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ TextField {
     rightPadding: trayWindowUnifiedSearchTextFieldClearTextButton.width + trayWindowUnifiedSearchTextFieldClearTextButton.anchors.rightMargin + textFieldHorizontalPaddingOffset
 
     placeholderText: qsTr("Search files, messages, events …")
-    placeholderTextColor: placeholderColor
 
     selectByMouse: true