diff --git a/pkg/services/search/handlers.go b/pkg/services/search/handlers.go
index a8344ba05a5..a4905d6fa58 100644
--- a/pkg/services/search/handlers.go
+++ b/pkg/services/search/handlers.go
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ func searchHandler(query *Query) error {
 		IsStarred:    query.IsStarred,
 		OrgId:        query.OrgId,
 		DashboardIds: query.DashboardIds,
-		Limit:        query.Limit,
 	}
 
 	if err := bus.Dispatch(&dashQuery); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/services/search/models.go b/pkg/services/search/models.go
index ada3e1ccdfa..159637013f5 100644
--- a/pkg/services/search/models.go
+++ b/pkg/services/search/models.go
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ type FindPersistedDashboardsQuery struct {
 	UserId       int64
 	IsStarred    bool
 	DashboardIds []int
-	Limit        int
 
 	Result HitList
 }
diff --git a/pkg/services/sqlstore/dashboard.go b/pkg/services/sqlstore/dashboard.go
index d71eaeefa6e..ef36fd75ab6 100644
--- a/pkg/services/sqlstore/dashboard.go
+++ b/pkg/services/sqlstore/dashboard.go
@@ -123,11 +123,6 @@ type DashboardSearchProjection struct {
 }
 
 func SearchDashboards(query *search.FindPersistedDashboardsQuery) error {
-	limit := query.Limit
-	if limit == 0 {
-		limit = 1000
-	}
-
 	var sql bytes.Buffer
 	params := make([]interface{}, 0)
 
@@ -170,8 +165,7 @@ func SearchDashboards(query *search.FindPersistedDashboardsQuery) error {
 		params = append(params, "%"+query.Title+"%")
 	}
 
-	sql.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf(" ORDER BY dashboard.title ASC LIMIT ?"))
-	params = append(params, limit)
+	sql.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf(" ORDER BY dashboard.title ASC LIMIT 1000"))
 
 	var res []DashboardSearchProjection