diff --git a/modules/node/node.admin.inc b/modules/node/node.admin.inc
index 3edb61208b56bb8348ba4b5669afd41ce87d8aa4..c6c787d5bddcd15645d16e740c1e8e733771482d 100644
--- a/modules/node/node.admin.inc
+++ b/modules/node/node.admin.inc
@@ -70,11 +70,6 @@ function node_configure_rebuild_confirm_submit($form, &$form_state) {
   return;
 }
 
-function node_admin_search() {
-  $keys = isset($_POST['keys']) ? $_POST['keys'] : NULL;
-  return drupal_get_form('search_form', url('admin/content/search'), $keys, 'node') . search_data($keys, 'node');
-}
-
 /**
  * Implementation of hook_node_operations().
  */
diff --git a/modules/node/node.module b/modules/node/node.module
index 03fb05f1c1498a1036179e8b9a0673070df71bcc..9ab28b943d5223ff9d91a831f072751b69da8fba 100644
--- a/modules/node/node.module
+++ b/modules/node/node.module
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ function node_help($path, $arg) {
       return $output;
     case 'admin/content/node':
       return ' '; // Return a non-null value so that the 'more help' link is shown.
-    case 'admin/content/search':
-      return '<p>'. t('Enter a simple pattern to search for a post. Words are matched exactly. Phrases can be surrounded by quotes to do an exact search.') .'</p>';
     case 'admin/content/types':
       return '<p>'. t('Below is a list of all the content types on your site. All posts that exist on your site are instances of one of these content types.') .'</p>';
     case 'admin/content/types/add':
@@ -1250,16 +1248,6 @@ function node_menu() {
     'weight' => -10,
   );
 
-  if (module_exists('search')) {
-    $items['admin/content/search'] = array(
-      'title' => 'Search content',
-      'description' => 'Search content by keyword.',
-      'page callback' => 'node_admin_search',
-      'access arguments' => array('administer nodes'),
-      'file' => 'node.admin.inc',
-    );
-  }
-
   $items['admin/content/node-settings'] = array(
     'title' => 'Post settings',
     'description' => 'Control posting behavior, such as teaser length, requiring previews before posting, and the number of posts on the front page.',