diff --git a/client/components/app/BookShelfCategorized.vue b/client/components/app/BookShelfCategorized.vue
index 4bf8cfbbf..8c6804625 100644
--- a/client/components/app/BookShelfCategorized.vue
+++ b/client/components/app/BookShelfCategorized.vue
@@ -217,16 +217,6 @@ export default {
         })
       }
 
-      if (this.results.episodes?.length) {
-        shelves.push({
-          id: 'episodes',
-          label: 'Episodes',
-          labelStringKey: 'LabelEpisodes',
-          type: 'episode',
-          entities: this.results.episodes.map((res) => res.libraryItem)
-        })
-      }
-
       if (this.results.series?.length) {
         shelves.push({
           id: 'series',
diff --git a/client/components/cards/EpisodeSearchCard.vue b/client/components/cards/EpisodeSearchCard.vue
index 8be6a3a3b..e69de29bb 100644
--- a/client/components/cards/EpisodeSearchCard.vue
+++ b/client/components/cards/EpisodeSearchCard.vue
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-<template>
-  <div class="flex items-center h-full px-1 overflow-hidden">
-    <covers-book-cover :library-item="libraryItem" :width="coverWidth" :book-cover-aspect-ratio="bookCoverAspectRatio" />
-    <div class="grow px-2 episodeSearchCardContent">
-      <p class="truncate text-sm">{{ episodeTitle }}</p>
-      <p class="text-xs text-gray-200 truncate">{{ podcastTitle }}</p>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-</template>
-
-<script>
-export default {
-  props: {
-    libraryItem: {
-      type: Object,
-      default: () => {}
-    },
-    episode: {
-      type: Object,
-      default: () => {}
-    }
-  },
-  data() {
-    return {}
-  },
-  computed: {
-    bookCoverAspectRatio() {
-      return this.$store.getters['libraries/getBookCoverAspectRatio']
-    },
-    coverWidth() {
-      if (this.bookCoverAspectRatio === 1) return 50 * 1.2
-      return 50
-    },
-    media() {
-      return this.libraryItem?.media || {}
-    },
-    mediaMetadata() {
-      return this.media.metadata || {}
-    },
-    episodeTitle() {
-      return this.episode.title || 'No Title'
-    },
-    podcastTitle() {
-      return this.mediaMetadata.title || 'No Title'
-    }
-  },
-  methods: {},
-  mounted() {}
-}
-</script>
-
-<style>
-.episodeSearchCardContent {
-  width: calc(100% - 80px);
-  height: 75px;
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  justify-content: center;
-}
-</style>
diff --git a/client/components/controls/GlobalSearch.vue b/client/components/controls/GlobalSearch.vue
index 6f3a819bf..bc9a23681 100644
--- a/client/components/controls/GlobalSearch.vue
+++ b/client/components/controls/GlobalSearch.vue
@@ -39,15 +39,6 @@
             </li>
           </template>
 
-          <p v-if="episodeResults.length" class="uppercase text-xs text-gray-400 my-1 px-1 font-semibold">{{ $strings.LabelEpisodes }}</p>
-          <template v-for="item in episodeResults">
-            <li :key="item.libraryItem.recentEpisode.id" class="text-gray-50 select-none relative cursor-pointer hover:bg-black-400 py-1" role="option" @click="clickOption">
-              <nuxt-link :to="`/item/${item.libraryItem.id}`">
-                <cards-episode-search-card :episode="item.libraryItem.recentEpisode" :library-item="item.libraryItem" />
-              </nuxt-link>
-            </li>
-          </template>
-
           <p v-if="authorResults.length" class="uppercase text-xs text-gray-400 mb-1 mt-3 px-1 font-semibold">{{ $strings.LabelAuthors }}</p>
           <template v-for="item in authorResults">
             <li :key="item.id" class="text-gray-50 select-none relative cursor-pointer hover:bg-black-400 py-1" role="option" @click="clickOption">
@@ -109,7 +100,6 @@ export default {
       isFetching: false,
       search: null,
       podcastResults: [],
-      episodeResults: [],
       bookResults: [],
       authorResults: [],
       seriesResults: [],
@@ -125,7 +115,7 @@ export default {
       return this.$store.state.libraries.currentLibraryId
     },
     totalResults() {
-      return this.bookResults.length + this.seriesResults.length + this.authorResults.length + this.tagResults.length + this.genreResults.length + this.podcastResults.length + this.narratorResults.length + this.episodeResults.length
+      return this.bookResults.length + this.seriesResults.length + this.authorResults.length + this.tagResults.length + this.genreResults.length + this.podcastResults.length + this.narratorResults.length
     }
   },
   methods: {
@@ -142,7 +132,6 @@ export default {
       this.search = null
       this.lastSearch = null
       this.podcastResults = []
-      this.episodeResults = []
       this.bookResults = []
       this.authorResults = []
       this.seriesResults = []
@@ -186,7 +175,6 @@ export default {
       if (!this.isFetching) return
 
