diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 66ccc2e..b91d0c6 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ package main
 import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/diamondburned/gotk4-layer-shell/pkg/gtklayershell"
-	"github.com/expr-lang/expr"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"path"
@@ -14,6 +12,9 @@ import (
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/diamondburned/gotk4-layer-shell/pkg/gtklayershell"
+	"github.com/expr-lang/expr"
+
 	"github.com/allan-simon/go-singleinstance"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
@@ -112,10 +113,10 @@ var desktopEntries []desktopEntry
 
 // UI elements
 var (
-	win                     *gtk.Window
-	resultWindow            *gtk.ScrolledWindow
-	fileSearchResults       []string
-	searchEntry             *gtk.SearchEntry
+	win               *gtk.Window
+	resultWindow      *gtk.ScrolledWindow
+	fileSearchResults []string
+	//searchEntry             *gtk.SearchEntry
 	phrase                  string
 	fileSearchResultFlowBox *gtk.FlowBox
 	userDirsMap             map[string]string
@@ -472,10 +473,11 @@ func main() {
 		//key := &gdk.EventKey{Event: event}
 		key := event.AsKey()
 		if key.Keyval() == gdk.KEY_Escape {
-			s := searchEntry.Text()
+			//s := searchEntry.Text()
+			s := ""
 			if s != "" {
-				searchEntry.GrabFocus()
-				searchEntry.SetText("")
+				//searchEntry.GrabFocus()
+				//searchEntry.SetText("")
 			} else {
 				if !*resident {
 					gtk.MainQuit()
@@ -491,7 +493,8 @@ func main() {
 			}
 
 		} else if key.Keyval() == gdk.KEY_Return {
-			s := searchEntry.Text()
+			//s := searchEntry.Text()
+			s := ""
 			if s != "" {
 				// Check if the search box content is an arithmetic expression. If so, display the result
 				// and copy to the clipboard with wl-copy.
@@ -515,9 +518,9 @@ func main() {
 			return false
 
 		default:
-			if !searchEntry.IsFocus() {
-				searchEntry.GrabFocusWithoutSelecting()
-			}
+			//if !searchEntry.IsFocus() {
+			//	searchEntry.GrabFocusWithoutSelecting()
+			//}
 		}
 		return false
 	})
@@ -537,12 +540,12 @@ func main() {
 	outerVBox := gtk.NewBox(gtk.OrientationVertical, 0)
 	win.Add(outerVBox)
 
-	searchBoxWrapper := gtk.NewBox(gtk.OrientationHorizontal, 0)
-	outerVBox.PackStart(searchBoxWrapper, false, false, 10)
+	//searchBoxWrapper := gtk.NewBox(gtk.OrientationHorizontal, 0)
+	//outerVBox.PackStart(searchBoxWrapper, false, false, 10)
 
-	searchEntry = setUpSearchEntry()
-	searchEntry.SetMaxWidthChars(30)
-	searchBoxWrapper.PackStart(searchEntry, true, false, 0)
+	//searchEntry = setUpSearchEntry()
+	//searchEntry.SetMaxWidthChars(30)
+	//searchBoxWrapper.PackStart(searchEntry, true, false, 0)
 
 	if !*noCats {
 		categoriesWrapper = gtk.NewBox(gtk.OrientationHorizontal, 0)
@@ -771,7 +774,7 @@ func restoreStateAndHide() {
 	}
 
 	// clear search
-	searchEntry.SetText("")
+	//searchEntry.SetText("")
 
 	// One day or another we'll add SetFilterFunction here; it was impossible on the gotk3 library
 	appFlowBox = setUpAppsFlowBox(nil, "")
diff --git a/uicomponents.go b/uicomponents.go
index ea51307..9f0edcd 100644
--- a/uicomponents.go
+++ b/uicomponents.go
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/diamondburned/gotk4-layer-shell/pkg/gtklayershell"
 	"io/fs"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/diamondburned/gotk4-layer-shell/pkg/gtklayershell"
+
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
 	"github.com/diamondburned/gotk4/pkg/gdk/v3"
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ func setUpCategoriesButtonBox() *gtk.EventBox {
 	button := gtk.NewButtonWithLabel("All")
 	button.SetObjectProperty("name", "category-button")
 	button.Connect("clicked", func(item *gtk.Button) {
-		searchEntry.SetText("")
+		//searchEntry.SetText("")
 		appFlowBox = setUpAppsFlowBox(nil, "")
 		for _, btn := range catButtons {
 			btn.SetImagePosition(gtk.PosLeft)
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ func setUpCategoriesButtonBox() *gtk.EventBox {
 			name := cat.Name
 			b := *button
 			button.Connect("clicked", func(item *gtk.Button) {
-				searchEntry.SetText("")
+				//searchEntry.SetText("")
 				// One day or another we'll add SetFilterFunction here; it was impossible on the gotk3 library
 				appFlowBox = setUpAppsFlowBox(lists[name], "")
 				for _, btn := range catButtons {