diff --git a/code/services-core/control-service/src/main/java/nu/marginalia/control/ControlService.java b/code/services-core/control-service/src/main/java/nu/marginalia/control/ControlService.java
index e746cdac..773f9597 100644
--- a/code/services-core/control-service/src/main/java/nu/marginalia/control/ControlService.java
+++ b/code/services-core/control-service/src/main/java/nu/marginalia/control/ControlService.java
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ public class ControlService extends Service {
         Spark.post("/public/actions/repartition-index", controlActionsService::triggerRepartition, redirectToActors);
         Spark.post("/public/actions/reconstruct-index", controlActionsService::triggerIndexReconstruction, redirectToActors);
         Spark.post("/public/actions/trigger-data-exports", controlActionsService::triggerDataExports, redirectToActors);
-        Spark.post("/public/actions/flush-search-caches", controlActionsService::flushSearchCaches, redirectToActors);
         Spark.post("/public/actions/flush-api-caches", controlActionsService::flushApiCaches, redirectToActors);
         Spark.post("/public/actions/truncate-links-database", controlActionsService::truncateLinkDatabase, redirectToActors);
 
diff --git a/code/services-core/control-service/src/main/java/nu/marginalia/control/svc/ControlActionsService.java b/code/services-core/control-service/src/main/java/nu/marginalia/control/svc/ControlActionsService.java
index ff8c5744..1f191a62 100644
--- a/code/services-core/control-service/src/main/java/nu/marginalia/control/svc/ControlActionsService.java
+++ b/code/services-core/control-service/src/main/java/nu/marginalia/control/svc/ControlActionsService.java
@@ -71,13 +71,6 @@ public class ControlActionsService {
         return "";
     }
 
-    public Object flushSearchCaches(Request request, Response response) throws Exception {
-        eventLog.logEvent("USER-ACTION", "FLUSH-SEARCH-CACHES");
-        searchClient.outbox().sendNotice(SearchMqEndpoints.FLUSH_CACHES, "");
-
-        return "";
-    }
-
     public Object reloadBlogsList(Request request, Response response) throws Exception {
         eventLog.logEvent("USER-ACTION", "RELOAD-BLOGS-LIST");
 
diff --git a/code/services-core/control-service/src/main/resources/templates/control/actions.hdb b/code/services-core/control-service/src/main/resources/templates/control/actions.hdb
index 351fbe5d..7e3a388b 100644
--- a/code/services-core/control-service/src/main/resources/templates/control/actions.hdb
+++ b/code/services-core/control-service/src/main/resources/templates/control/actions.hdb
@@ -55,18 +55,6 @@
                 </form>
             </td>
         </tr>
-        <tr>
-            <td><b>Flush <tt>search-service</tt> Caches</b><p>
-                This will instruct the search-service to flush its caches,
-                getting rid of any stale data.  This may rarely be necessary after
-                reloading the index.
-            </td>
-            <td>
-                <form method="post" action="/actions/flush-search-caches" onsubmit="return confirm('Confirm flushing search chaches')">
-                    <input type="submit" value="Flush Search">
-                </form>
-            </td>
-        </tr>
         <tr>
             <td><b>Flush <tt>api-service</tt> Caches</b><p>
                 This will instruct the api-service to flush its caches,