diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/StartConversationActivity.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/StartConversationActivity.java
index 3d9bceb34..138900daa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/StartConversationActivity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/StartConversationActivity.java
@@ -1150,13 +1150,6 @@ public class StartConversationActivity extends XmppActivity implements XmppConne
                 if (self.match(this, needle)) {
                     this.contacts.add(self);
                 }
-
-                for (Bookmark bookmark : account.getBookmarks()) {
-                    if (bookmark.match(this, needle)) {
-                        this.contacts.add(bookmark);
-                        tags.addAll(bookmark.getTags(this));
-                    }
-                }
             }
         }