diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/admin_api/search.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/admin_api/search.ex
index 778cf4c36..ed919833e 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/admin_api/search.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/admin_api/search.ex
@@ -18,11 +18,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.AdminAPI.Search do
 
   @spec user(map()) :: {:ok, [User.t()], pos_integer()}
   def user(params \\ %{}) do
-    query =
-      params
-      |> Map.drop([:page, :page_size])
-      |> User.Query.build()
-      |> order_by([u], u.nickname)
+    query = User.Query.build(params) |> order_by([u], u.nickname)
 
     paginated_query =
       User.Query.paginate(query, params[:page] || 1, params[:page_size] || @page_size)