diff --git a/webapp/src/components/boardComponent.tsx b/webapp/src/components/boardComponent.tsx
index d7a722168..2c193b1b9 100644
--- a/webapp/src/components/boardComponent.tsx
+++ b/webapp/src/components/boardComponent.tsx
@@ -29,16 +29,12 @@ type Props = {
 }
 
 type State = {
-    isSearching: boolean
     shownCardId?: string
-    viewMenu: boolean
     selectedCardIds: string[]
-    showFilter: boolean
 }
 
 class BoardComponent extends React.Component<Props, State> {
     private backgroundRef = React.createRef<HTMLDivElement>()
-    private searchFieldRef = React.createRef<Editable>()
 
     private keydownHandler = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
         if (e.target !== document.body) {
@@ -71,10 +67,7 @@ class BoardComponent extends React.Component<Props, State> {
     constructor(props: Props) {
         super(props)
         this.state = {
-            isSearching: Boolean(this.props.boardTree.getSearchText()),
-            viewMenu: false,
             selectedCardIds: [],
-            showFilter: false,
         }
     }
 
@@ -82,12 +75,6 @@ class BoardComponent extends React.Component<Props, State> {
         return true
     }
 
-    componentDidUpdate(prevPros: Props, prevState: State): void {
-        if (this.state.isSearching && !prevState.isSearching) {
-            this.searchFieldRef.current?.focus()
-        }
-    }
-
     private showCardInUrl() {
         const queryString = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search)
         const cardId = queryString.get('c') || undefined