diff --git a/crates/db_views/src/comment_view.rs b/crates/db_views/src/comment_view.rs
index e8957e1e9..40997eb9a 100644
--- a/crates/db_views/src/comment_view.rs
+++ b/crates/db_views/src/comment_view.rs
@@ -418,8 +418,10 @@ impl<'a> CommentQuery<'a> {
         .list(pool, self)
         .await?
         .into_iter()
+        //filtering out removed comments from search results
+        .filter(|c| !c.comment.removed)
         .map(|mut c| {
-          if c.comment.deleted || c.comment.removed {
+          if c.comment.deleted {
             c.comment.content = String::new();
           }
           c