diff --git a/F-Droid/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/data/FDroidProvider.java b/F-Droid/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/data/FDroidProvider.java
index 262c63d5a..aad493d4a 100644
--- a/F-Droid/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/data/FDroidProvider.java
+++ b/F-Droid/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/data/FDroidProvider.java
@@ -142,12 +142,5 @@ public abstract class FDroidProvider extends ContentProvider {
             }
         }
     }
-
-    protected static String cleanQueryKeywords(String keywords) {
-        if (keywords == null) {
-            return null;
-        }
-        return keywords.trim();
-    }
 }
 
diff --git a/F-Droid/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/data/InstalledAppProvider.java b/F-Droid/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/data/InstalledAppProvider.java
index 8a10beaef..f3c704a87 100644
--- a/F-Droid/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/data/InstalledAppProvider.java
+++ b/F-Droid/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/data/InstalledAppProvider.java
@@ -129,10 +129,9 @@ public class InstalledAppProvider extends FDroidProvider {
         return new QuerySelection("appId = ?", new String[]{ appId });
     }
 
-    private QuerySelection querySearch(String keywords) {
-        keywords = "%" + cleanQueryKeywords(keywords) + "%";
+    private QuerySelection querySearch(String query) {
         return new QuerySelection("applicationLabel LIKE ?",
-                new String[]{ keywords });
+                new String[]{ "%" + query + "%" });
     }
 
     @Override