diff --git a/classes/api.php b/classes/api.php
index 92e19e70a..5e7ec6573 100644
--- a/classes/api.php
+++ b/classes/api.php
@@ -194,11 +194,10 @@ class API extends Handler {
 
 			$search = db_escape_string($_REQUEST["search"]);
 			$search_mode = db_escape_string($_REQUEST["search_mode"]);
-			$match_on = db_escape_string($_REQUEST["match_on"]);
 
 			$headlines = $this->api_get_headlines($this->link, $feed_id, $limit, $offset,
 				$filter, $is_cat, $show_excerpt, $show_content, $view_mode, false,
-				$include_attachments, $since_id, $search, $search_mode, $match_on,
+				$include_attachments, $since_id, $search, $search_mode,
 				$include_nested, $sanitize_content);
 
 			print $this->wrap(self::STATUS_OK, $headlines);
@@ -584,11 +583,11 @@ class API extends Handler {
 	static function api_get_headlines($link, $feed_id, $limit, $offset,
 				$filter, $is_cat, $show_excerpt, $show_content, $view_mode, $order,
 				$include_attachments, $since_id,
-				$search = "", $search_mode = "", $match_on = "",
+				$search = "", $search_mode = "",
 				$include_nested = false, $sanitize_content = true) {
 
 			$qfh_ret = queryFeedHeadlines($link, $feed_id, $limit,
-				$view_mode, $is_cat, $search, $search_mode, $match_on,
+				$view_mode, $is_cat, $search, $search_mode,
 				$order, $offset, 0, false, $since_id, $include_nested);
 
 			$result = $qfh_ret[0];
diff --git a/classes/feeds.php b/classes/feeds.php
index 50a265544..caf22322c 100644
--- a/classes/feeds.php
+++ b/classes/feeds.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class Feeds extends Handler_Protected {
 	}
 
 	private function format_headline_subtoolbar($feed_site_url, $feed_title,
-			$feed_id, $is_cat, $search, $match_on,
+			$feed_id, $is_cat, $search,
 			$search_mode, $view_mode, $error) {
 
 		$page_prev_link = "viewFeedGoPage(-1)";
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class Feeds extends Handler_Protected {
 		if ($is_cat) $cat_q = "&is_cat=$is_cat";
 
 		if ($search) {
-			$search_q = "&q=$search&m=$match_on&smode=$search_mode";
+			$search_q = "&q=$search&smode=$search_mode";
 		} else {
 			$search_q = "";
 		}
@@ -209,7 +209,6 @@ class Feeds extends Handler_Protected {
 		}
 
 		@$search_mode = db_escape_string($_REQUEST["search_mode"]);
-		$match_on = "both"; // deprecated, TODO: remove
 
 		if ($_REQUEST["debug"]) $timing_info = print_checkpoint("H0", $timing_info);
 
@@ -219,7 +218,7 @@ class Feeds extends Handler_Protected {
 		}
 //		error_log("search_mode: " . $search_mode);
 		$qfh_ret = queryFeedHeadlines($this->link, $feed, $limit, $view_mode, $cat_view,
-			$search, $search_mode, $match_on, $override_order, $offset, 0,
+			$search, $search_mode, $override_order, $offset, 0,
 			false, 0, $include_children);
 
 		if ($_REQUEST["debug"]) $timing_info = print_checkpoint("H1", $timing_info);
@@ -233,7 +232,7 @@ class Feeds extends Handler_Protected {
 
 		$reply['toolbar'] = $this->format_headline_subtoolbar($feed_site_url,
 			$feed_title,
-			$feed, $cat_view, $search, $match_on, $search_mode, $view_mode,
+			$feed, $cat_view, $search, $search_mode, $view_mode,
 			$last_error);
 
 		$headlines_count = db_num_rows($result);
diff --git a/classes/handler/public.php b/classes/handler/public.php
index 4a9b0c48e..dc1e10049 100644
--- a/classes/handler/public.php
+++ b/classes/handler/public.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 class Handler_Public extends Handler {
 
 	private function generate_syndicated_feed($owner_uid, $feed, $is_cat,
-		$limit, $offset, $search, $search_mode, $match_on,
+		$limit, $offset, $search, $search_mode,
 		$view_mode = false, $format = 'atom') {
 
 		require_once "lib/MiniTemplator.class.php";
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class Handler_Public extends Handler {
 
 		$qfh_ret = queryFeedHeadlines($this->link, $feed,
 			$limit, $view_mode, $is_cat, $search, $search_mode,
-			$match_on, "$date_sort_field DESC", $offset, $owner_uid,
+			"$date_sort_field DESC", $offset, $owner_uid,
 			false, 0, false, true);
 
 		$result = $qfh_ret[0];
@@ -314,7 +314,6 @@ class Handler_Public extends Handler {
 		$offset = (int)db_escape_string($_REQUEST["offset"]);
 
