diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/Web/TracksController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/Web/TracksController.php
index b5912907..83c6bb28 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/Web/TracksController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/Web/TracksController.php
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ class TracksController extends ApiControllerBase
     {
         session_write_close();
 
-
         return $this->execute(new UploadTrackCommand(true));
     }
 
diff --git a/app/Http/routes.php b/app/Http/routes.php
index a3889ec7..57f3edb5 100644
--- a/app/Http/routes.php
+++ b/app/Http/routes.php
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Route::group(['prefix' => 'api/v1', 'middleware' => 'json-exceptions'], function
 
 Route::group(['prefix' => 'api/web'], function() {
     Route::get('/taxonomies/all', 'Api\Web\TaxonomiesController@getAll');
-    Route::get('/search', ['middleware' => ['auth', 'can:access-search'], 'uses' => 'Api\Web\SearchController@getSearch']);
+    Route::get('/search', 'Api\Web\SearchController@getSearch');
 
     Route::get('/tracks', 'Api\Web\TracksController@getIndex');
     Route::get('/tracks/{id}', 'Api\Web\TracksController@getShow')->where('id', '\d+');
diff --git a/app/Providers/AuthServiceProvider.php b/app/Providers/AuthServiceProvider.php
index e01fb068..96b1b6c1 100644
--- a/app/Providers/AuthServiceProvider.php
+++ b/app/Providers/AuthServiceProvider.php
@@ -48,10 +48,6 @@ class AuthServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
      */
     public function boot(GateContract $gate)
     {
-        $gate->define('access-search', function(User $user) {
-            return $user->hasRole('admin') || $user->hasRole('moderator');
-        });
-
         $gate->define('access-admin-area', function(User $user) {
             return $user->hasRole('admin');
         });
diff --git a/resources/views/shared/_app_layout.blade.php b/resources/views/shared/_app_layout.blade.php
index ba8c52c0..0ad04930 100644
--- a/resources/views/shared/_app_layout.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/shared/_app_layout.blade.php
@@ -66,9 +66,7 @@
 
     <div class="site-body">
         <ul class="sidebar" ng-controller="sidebar">
-            @can('access-search')
-                <li><pfm-search></pfm-search></li>
-            @endcan
+            <li><pfm-search></pfm-search></li>
             <li ng-class="{selected: stateIncludes('content.tracks') || stateIncludes('content.track')}"><a href="/tracks">Tracks</a></li>
             <li ng-class="{selected: stateIncludes('content.albums') || stateIncludes('content.album')}"><a href="/albums">Albums</a></li>
             <li ng-class="{selected: stateIncludes('content.playlists') || stateIncludes('content.playlist')}"><a href="/playlists">Playlists</a></li>