diff --git a/webapp/components/_new/features/SearchResults/SearchResults.vue b/webapp/components/_new/features/SearchResults/SearchResults.vue
index dadbd5aac..37d928311 100644
--- a/webapp/components/_new/features/SearchResults/SearchResults.vue
+++ b/webapp/components/_new/features/SearchResults/SearchResults.vue
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ export default {
       variables() {
         const { firstHashtags, hashtagsOffset, search } = this
         return {
-          query: search,
+          query: search.replace(/^([!@#&])/, ''),
           firstHashtags,
           hashtagsOffset,
         }
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ export default {
       variables() {
         const { firstUsers, usersOffset, search } = this
         return {
-          query: search,
+          query: search.replace(/^([!@#&])/, ''),
           firstUsers,
           usersOffset,
         }
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ export default {
       variables() {
         const { firstPosts, postsOffset, search } = this
         return {
-          query: search,
+          query: search.replace(/^([!@#&])/, ''),
           firstPosts,
           postsOffset,
         }
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ export default {
       variables() {
         const { firstGroups, groupsOffset, search } = this
         return {
-          query: search,
+          query: search.replace(/^([!@#&])/, ''),
           firstGroups,
           groupsOffset,
         }
diff --git a/webapp/graphql/Fragments.js b/webapp/graphql/Fragments.js
index 87d90fbfc..23d2c11d3 100644
--- a/webapp/graphql/Fragments.js
+++ b/webapp/graphql/Fragments.js
@@ -81,9 +81,6 @@ export const groupFragment = gql`
       icon
     }
     locationName
-    location {
-      name: name${lang}
-    }
     myRole
   }
 `