diff --git a/lib/philomena/elasticsearch.ex b/lib/philomena/elasticsearch.ex
index b33d13c7..c3a5c30c 100644
--- a/lib/philomena/elasticsearch.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena/elasticsearch.ex
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ defmodule Philomena.Elasticsearch do
     }
   end
 
-  def search_records(module, elastic_query, pagination_params \\ %{}, ecto_query \\ __MODULE__) do
+  def search_records(module, elastic_query, pagination_params \\ %{}, ecto_query) do
     page = search_results(module, elastic_query, pagination_params)
     ids = page.entries