diff --git a/frappe/desk/search.py b/frappe/desk/search.py
index d0e4f7fc27..2169538958 100644
--- a/frappe/desk/search.py
+++ b/frappe/desk/search.py
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ def search_widget(doctype, txt, query=None, searchfield=None, start=0,
 				limit_page_length=page_len,
 				order_by="if(_relevance, _relevance, 99999), idx desc, modified desc".format(doctype),
 				ignore_permissions = True if doctype == "DocType" else False, # for dynamic links
-				as_dict=as_dict,
 				as_list=not as_dict)
 
 			# remove _relevance from results