diff --git a/src/frontends/qt/GuiSearch.cpp b/src/frontends/qt/GuiSearch.cpp
index 4e0c354fc6..3fffb6ea2b 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt/GuiSearch.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt/GuiSearch.cpp
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ GuiSearch::GuiSearch(GuiView & lv)
 	bc().addReadOnly(replacePB);
 	bc().addReadOnly(replaceallPB);
 
+	findCO->setCompleter(0);
+	replaceCO->setCompleter(0);
+
 	replacePB->setEnabled(false);
 	replaceallPB->setEnabled(false);
 }
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt/ui/BibtexUi.ui b/src/frontends/qt/ui/BibtexUi.ui
index 1439e1864e..3eac510d8f 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt/ui/BibtexUi.ui
+++ b/src/frontends/qt/ui/BibtexUi.ui
@@ -277,9 +277,6 @@
         <property name="editable">
          <bool>true</bool>
         </property>
-        <property name="autoCompletion">
-         <bool>true</bool>
-        </property>
         <property name="duplicatesEnabled">
          <bool>false</bool>
         </property>
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt/ui/ListingsUi.ui b/src/frontends/qt/ui/ListingsUi.ui
index 7eaf66544a..330964936b 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt/ui/ListingsUi.ui
+++ b/src/frontends/qt/ui/ListingsUi.ui
@@ -176,9 +176,6 @@
             <property name="editable">
              <bool>false</bool>
             </property>
-            <property name="autoCompletion">
-             <bool>true</bool>
-            </property>
             <property name="duplicatesEnabled">
              <bool>false</bool>
             </property>
@@ -223,9 +220,6 @@
             <property name="editable">
              <bool>false</bool>
             </property>
-            <property name="autoCompletion">
-             <bool>true</bool>
-            </property>
             <property name="duplicatesEnabled">
              <bool>false</bool>
             </property>
@@ -258,9 +252,6 @@
             <property name="editable">
              <bool>false</bool>
             </property>
-            <property name="autoCompletion">
-             <bool>true</bool>
-            </property>
             <property name="duplicatesEnabled">
              <bool>false</bool>
             </property>
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt/ui/SearchUi.ui b/src/frontends/qt/ui/SearchUi.ui
index 8a94abb0ed..f0b78ccc3c 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt/ui/SearchUi.ui
+++ b/src/frontends/qt/ui/SearchUi.ui
@@ -57,9 +57,6 @@
          <property name="insertPolicy">
           <enum>QComboBox::InsertAtTop</enum>
          </property>
-         <property name="autoCompletion">
-          <bool>false</bool>
-         </property>
          <property name="duplicatesEnabled">
           <bool>false</bool>
          </property>
@@ -92,9 +89,6 @@
          <property name="insertPolicy">
           <enum>QComboBox::InsertAtTop</enum>
          </property>
-         <property name="autoCompletion">
-          <bool>false</bool>
-         </property>
          <property name="duplicatesEnabled">
           <bool>false</bool>
          </property>
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt/ui/SendtoUi.ui b/src/frontends/qt/ui/SendtoUi.ui
index 4cd8ef4f75..4e599b7356 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt/ui/SendtoUi.ui
+++ b/src/frontends/qt/ui/SendtoUi.ui
@@ -58,9 +58,6 @@
      <property name="insertPolicy">
       <enum>QComboBox::NoInsert</enum>
      </property>
-     <property name="autoCompletion">
-      <bool>true</bool>
-     </property>
      <property name="duplicatesEnabled">
       <bool>false</bool>
      </property>
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt/ui/SpellcheckerUi.ui b/src/frontends/qt/ui/SpellcheckerUi.ui
index 1b66dc9d40..18cd17d18e 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt/ui/SpellcheckerUi.ui
+++ b/src/frontends/qt/ui/SpellcheckerUi.ui
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@
      <property name="insertPolicy">
       <enum>QComboBox::InsertAtTop</enum>
      </property>
-     <property name="autoCompletion">
-      <bool>true</bool>
-     </property>
      <property name="duplicatesEnabled">
       <bool>false</bool>
      </property>