diff --git a/pkg/storage/unified/resource/search_client.go b/pkg/storage/unified/resource/search_client.go
index 116b3aa5b92..e0e36bcb51c 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/unified/resource/search_client.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/unified/resource/search_client.go
@@ -24,21 +24,14 @@ type DualWriter interface {
 
 func NewSearchClient(dual DualWriter, gr schema.GroupResource, unifiedClient resourcepb.ResourceIndexClient,
 	legacyClient resourcepb.ResourceIndexClient, features featuremgmt.FeatureToggles) resourcepb.ResourceIndexClient {
-	if dual.IsEnabled(gr) {
-		return &searchWrapper{
-			dual:          dual,
-			groupResource: gr,
-			unifiedClient: unifiedClient,
-			legacyClient:  legacyClient,
-			features:      features,
-			logger:        log.New("unified-storage.search-client"),
-		}
+	return &searchWrapper{
+		dual:          dual,
+		groupResource: gr,
+		unifiedClient: unifiedClient,
+		legacyClient:  legacyClient,
+		features:      features,
+		logger:        log.New("unified-storage.search-client"),
 	}
-	//nolint:errcheck
-	if ok, _ := dual.ReadFromUnified(context.Background(), gr); ok {
-		return unifiedClient
-	}
-	return legacyClient
 }
 
 type searchWrapper struct {
diff --git a/pkg/storage/unified/resource/search_client_test.go b/pkg/storage/unified/resource/search_client_test.go
index c46093b45c9..7784dc52e16 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/unified/resource/search_client_test.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/unified/resource/search_client_test.go
@@ -130,9 +130,8 @@ func setupTestSearchWrapper(t *testing.T, dual *MockDualWriter, unifiedClient, l
 func TestSearchClient_NewSearchClient(t *testing.T) {
 	gr, unifiedClient, legacyClient, features := setupTestSearchClient(t)
 
-	t.Run("returns wrapper when dual writer is enabled", func(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("always returns wrapper", func(t *testing.T) {
 		dual := &MockDualWriter{} // Create fresh mock for this test
-		dual.On("IsEnabled", gr).Return(true)
 
 		client := NewSearchClient(dual, gr, unifiedClient, legacyClient, features)
 
@@ -142,30 +141,6 @@ func TestSearchClient_NewSearchClient(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, gr, wrapper.groupResource)
 		assert.Equal(t, unifiedClient, wrapper.unifiedClient)
 		assert.Equal(t, legacyClient, wrapper.legacyClient)
-
-		dual.AssertExpectations(t)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("returns unified client when dual writer disabled but read from unified", func(t *testing.T) {
-		dual := &MockDualWriter{} // Create fresh mock for this test
-		dual.On("IsEnabled", gr).Return(false)
-		dual.On("ReadFromUnified", mock.Anything, gr).Return(true, nil)
-
-		client := NewSearchClient(dual, gr, unifiedClient, legacyClient, features)
-
-		assert.Equal(t, unifiedClient, client)
-		dual.AssertExpectations(t)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("returns legacy client when dual writer disabled and not reading from unified", func(t *testing.T) {
-		dual := &MockDualWriter{} // Create fresh mock for this test
-		dual.On("IsEnabled", gr).Return(false)
-		dual.On("ReadFromUnified", mock.Anything, gr).Return(false, nil)
-
-		client := NewSearchClient(dual, gr, unifiedClient, legacyClient, features)
-
-		assert.Equal(t, legacyClient, client)
-		dual.AssertExpectations(t)
 	})
 }