 		$search = db_escape_string($_REQUEST["q"]);
-		$match_on = db_escape_string($_REQUEST["m"]);
 		$search_mode = db_escape_string($_REQUEST["smode"]);
 		$view_mode = db_escape_string($_REQUEST["view-mode"]);
 
@@ -338,7 +337,7 @@ class Handler_Public extends Handler {
 
 		if ($owner_id) {
 			$this->generate_syndicated_feed($owner_id, $feed, $is_cat, $limit,
-				$offset, $search, $search_mode, $match_on, $view_mode, $format);
+				$offset, $search, $search_mode, $view_mode, $format);
 		} else {
 			header('HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden');
 		}
diff --git a/classes/pref/filters.php b/classes/pref/filters.php
index 20abae1d0..1921f2b97 100644
--- a/classes/pref/filters.php
+++ b/classes/pref/filters.php
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class Pref_Filters extends Handler_Protected {
 		$feed_title = getFeedTitle($this->link, $feed);
 
 		$qfh_ret = queryFeedHeadlines($this->link, -4, 30, "", false, false, false,
-			false, "date_entered DESC", 0, $_SESSION["uid"], $filter);
+			"date_entered DESC", 0, $_SESSION["uid"], $filter);
 
 		$result = $qfh_ret[0];
 
@@ -370,9 +370,9 @@ class Pref_Filters extends Handler_Protected {
 
 		$result = db_query($this->link, "SELECT description FROM ttrss_filter_types
 			WHERE id = ".(int)$rule["filter_type"]);
-		$match_on = db_fetch_result($result, 0, "description");
+		$filter_type = db_fetch_result($result, 0, "description");
 
-		return T_sprintf("%s on %s in %s", strip_tags($rule["reg_exp"]), $match_on, $feed);
+		return T_sprintf("%s on %s in %s", strip_tags($rule["reg_exp"]), $filter_type, $feed);
 	}
 
 	function printRuleName() {
diff --git a/include/functions.php b/include/functions.php
index c91735488..1a106be0b 100644
--- a/include/functions.php
+++ b/include/functions.php
@@ -2060,7 +2060,7 @@
 		return $data;
 	}
 
-	function search_to_sql($link, $search, $match_on) {
+	function search_to_sql($link, $search) {
 
 		$search_query_part = "";
 
@@ -2107,13 +2107,9 @@
 				//$k = date("Y-m-d", strtotime(substr($k, 1)));
 
 				array_push($query_keywords, "(".SUBSTRING_FOR_DATE."(updated,1,LENGTH('$k')) $not = '$k')");
-			} else if ($match_on == "both") {
+			} else {
 				array_push($query_keywords, "(UPPER(ttrss_entries.title) $not LIKE UPPER('%$k%')
 						OR UPPER(ttrss_entries.content) $not LIKE UPPER('%$k%'))");
-			} else if ($match_on == "title") {
-				array_push($query_keywords, "(UPPER(ttrss_entries.title) $not LIKE UPPER('%$k%'))");
-			} else if ($match_on == "content") {
-				array_push($query_keywords, "(UPPER(ttrss_entries.content) $not LIKE UPPER('%$k%'))");
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -2150,7 +2146,7 @@
 		return $rv;
 	}
 
-	function queryFeedHeadlines($link, $feed, $limit, $view_mode, $cat_view, $search, $search_mode, $match_on, $override_order = false, $offset = 0, $owner_uid = 0, $filter = false, $since_id = 0, $include_children = false, $ignore_vfeed_group = false) {
+	function queryFeedHeadlines($link, $feed, $limit, $view_mode, $cat_view, $search, $search_mode, $override_order = false, $offset = 0, $owner_uid = 0, $filter = false, $since_id = 0, $include_children = false, $ignore_vfeed_group = false) {
 
 		if (!$owner_uid) $owner_uid = $_SESSION["uid"];
 
@@ -2167,7 +2163,7 @@
 						$search_query_part = "ref_id = -1 AND ";
 
 				} else {
-					$search_query_part = search_to_sql($link, $search, $match_on);
+					$search_query_part = search_to_sql($link, $search);
 					$search_query_part .= " AND ";
 				}
 
diff --git a/mobile/mobile-functions.php b/mobile/mobile-functions.php
index 65bba55df..39b89fa9c 100644
--- a/mobile/mobile-functions.php
+++ b/mobile/mobile-functions.php
@@ -341,14 +341,12 @@
 
 		if ($search) {
 			$search_mode = 'this_feed';
-			$match_on = 'both';
 		} else {
 			$search_mode = '';
-			$match_on = '';
 		}
 
 		$qfh_ret = queryFeedHeadlines($link, $feed_id, $limit,
-			$view_mode, $is_cat, $search, $search_mode, $match_on,
+			$view_mode, $is_cat, $search, $search_mode,
 			"score DESC, date_entered ".(mobile_get_pref($link, 'REVERSE_HEADLINES') ? 'ASC' : 'DESC'), $offset);
 
 		$result = $qfh_ret[0];