diff --git a/public/app/core/components/Picker/UserPicker.tsx b/public/app/core/components/Picker/UserPicker.tsx
index ee362c7799d..f78cf69bf5e 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/Picker/UserPicker.tsx
+++ b/public/app/core/components/Picker/UserPicker.tsx
@@ -71,9 +71,6 @@ export class UserPicker extends Component<Props, State> {
             NoOptionsMessage,
           }}
           placeholder="Select user"
-          filterOption={(option: { label: string }, searchText?: string) => {
-            return option.label.includes(searchText);
-          }}
           loadingMessage={() => 'Loading...'}
           noOptionsMessage={() => 'No users found'}
           getOptionValue={i => i.id}