diff --git a/frappe/tests/test_search.py b/frappe/tests/test_search.py
index 5d98d6f49f..24bd8b8057 100644
--- a/frappe/tests/test_search.py
+++ b/frappe/tests/test_search.py
@@ -5,12 +5,7 @@ import re
 
 import frappe
 from frappe.app import make_form_dict
-from frappe.desk.search import (
-	get_names_for_mentions,
-	sanitize_searchfield,
-	search_link,
-	search_widget,
-)
+from frappe.desk.search import get_names_for_mentions, search_link, search_widget
 from frappe.tests.utils import FrappeTestCase
 from frappe.utils import set_request
 from frappe.website.serve import get_response
@@ -32,71 +27,24 @@ class TestSearch(FrappeTestCase):
 		self.assertTrue("User" in result["value"])
 
 		# raise exception on injection
-		self.assertRaises(
-			frappe.DataError,
-			search_link,
-			"DocType",
-			"Customer",
-			query=None,
-			filters=None,
-			page_length=20,
-			searchfield="1=1",
-		)
-
-		self.assertRaises(
-			frappe.DataError,
-			search_link,
-			"DocType",
-			"Customer",
-			query=None,
-			filters=None,
-			page_length=20,
-			searchfield="select * from tabSessions) --",
-		)
-
-		self.assertRaises(
-			frappe.DataError,
-			search_link,
-			"DocType",
-			"Customer",
-			query=None,
-			filters=None,
-			page_length=20,
-			searchfield="name or (select * from tabSessions)",
-		)
-
-		self.assertRaises(
-			frappe.DataError,
-			search_link,
-			"DocType",
-			"Customer",
-			query=None,
-			filters=None,
-			page_length=20,
-			searchfield="*",
-		)
-
-		self.assertRaises(
-			frappe.DataError,
-			search_link,
-			"DocType",
-			"Customer",
-			query=None,
-			filters=None,
-			page_length=20,
-			searchfield=";",
-		)
-
-		self.assertRaises(
-			frappe.DataError,
-			search_link,
-			"DocType",
-			"Customer",
-			query=None,
-			filters=None,
-			page_length=20,
-			searchfield=";",
-		)
+		for searchfield in (
+			"1=1",
+			"select * from tabSessions) --",
+			"name or (select * from tabSessions)",
+			"*",
+			";",
+			"select`sid`from`tabSessions`",
+		):
+			self.assertRaises(
+				frappe.DataError,
+				search_link,
+				"DocType",
+				"User",
+				query=None,
+				filters=None,
+				page_length=20,
+				searchfield=searchfield,
+			)
 
 	def test_only_enabled_in_mention(self):
 		email = "test_disabled_user_in_mentions@example.com"
@@ -185,17 +133,6 @@ class TestSearch(FrappeTestCase):
 		search_link("User", "user@random", searchfield="name")
 		self.assertListEqual(frappe.response["results"], [])
 
-	def test_sanitize_searchfield(self):
-		for searchfield in ("1=1", "name or (select * from tabSessions)", ";", "`tabSessions`"):
-			self.assertRaisesRegex(
-				frappe.DataError,
-				re.compile(r"^(Invalid Search Field .*)$"),
-				sanitize_searchfield,
-				searchfield,
-			)
-
-		sanitize_searchfield("name")
-
 
 @frappe.validate_and_sanitize_search_inputs
 def get_data(doctype, txt, searchfield, start, page_len, filters):