diff --git a/message/templates/message_area_contacts_area.mustache b/message/templates/message_area_contacts_area.mustache
index e3badbf2cec..ce28ed1c6ad 100644
--- a/message/templates/message_area_contacts_area.mustache
+++ b/message/templates/message_area_contacts_area.mustache
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 <div class="searchtextarea" data-region="search-text-area">
-    <form>
-        <label class="accesshide" for="searchtext">{{#str}}search{{/str}}</label>
-        <input data-region="search-box" type="text" id="searchtext" placeholder="{{#str}}searchmessages, message{{/str}}">
-    </form>
+    <label class="accesshide" for="searchtext">{{#str}}search{{/str}}</label>
+    <input data-region="search-box" type="text" id="searchtext" placeholder="{{#str}}searchmessages, message{{/str}}">
     <div data-region="search-filter-area" class="searchfilterarea" style="display:none">
         <div data-region="search-filter" class="searchfilter"></div>
         <div data-action="search-filter-delete" class="searchfilterdelete">{{#pix}}t/delete{{/pix}}</div>