diff --git a/AndroidManifest.xml b/AndroidManifest.xml
index 46d1e4b5a..3bd6b27c1 100644
--- a/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -85,9 +85,6 @@
         android:hardwareAccelerated="true"
         android:allowBackup="false"
         android:supportsRtl="true" >
-        <!-- Enable search in all activities -->
-        <meta-data android:name="android.app.default_searchable"
-            android:value="com.android.email2.ui.MailActivityEmail" />
         <activity
             android:name="com.android.email.activity.ComposeActivityEmail"
             android:label="@string/app_name"
@@ -239,7 +236,6 @@
                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.SEARCH" />
                 <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
             </intent-filter>
-            <meta-data android:name="android.app.searchable" android:resource="@xml/searchable" />
         </activity>
 
         <activity-alias android:name="com.android.email.activity.Welcome"
@@ -405,14 +401,6 @@
             <grant-uri-permission android:pathPattern=".*" />
         </provider>
 
-        <!-- The android:name is the name of the Provider class which is stored in
-          UnifiedEmail, and has package name com.android.mail.providers and the class is
-          called SuggestionsProvider. The authority name is specified in the MailAppProvider
-          which is specific to the two apps separately. -->
-        <provider android:name="com.android.mail.providers.SuggestionsProvider"
-            android:authorities="com.android.email.suggestionsprovider"
-            android:exported="true" />
-
         <service android:name="com.android.mail.compose.EmptyService"/>
         <!-- Widget -->
         <receiver android:name=".provider.WidgetProvider" android:label="@string/app_name">
diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index 0e05b1f4e..2e4346b4a 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@
 <resources xmlns:xliff="urn:oasis:names:tc:xliff:document:1.2">
     <!-- Names of packages and authorities that are common to all apps
     and read from resources -->
-    <!-- Name of the search suggestions authority that looks up recent suggestions. This
-         needs to be modified in AndroidManifest.xml and res/xml/searchable.xml as well.  -->
-    <string name="suggestions_authority" translatable="false">com.android.email.suggestionsprovider</string>
 
     <!-- Permissions label for reading attachments -->
     <string name="permission_read_attachment_label">Read email attachments</string>
@@ -799,7 +796,6 @@
     <string name="authority_email_provider" translatable="false">com.android.email.provider</string>
     <string name="authority_conversation_provider" translatable="false">com.android.email.conversation.provider</string>
     <string name="authority_account_cache_provider" translatable="false">com.android.email.accountcache</string>
-    <string name="authority_suggestions_provider" translatable="false">com.android.email.suggestionsprovider</string>
     <string name="protocol_legacy_imap" translatable="false">imap</string>
     <string name="protocol_imap" translatable="false">imap</string>
     <string name="protocol_pop3" translatable="false">pop3</string>
diff --git a/res/xml/searchable.xml b/res/xml/searchable.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index be8da67ea..000000000
--- a/res/xml/searchable.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!--
-     Copyright (C) 2012 Google Inc.
-     Licensed to The Android Open Source Project.
-
-     Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-     you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-     You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-     Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-     distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-     WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-     See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-     limitations under the License.
--->
-<searchable xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    android:label="@string/search_title"
-    android:hint="@string/search_hint"
-    android:icon="@drawable/ic_menu_search"
-    android:searchSuggestAuthority="com.android.email.suggestionsprovider"
-    android:searchSuggestSelection="query LIKE ?"
-    android:searchSuggestIntentAction="android.intent.action.SEARCH"
-    android:imeOptions="actionSearch" />
diff --git a/src/com/android/mail/providers/EmailAccountCacheProvider.java b/src/com/android/mail/providers/EmailAccountCacheProvider.java
index 77a9db2b6..f65c9a376 100644
--- a/src/com/android/mail/providers/EmailAccountCacheProvider.java
+++ b/src/com/android/mail/providers/EmailAccountCacheProvider.java
@@ -26,12 +26,6 @@ import com.android.email.activity.setup.AccountSetupFinal;
 public class EmailAccountCacheProvider extends MailAppProvider {
     // Content provider for Email
     private static String sAuthority;
-    /**
-     * Authority for the suggestions provider. This is specified in AndroidManifest.xml and
-     * res/xml/searchable.xml.
-     */
-    private static String sSuggestionsAuthority;
-
     @Override
     protected String getAuthority() {
         if (sAuthority == null) {
@@ -47,9 +41,6 @@ public class EmailAccountCacheProvider extends MailAppProvider {
 
     @Override
     public String getSuggestionAuthority() {
-        if (sSuggestionsAuthority == null) {
-            sSuggestionsAuthority = getContext().getString(R.string.authority_suggestions_provider);
-        }
-        return sSuggestionsAuthority;
+        return null;
     }
 }