diff --git a/admin/blocks.php b/admin/blocks.php
index 3b296beeb9f..9e89eb65c56 100644
--- a/admin/blocks.php
+++ b/admin/blocks.php
@@ -182,7 +182,12 @@
             $settings = '<a href="block.php?block='.$blockid.'">'.$strsettings.'</a>';
         }
 
-        $count = count_records('block_instance', 'blockid', $blockid);
+        // MDL-11167, blocks can be placed on mymoodle, or the blogs page
+        // and it should not show up on course search page
+        $count = count_records_sql('SELECT COUNT(*) 
+                                        FROM '.$CFG->prefix.'block_instance 
+                                        WHERE blockid = '.$blockid.' AND
+                                        pagetype = "course-view"');
         if ($count>0) {
             $blocklist = "<a href=\"{$CFG->wwwroot}/course/search.php?blocklist=$blockid&amp;sesskey={$USER->sesskey}\" ";
             $blocklist .= "title=\"$strshowblockcourse\" >$count</a>";
diff --git a/course/search.php b/course/search.php
index c7ff0d658f3..a497cee6985 100644
--- a/course/search.php
+++ b/course/search.php
@@ -131,7 +131,9 @@
         $courses = array();
         foreach ($blocks as $block) {
             $courseid = $block->pageid;
-            if ($courseid==0) {
+            // MDL-11167, blocks can be placed on mymoodle, or the blogs page
+            // and it should not show up on course search page
+            if ($courseid==0 || $block->pagetype != 'course-view') {
                 continue;
             }
             if (!$course = get_record('course', 'id', $courseid)) {