diff --git a/src/component/relatedContent/index.js b/src/component/relatedContent/index.js
index bed3f06..7dd415c 100644
--- a/src/component/relatedContent/index.js
+++ b/src/component/relatedContent/index.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import {
   makeSelectTitleForUri,
   selectIsSearching,
 } from 'lbry-redux';
-import { doNativeSearch } from 'redux/actions/native';
 import RelatedContent from './view';
 
 const select = (state, props) => ({
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@ const select = (state, props) => ({
 });
 
 const perform = dispatch => ({
-  search: query => dispatch(doNativeSearch(query, 20, undefined, true)),
   resolveUris: uris => dispatch(doResolveUris(uris)),
 });
 
diff --git a/src/page/file/index.js b/src/page/file/index.js
index 4d0fe35..73846ac 100644
--- a/src/page/file/index.js
+++ b/src/page/file/index.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   doPurchaseUri,
   doDeletePurchasedUri,
   doResolveUri,
+  doSearch,
   doSendTip,
   doToast,
   makeSelectIsUriResolving,
@@ -44,7 +45,6 @@ import {
   doStopDownloadingFile,
 } from 'redux/actions/file';
 import { doPopDrawerStack, doSetPlayerVisible } from 'redux/actions/drawer';
-import { doNativeSearch } from 'redux/actions/native';
 import { selectDrawerStack } from 'redux/selectors/drawer';
 import FilePage from './view';
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ const perform = dispatch => ({
   purchaseUri: (uri, costInfo, saveFile) => dispatch(doPurchaseUri(uri, costInfo, saveFile)),
   deletePurchasedUri: uri => dispatch(doDeletePurchasedUri(uri)),
   resolveUri: uri => dispatch(doResolveUri(uri)),
-  searchRecommended: query => dispatch(doNativeSearch(query, 20, undefined, true)),
+  searchRecommended: query => dispatch(doSearch(query, 20, undefined, true)),
   sendTip: (amount, claimId, isSupport, successCallback, errorCallback) =>
     dispatch(doSendTip(amount, claimId, isSupport, successCallback, errorCallback)),
   setPlayerVisible: () => dispatch(doSetPlayerVisible(true)),
diff --git a/src/redux/actions/native.js b/src/redux/actions/native.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 2779972..0000000
--- a/src/redux/actions/native.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,95 +0,0 @@
-// @flow
-import { NativeModules } from 'react-native';
-import {
-  ACTIONS,
-  batchActions,
-  buildURI,
-  doResolveUri,
-  doUpdateSearchQuery,
-  makeSelectSearchUris,
-  selectSuggestions,
-  makeSelectQueryWithOptions,
-  selectSearchValue,
-} from 'lbry-redux';
-
-let CONNECTION_STRING = 'https://lighthouse.lbry.com/';
-
-const handleNativeFetchResponse = str => {
-  const json = JSON.parse(str);
-  if (json.error) {
-    return Promise.reject(new Error(json.error));
-  }
-
-  return Promise.resolve(json);
-};
-
-// Use a native asyncTask to call the lighthouse api
-export const doNativeSearch = (
-  rawQuery: string, // pass in a query if you don't want to search for what's in the search bar
-  size: ?number, // only pass in if you don't want to use the users setting (ex: related content)
-  from: ?number,
-  isBackgroundSearch: boolean = false
-) => (dispatch: Dispatch, getState: GetState) => {
-  const query = rawQuery.replace(/^lbry:\/\//i, '').replace(/\//, ' ');
-
-  if (!query) {
-    dispatch({
-      type: ACTIONS.SEARCH_FAIL,
-    });
-    return;
-  }
-
-  const state = getState();
-  const queryWithOptions = makeSelectQueryWithOptions(query, size, from, isBackgroundSearch)(state);
-
-  // If we have already searched for something, we don't need to do anything
-  const urisForQuery = makeSelectSearchUris(queryWithOptions)(state);
-  if (urisForQuery && !!urisForQuery.length) {
-    return;
-  }
-
-  dispatch({
-    type: ACTIONS.SEARCH_START,
-  });
-
-  // If the user is on the file page with a pre-populated uri and they select
-  // the search option without typing anything, searchQuery will be empty
-  // We need to populate it so the input is filled on the search page
-  // isBackgroundSearch means the search is happening in the background, don't update the search query
-  if (!state.search.searchQuery && !isBackgroundSearch) {
-    dispatch(doUpdateSearchQuery(query));
-  }
-
-  const url = `${CONNECTION_STRING}search?${queryWithOptions}`;
-  NativeModules.Requests.get(url)
-    .then(handleNativeFetchResponse)
-    .then((data: Array<{ name: String, claimId: string }>) => {
-      const uris = [];
-      const actions = [];
-
-      data.forEach(result => {
-        if (result.name) {
-          const uri = buildURI({
-            claimName: result.name,
-            claimId: result.claimId,
-          });
-          actions.push(doResolveUri(uri));
-          uris.push(uri);
-        }
-      });
-
-      actions.push({
-        type: ACTIONS.SEARCH_SUCCESS,
-        data: {
-          query: queryWithOptions,
-          uris,
-        },
-      });
-      dispatch(batchActions(...actions));
-    })
-    .catch(e => {
-      dispatch({
-        type: ACTIONS.SEARCH_FAIL,
-      });
-    });
-};