diff --git a/src/html/config.ml b/src/html/config.ml
index e015bc4f25..b15fa26bea 100644
--- a/src/html/config.ml
+++ b/src/html/config.ml
@@ -10,11 +10,10 @@ type t = {
   flat : bool;
   open_details : bool;
   as_json : bool;
-  search_files : string list; (* names of JS files to include in the webworker *)
 }
 
 let v ?(search_result = false) ?theme_uri ?support_uri ~semantic_uris ~indent
-    ~flat ~open_details ~as_json ~search_files () =
+    ~flat ~open_details ~as_json () =
   {
     semantic_uris;
     indent;
@@ -24,7 +23,6 @@ let v ?(search_result = false) ?theme_uri ?support_uri ~semantic_uris ~indent
     support_uri;
     as_json;
     search_result;
-    search_files;
   }
 
 let theme_uri config =
@@ -44,5 +42,3 @@ let open_details config = config.open_details
 let as_json config = config.as_json
 
 let search_result config = config.search_result
-
-let search_files config = config.search_files
diff --git a/src/html/config.mli b/src/html/config.mli
index d9f0710e1e..74f2168a02 100644
--- a/src/html/config.mli
+++ b/src/html/config.mli
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ val v :
   flat:bool ->
   open_details:bool ->
   as_json:bool ->
-  search_files:string list ->
   unit ->
   t
 
@@ -30,5 +29,3 @@ val open_details : t -> bool
 val as_json : t -> bool
 
 val search_result : t -> bool
-
-val search_files : t -> string list
diff --git a/src/odoc/bin/main.ml b/src/odoc/bin/main.ml
index 3b470f590c..015239ddf5 100644
--- a/src/odoc/bin/main.ml
+++ b/src/odoc/bin/main.ml
@@ -744,13 +744,6 @@ module Odoc_html_args = struct
     in
     Arg.(value & flag & info ~doc [ "as-json" ])
 
-  let search_files =
-    let doc =
-      "The name of a javascript file to use for search. Will be run in a \
-       webworker. Using this option adds a search-bar in the generated html."
-    in
-    Arg.(value & opt_all string [] & info ~doc [ "search-file" ])
-
   let source_file =
     let doc =
       "Source code for the compilation unit. It must have been compiled with \
@@ -771,17 +764,17 @@ module Odoc_html_args = struct
 
   let extra_args =
     let config semantic_uris closed_details indent theme_uri support_uri flat
-        as_json source_file assets search_files =
+        as_json source_file assets =
       let open_details = not closed_details in
       let html_config =
         Odoc_html.Config.v ~theme_uri ~support_uri ~semantic_uris ~indent ~flat
-          ~open_details ~as_json ~search_files ()
+          ~open_details ~as_json ()
       in
       { Html_page.html_config; source_file; assets }
     in
     Term.(
       const config $ semantic_uris $ closed_details $ indent $ theme_uri
-      $ support_uri $ flat $ as_json $ source_file $ assets $ search_files)
+      $ support_uri $ flat $ as_json $ source_file $ assets)
 end
 
 module Odoc_html = Make_renderer (Odoc_html_args)
diff --git a/src/odoc/html_fragment.ml b/src/odoc/html_fragment.ml
index 82cc427e4d..cff1441b54 100644
--- a/src/odoc/html_fragment.ml
+++ b/src/odoc/html_fragment.ml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ let from_mld ~xref_base_uri ~resolver ~output ~warnings_options input =
     let page = Odoc_document.Comment.to_ir resolved.content in
     let config =
       Odoc_html.Config.v ~semantic_uris:false ~indent:false ~flat:false
-        ~open_details:false ~as_json:false ~search_files:[] ()
+        ~open_details:false ~as_json:false ()
     in
     let html = Odoc_html.Generator.doc ~config ~xref_base_uri page in
     let oc = open_out (Fs.File.to_string output) in
diff --git a/src/search/generator.ml b/src/search/generator.ml
index ca8d494678..e54db430db 100644
--- a/src/search/generator.ml
+++ b/src/search/generator.ml
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ let html_of_entry (entry : Odoc_model.Fold.item) =
 let html_of_doc doc =
   let config =
     Odoc_html.Config.v ~search_result:true ~semantic_uris:false ~indent:false
-      ~flat:false ~open_details:false ~as_json:false ~search_files:[] ()
+      ~flat:false ~open_details:false ~as_json:false ()
   in
   Tyxml.Html.div ~a:[]
   @@ Odoc_html.Generator.doc ~config ~xref_base_uri:""
diff --git a/src/search/render.ml b/src/search/render.ml
index 1844c192d0..1f8203499b 100644
--- a/src/search/render.ml
+++ b/src/search/render.ml
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ let text_of_doc doc = Of_comments.string_of_doc doc
 
 let config =
   Odoc_html.Config.v ~search_result:true ~semantic_uris:false ~indent:false
-    ~flat:false ~open_details:false ~as_json:false ~search_files:[] ()
+    ~flat:false ~open_details:false ~as_json:false ()
 
 let html_of_doc doc =
   Tyxml.Html.div ~a:[]