       this.podcastResults = searchResults.podcast || []
-      this.episodeResults = searchResults.episodes || []
       this.bookResults = searchResults.book || []
       this.authorResults = searchResults.authors || []
       this.seriesResults = searchResults.series || []
diff --git a/client/pages/library/_library/search.vue b/client/pages/library/_library/search.vue
index 429603bff..653fc3de1 100644
--- a/client/pages/library/_library/search.vue
+++ b/client/pages/library/_library/search.vue
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ export default {
     })
     results = {
       podcasts: results?.podcast || [],
-      episodes: results?.episodes || [],
       books: results?.book || [],
       authors: results?.authors || [],
       series: results?.series || [],
@@ -62,7 +61,6 @@ export default {
       })
       this.results = {
         podcasts: results?.podcast || [],
-        episodes: results?.episodes || [],
         books: results?.book || [],
         authors: results?.authors || [],
         series: results?.series || [],
diff --git a/server/utils/queries/libraryItemsPodcastFilters.js b/server/utils/queries/libraryItemsPodcastFilters.js
index 68097c1b0..c71e0dc84 100644
--- a/server/utils/queries/libraryItemsPodcastFilters.js
+++ b/server/utils/queries/libraryItemsPodcastFilters.js
@@ -411,43 +411,6 @@ module.exports = {
       })
     }
 
-    // Search podcast episode title
-    const podcastEpisodes = await Database.podcastEpisodeModel.findAll({
-      where: [
-        Sequelize.literal(textSearchQuery.matchExpression('podcastEpisode.title')),
-        {
-          '$podcast.libraryItem.libraryId$': library.id
-        }
-      ],
-      replacements: userPermissionPodcastWhere.replacements,
-      include: [
-        {
-          model: Database.podcastModel,
-          where: [...userPermissionPodcastWhere.podcastWhere],
-          include: [
-            {
-              model: Database.libraryItemModel
-            }
-          ]
-        }
-      ],
-      distinct: true,
-      offset,
-      limit
-    })
-    const episodeMatches = []
-    for (const episode of podcastEpisodes) {
-      const libraryItem = episode.podcast.libraryItem
-      libraryItem.media = episode.podcast
-      libraryItem.media.podcastEpisodes = []
-      const oldPodcastEpisodeJson = episode.toOldJSONExpanded(libraryItem.id)
-      const libraryItemJson = libraryItem.toOldJSONExpanded()
-      libraryItemJson.recentEpisode = oldPodcastEpisodeJson
-      episodeMatches.push({
-        libraryItem: libraryItemJson
-      })
-    }
-
     const matchJsonValue = textSearchQuery.matchExpression('json_each.value')
 
     // Search tags
@@ -487,8 +450,7 @@ module.exports = {
     return {
       podcast: itemMatches,
       tags: tagMatches,
-      genres: genreMatches,
-      episodes: episodeMatches
+      genres: genreMatches
     }
   },