diff --git a/files/routes/search.py b/files/routes/search.py
index 94b0eae58..37410827c 100644
--- a/files/routes/search.py
+++ b/files/routes/search.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ valid_params = [
 	'post',
 	'before',
 	'after',
-	'exact',
 	'title',
 	'sentto',
 	'hole',
diff --git a/files/templates/search.html b/files/templates/search.html
index b2de641e0..2e4cd0efe 100644
--- a/files/templates/search.html
+++ b/files/templates/search.html
@@ -73,10 +73,6 @@
 											<div style="display: inline-block; width: 150px; text-align: center">Post Title Only:</div>
 											<button type="button" data-nonce="{{g.nonce}}" data-onclick="addParam(this, 'bool')" class="searchparam mb-1">title:true</button>
 										</div>
-										<div>
-											<div style="display: inline-block; width: 150px; text-align: center">Exact Match Only:</div>
-											<button type="button" data-nonce="{{g.nonce}}" data-onclick="addParam(this, 'bool')" class="searchparam mb-1">exact:true</button>
-										</div>
 										{% if SITE_NAME != 'WPD' %}
 											<div>
 												<div style="display: inline-block; width: 150px; text-align: center">Subreddit:</div>