diff --git a/static/search/actions.ts b/static/search/actions.ts
index 57496a2..c624df3 100644
--- a/static/search/actions.ts
+++ b/static/search/actions.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,5 @@
-import {
-  searchInput,
-  searchDialog,
-  rememberSearchOpener,
-  focusLastSearchOpener,
-  setLastQuery,
-  getActiveRequestController,
-  setActiveRequestController,
-} from "./state";
-import { setSearchState, setClearButtonState, clearResults } from "./render";
+import { searchInput } from "./state";
+import { setClearButtonState } from "./render";
 import { cancelScheduledFetch, fetchSearchItems } from "./fetch";
 
 export const openSearch = (): void => {
@@ -16,37 +8,9 @@ export const openSearch = (): void => {
     return;
   }
 
-  rememberSearchOpener();
-  if (searchDialog) {
-    setSearchState(true);
-    searchInput.value = "";
-    setLastQuery("");
-    cancelScheduledFetch();
-    setClearButtonState(false);
-    clearResults();
-  }
   searchInput.focus();
 };
 
-export const closeSearch = (): void => {
-  if (!searchDialog || !searchInput) {
-    return;
-  }
-
-  setSearchState(false);
-  cancelScheduledFetch();
-  const activeRequestController = getActiveRequestController();
-  if (activeRequestController) {
-    activeRequestController.abort();
-    setActiveRequestController(undefined);
-  }
-  searchInput.value = "";
-  setLastQuery("");
-  setClearButtonState(false);
-  clearResults();
-  focusLastSearchOpener();
-};
-
 export const clearSearchInput = (): void => {
   if (!searchInput) {
     return;
diff --git a/static/search/overlay.ts b/static/search/overlay.ts
index 96d386a..6940098 100644
--- a/static/search/overlay.ts
+++ b/static/search/overlay.ts
@@ -5,23 +5,13 @@ import {
   searchResults,
   searchRoot,
   searchPage,
-  searchOpenButtons,
-  searchCloseButtons,
   searchClearButtons,
-  searchDialog,
   getSelectedIndex,
-  isSearchOpen,
   isTypingTarget,
 } from "./state";
-import { setShortcutHints, selectItem, runSelectedItem, renderEmptyState } from "./render";
+import { selectItem, runSelectedItem, renderEmptyState } from "./render";
 import { scheduleFetch, fetchSearchItems, onResultsScroll } from "./fetch";
-import { openSearch, closeSearch, clearSearchInput } from "./actions";
-
-const onDocumentClick = (event: MouseEvent): void => {
-  if (event.target === searchDialog) {
-    closeSearch();
-  }
-};
+import { openSearch, clearSearchInput } from "./actions";
 
 const onInputKeydown = (event: KeyboardEvent): void => {
   if (event.key === "ArrowDown") {
@@ -49,8 +39,6 @@ const onDocumentKeydown = (event: KeyboardEvent): void => {
     event.preventDefault();
     if (searchPage) {
       searchInput?.focus();
-    } else if (isSearchOpen()) {
-      closeSearch();
     } else {
       openSearch();
     }
@@ -66,11 +54,6 @@ const onDocumentKeydown = (event: KeyboardEvent): void => {
     }
     return;
   }
-
-  if (event.key === "Escape" && isSearchOpen()) {
-    event.preventDefault();
-    closeSearch();
-  }
 };
 
 export const initSearchOverlay = (): void => {
@@ -83,22 +66,13 @@ export const initSearchOverlay = (): void => {
     return;
   }
 
-  setShortcutHints();
-  searchOpenButtons.forEach((button) => {
-    button.addEventListener("click", openSearch);
-  });
-  searchCloseButtons.forEach((button) => {
-    button.addEventListener("click", closeSearch);
-  });
   searchClearButtons.forEach((button) => {
     button.addEventListener("click", clearSearchInput);
   });
   searchInput.addEventListener("input", scheduleFetch);
   searchInput.addEventListener("keydown", onInputKeydown);
   searchResults.addEventListener("scroll", onResultsScroll);
-  document.addEventListener("click", onDocumentClick);
   document.addEventListener("keydown", onDocumentKeydown);
-  searchDialog?.setAttribute("aria-hidden", "true");
 
   const initialQuery = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search).get("q")?.trim() || "";
   if (initialQuery) {
diff --git a/static/search/render.ts b/static/search/render.ts
index 5dc5cde..7561f30 100644
--- a/static/search/render.ts
+++ b/static/search/render.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ import type { CommandPaletteItem } from "./state";
 import {
   searchResults,
   searchClearButtons,
-  shortcutHints,
-  searchDialog,
   responseCache,
   getResultItems,
   setResultItems,
@@ -17,26 +15,8 @@ import {
   groupOrder,
   maxPosterImageRetries,
   isSafeImageUrl,
-  isMac,
 } from "./state";
 
-export const setSearchState = (open: boolean): void => {
-  if (!searchDialog) {
-    return;
-  }
-
-  searchDialog.classList.toggle("hidden", !open);
-  searchDialog.classList.toggle("flex", open);
-  searchDialog.setAttribute("aria-hidden", open ? "false" : "true");
-  document.body.classList.toggle("overflow-hidden", open);
-};
-
-export const setShortcutHints = (): void => {
-  shortcutHints.forEach((hint) => {
-    hint.textContent = isMac() ? "⌘P" : "Ctrl P";
-  });
-};
-
 export const setClearButtonState = (hasQuery: boolean): void => {
   searchClearButtons.forEach((button) => {
     button.classList.toggle("opacity-0", !hasQuery);
diff --git a/static/search/state.ts b/static/search/state.ts
index 6cce06c..d984c8b 100644
--- a/static/search/state.ts
+++ b/static/search/state.ts
@@ -23,19 +23,13 @@ export const searchInput = document.getElementById(
 export const searchResults = document.querySelector(
   "[data-command-palette-results]",
 ) as HTMLElement | null;
-export const searchDialog = document.querySelector(
-  "[data-command-palette-dialog]",
-) as HTMLElement | null;
 export const searchRoot = document.querySelector(
   "[data-command-palette-root]",
 ) as HTMLElement | null;
 export const searchPage = document.querySelector(
   "[data-command-palette-page]",
 ) as HTMLElement | null;
-export const searchOpenButtons = document.querySelectorAll("[data-command-palette-open]");
-export const searchCloseButtons = document.querySelectorAll("[data-command-palette-close]");
 export const searchClearButtons = document.querySelectorAll("[data-command-palette-clear]");
-export const shortcutHints = document.querySelectorAll("[data-command-palette-shortcut]");
 
 let resultItems: CommandPaletteItem[] = [];
 let selectedIndex = 0;
@@ -175,8 +169,6 @@ export const isTypingTarget = (target: EventTarget | null): boolean =>
   target instanceof HTMLSelectElement ||
   (target instanceof HTMLElement && target.isContentEditable);
 
-export const isSearchOpen = (): boolean => searchDialog?.classList.contains("flex") ?? false;
-
 export const isSafeImageUrl = (rawUrl?: string): boolean => {
   if (!rawUrl) {
     return false;