diff --git a/ts/state/ducks/search.ts b/ts/state/ducks/search.ts
index 7cdab85821..4976649f23 100644
--- a/ts/state/ducks/search.ts
+++ b/ts/state/ducks/search.ts
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ async function queryConversationsAndContacts(
   }
 ) {
   const { ourConversationId, noteToSelf } = options;
-  const query = providedQuery.replace(/[+-.()]*/g, '');
+  const query = providedQuery.replace(/[+.()]*/g, '');
 
   const searchResults: Array<DBConversationType> = await dataSearchConversations(
     query