diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.js b/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.js
index b73ba166f..d77363c29 100644
--- a/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.js
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.js
@@ -299,8 +299,6 @@ export default shield(
   {
     Query: {
       '*': deny,
-      findPosts: allow,
-      findUsers: allow,
       searchResults: allow,
       searchPosts: allow,
       searchUsers: allow,
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/posts.js b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/posts.js
index aa861f2b9..86dc22f44 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/posts.js
+++ b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/posts.js
@@ -26,11 +26,6 @@ export default {
       params = await maintainPinnedPosts(params)
       return neo4jgraphql(object, params, context, resolveInfo)
     },
-    findPosts: async (object, params, context, resolveInfo) => {
-      params = await filterInvisiblePosts(params, context)
-      params = await filterForMutedUsers(params, context)
-      return neo4jgraphql(object, params, context, resolveInfo)
-    },
     profilePagePosts: async (object, params, context, resolveInfo) => {
       params = await filterInvisiblePosts(params, context)
       params = await filterForMutedUsers(params, context)
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/types/type/Post.gql b/backend/src/schema/types/type/Post.gql
index 8ea8b5cdb..9eac00b0b 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/types/type/Post.gql
+++ b/backend/src/schema/types/type/Post.gql
@@ -229,18 +229,4 @@ type Query {
   PostsEmotionsCountByEmotion(postId: ID!, data: _EMOTEDInput!): Int!
   PostsEmotionsByCurrentUser(postId: ID!): [String]
   profilePagePosts(filter: _PostFilter, first: Int, offset: Int, orderBy: [_PostOrdering]): [Post]
-  findPosts(query: String!, limit: Int = 10, filter: _PostFilter): [Post]!
-    @cypher(
-      statement: """
-      CALL db.index.fulltext.queryNodes('post_fulltext_search', $query)
-      YIELD node as post, score
-      MATCH (post)<-[:WROTE]-(user:User)
-      WHERE score >= 0.2
-      AND NOT user.deleted = true AND NOT user.disabled = true
-      AND NOT post.deleted = true AND NOT post.disabled = true
-      AND NOT user.id in COALESCE($filter.author_not.id_in, [])
-      RETURN post
-      LIMIT $limit
-      """
-    )
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/types/type/User.gql b/backend/src/schema/types/type/User.gql
index fdab73d17..fe1ff43f0 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/types/type/User.gql
+++ b/backend/src/schema/types/type/User.gql
@@ -186,18 +186,6 @@ type Query {
   blockedUsers: [User]
   isLoggedIn: Boolean!
   currentUser: User
-  findUsers(query: String!,limit: Int = 10, filter: _UserFilter): [User]!
-    @cypher(
-      statement: """
-      CALL db.index.fulltext.queryNodes('user_fulltext_search', $query)
-      YIELD node as post, score
-      MATCH (user)
-      WHERE score >= 0.2
-      AND NOT user.deleted = true AND NOT user.disabled = true
-      RETURN user
-      LIMIT $limit
-        """
-    )
 }
 
 enum Deletable {