diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/overlay.js b/chrome/content/zotero/overlay.js
index 837d0d537..6238cea91 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/overlay.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/overlay.js
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ var ZoteroPane = new function()
 	this.setHighlightedRowsCallback = setHighlightedRowsCallback;
 	this.newItem = newItem;
 	this.newCollection = newCollection;
-	this.newSearch = newSearch;
 	this.openAdvancedSearchWindow = openAdvancedSearchWindow;
 	this.toggleTagSelector = toggleTagSelector;
 	this.updateTagSelectorSize = updateTagSelectorSize;
@@ -380,18 +379,6 @@ var ZoteroPane = new function()
 		Zotero.Collections.add(newName.value, parent);
 	}
 	
-	function newSearch()
-	{
-		var s = new Zotero.Search();
-		s.addCondition('title', 'contains', '');
-		
-		var untitled = Zotero.getString('pane.collections.untitled');
-		untitled = Zotero.DB.getNextName('savedSearches', 'savedSearchName',
-			Zotero.getString('pane.collections.untitled'));
-		var io = {dataIn: {search: s, name: untitled}, dataOut: null};
-		window.openDialog('chrome://zotero/content/searchDialog.xul','','chrome,modal',io);
-	}
-	
 	
 	function openAdvancedSearchWindow() {
 		var s = new Zotero.Search();
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/overlay.xul b/chrome/content/zotero/overlay.xul
index 82a29669a..cc1c5f34c 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/overlay.xul
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/overlay.xul
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@
 				<vbox flex="1">
 					<toolbar>
 						<toolbarbutton id="zotero-tb-collection-add" tooltiptext="&zotero.toolbar.newCollection.label;" oncommand="ZoteroPane.newCollection()"/>
-						<toolbarbutton id="zotero-tb-collection-addsearch" tooltiptext="&zotero.toolbar.newSavedSearch.label;" oncommand="ZoteroPane.newSearch();"/>
 						<spacer flex="1"/>
 						<toolbarbutton id="zotero-tb-tag-selector" tooltiptext="&zotero.toolbar.tagSelector.label;" oncommand="ZoteroPane.toggleTagSelector()"/>
 						<toolbarbutton id="zotero-tb-actions-menu" tooltiptext="&zotero.toolbar.actions.label;" type="menu">
diff --git a/chrome/skin/default/zotero/overlay.css b/chrome/skin/default/zotero/overlay.css
index ca0a61711..9d542e4a2 100644
--- a/chrome/skin/default/zotero/overlay.css
+++ b/chrome/skin/default/zotero/overlay.css
@@ -198,11 +198,6 @@
 	width: 150px;
 }
 
-#zotero-tb-collection-addsearch
-{
-	list-style-image: url('chrome://zotero/skin/treesource-search.png');
-}
-
 #zotero-tb-search-cancel
 {
 	width: 10px;