diff --git a/src/searchengine/searchengine.cpp b/src/searchengine/searchengine.cpp
index cfdca4fff..63c3b6d29 100644
--- a/src/searchengine/searchengine.cpp
+++ b/src/searchengine/searchengine.cpp
@@ -215,7 +215,6 @@ void SearchEngine::on_search_button_clicked()
             search_button->setText(tr("Search"));
             return;
         }
-        allTabsSetActiveState(false);
     }
 
     // Reload environment variables (proxy)
@@ -469,7 +468,6 @@ void SearchEngine::searchFinished(int exitcode, QProcess::ExitStatus)
         }
     }
     search_status->setText(currentSearchTab->status);
-    activeSearchTab->isActive = false;
     activeSearchTab = 0;
     search_button->setText(tr("Search"));
 }
@@ -577,9 +575,3 @@ void SearchEngine::on_goToDescBtn_clicked()
         }
     }
 }
-
-inline void SearchEngine::allTabsSetActiveState(bool newState)
-{
-    foreach(SearchTab *tab, all_tab)
-        tab->isActive = newState;
-}
diff --git a/src/searchengine/searchengine.h b/src/searchengine/searchengine.h
index 861ff8f39..e21e58bc5 100644
--- a/src/searchengine/searchengine.h
+++ b/src/searchengine/searchengine.h
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ private:
     QList<QPointer<SearchTab> > all_tab; // To store all tabs
     const SearchCategories full_cat_names;
     MainWindow *mp_mainWindow;
-    inline void allTabsSetActiveState(bool);
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/searchengine/searchtab.cpp b/src/searchengine/searchtab.cpp
index 2ddf645b3..b63dd436b 100644
--- a/src/searchengine/searchtab.cpp
+++ b/src/searchengine/searchtab.cpp
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ SearchTab::SearchTab(SearchEngine *parent) : QWidget(), parent(parent)
     resultsBrowser->setSelectionMode(QAbstractItemView::ExtendedSelection);
     box->addWidget(results_lbl);
     box->addWidget(resultsBrowser);
-    // New tab is created with new search
-    isActive = true;
 
     setLayout(box);
     // Set Search results list model
diff --git a/src/searchengine/searchtab.h b/src/searchengine/searchtab.h
index 7a8f27a64..05920007d 100644
--- a/src/searchengine/searchtab.h
+++ b/src/searchengine/searchtab.h
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ public:
     QTreeView * getCurrentTreeView();
     void setRowColor(int row, QString color);
     QHeaderView* header() const;
-    bool isActive;
     QString status;
 };