diff --git a/crates/search/src/buffer_search.rs b/crates/search/src/buffer_search.rs
index 0feb23c8ed..a3e64e5df5 100644
--- a/crates/search/src/buffer_search.rs
+++ b/crates/search/src/buffer_search.rs
@@ -2748,15 +2748,15 @@ mod tests {
             search_bar.deploy(&deploy, window, cx);
             assert_eq!(
                 search_bar.search_options,
-                SearchOptions::NONE,
-                "After hiding and showing the search bar, default options should be used"
+                SearchOptions::WHOLE_WORD,
+                "After hiding and showing the search bar, options should be preserved"
             );
 
             search_bar.toggle_search_option(SearchOptions::REGEX, window, cx);
             search_bar.toggle_search_option(SearchOptions::WHOLE_WORD, window, cx);
             assert_eq!(
                 search_bar.search_options,
-                SearchOptions::REGEX | SearchOptions::WHOLE_WORD,
+                SearchOptions::REGEX,
                 "Should enable the options toggled"
             );
             assert!(
@@ -2764,38 +2764,6 @@ mod tests {
                 "Search bar should be present and visible"
             );
         });
-
-        update_search_settings(
-            SearchSettings {
-                button: true,
-                whole_word: false,
-                case_sensitive: true,
-                include_ignored: false,
-                regex: false,
-            },
-            cx,
-        );
-        search_bar.update_in(cx, |search_bar, window, cx| {
-            assert_eq!(
-                search_bar.search_options,
-                SearchOptions::REGEX | SearchOptions::WHOLE_WORD,
-                "Should have no search options enabled by default"
-            );
-
-            search_bar.deploy(&deploy, window, cx);
-            assert_eq!(
-                search_bar.search_options,
-                SearchOptions::REGEX | SearchOptions::WHOLE_WORD,
-                "Toggling a non-dismissed search bar with custom options should not change the default options"
-            );
-            search_bar.dismiss(&Dismiss, window, cx);
-            search_bar.deploy(&deploy, window, cx);
-            assert_eq!(
-                search_bar.search_options,
-                SearchOptions::CASE_SENSITIVE,
-                "After hiding and showing the search bar, default options should be used"
-            );
-        });
     }
 
     fn update_search_settings(search_settings: SearchSettings, cx: &mut TestAppContext) {