diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/compose/components/search.js b/app/soapbox/features/compose/components/search.js
index ad42208b4..6489b4e32 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/compose/components/search.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/compose/components/search.js
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
-import { defineMessages, injectIntl, FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
-import Overlay from 'react-overlays/lib/Overlay';
-import Motion from '../../ui/util/optional_motion';
-import spring from 'react-motion/lib/spring';
+import { defineMessages, injectIntl } from 'react-intl';
 import Icon from 'soapbox/components/icon';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 
@@ -11,37 +8,6 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
   placeholder: { id: 'search.placeholder', defaultMessage: 'Search' },
 });
 
-class SearchPopout extends React.PureComponent {
-
-  static propTypes = {
-    style: PropTypes.object,
-  };
-
-  render() {
-    const { style } = this.props;
-    const extraInformation = <FormattedMessage id='search_popout.tips.full_text' defaultMessage='Simple text returns posts you have written, favorited, reposted, or have been mentioned in, as well as matching usernames, display names, and hashtags.' />;
-    return (
-      <div className='search-popout-container' style={{ ...style, position: 'absolute', zIndex: 1000 }}>
-        <Motion defaultStyle={{ opacity: 0, scaleX: 1, scaleY: 1 }} style={{ opacity: spring(1, { damping: 35, stiffness: 400 }), scaleX: spring(1, { damping: 35, stiffness: 400 }), scaleY: spring(1, { damping: 35, stiffness: 400 }) }}>
-          {({ opacity, scaleX, scaleY }) => (
-            <div className='search-popout' style={{ opacity: opacity, transform: `scale(${scaleX}, ${scaleY})` }}>
-              <h4><FormattedMessage id='search_popout.search_format' defaultMessage='Advanced search format' /></h4>
-              <ul>
-                <li><em>#example</em> <FormattedMessage id='search_popout.tips.hashtag' defaultMessage='hashtag' /></li>
-                <li><em>@username</em> <FormattedMessage id='search_popout.tips.user' defaultMessage='user' /></li>
-                <li><em>URL</em> <FormattedMessage id='search_popout.tips.user' defaultMessage='user' /></li>
-                <li><em>URL</em> <FormattedMessage id='search_popout.tips.status' defaultMessage='post' /></li>
-              </ul>
-              {extraInformation}
-            </div>
-          )}
-        </Motion>
-      </div>
-    );
-  }
-
-}
-
 export default @injectIntl
 class Search extends React.PureComponent {
 
@@ -106,7 +72,6 @@ class Search extends React.PureComponent {
 
   render() {
     const { intl, value, autoFocus, submitted } = this.props;
-    const { expanded } = this.state;
     const hasValue = value.length > 0 || submitted;
 
     return (
@@ -129,9 +94,6 @@ class Search extends React.PureComponent {
           <Icon src={require('@tabler/icons/icons/search.svg')} className={classNames('svg-icon--search', { active: !hasValue })} />
           <Icon src={require('@tabler/icons/icons/backspace.svg')} className={classNames('svg-icon--backspace', { active: hasValue })} aria-label={intl.formatMessage(messages.placeholder)} />
         </div>
-        <Overlay show={expanded && !hasValue} placement='bottom' target={this}>
-          <SearchPopout />
-        </Overlay>
       </div>
     );
   }