diff --git a/src/js/controllers/index.js b/src/js/controllers/index.js
index 0be944473..496a88e4d 100644
--- a/src/js/controllers/index.js
+++ b/src/js/controllers/index.js
@@ -846,9 +846,9 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('indexController', function($r
         self.setCompactTxHistory();
       }
 
-      if (historyUpdateInProgress[walletId]) 
+      if (historyUpdateInProgress[walletId])
         return;
-       
+
       historyUpdateInProgress[walletId] = true;
 
       function getNewTxs(newTxs, skip, i_cb) {
@@ -1237,10 +1237,6 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('indexController', function($r
     self.setAddressbook(ab);
   });
 
-  $rootScope.$on('Local/Searching', function(event, val) {
-    self.isSearching = val;
-  });
-
   // UX event handlers
   $rootScope.$on('Local/ColorUpdated', function(event) {
     self.updateColor();
diff --git a/src/js/controllers/walletHome.js b/src/js/controllers/walletHome.js
index c7e0b9ba2..be8dcab34 100644
--- a/src/js/controllers/walletHome.js
+++ b/src/js/controllers/walletHome.js
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('walletHomeController', functi
   ret.isMobile = isMobile.any();
   ret.isWindowsPhoneApp = isMobile.Windows() && isCordova;
   var vanillaScope = ret;
-  this.isSearching = false;
+
+  $rootScope.$emit('Local/Searching', false);
 
   var disableScannerListener = $rootScope.$on('dataScanned', function(event, data) {
     self.setForm(data);
@@ -52,7 +53,6 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('walletHomeController', functi
     self.addr = null;
     self.resetForm();
     $scope.search = '';
-    $rootScope.$emit('Local/Searching', false);
 
     if (profileService.focusedClient) {
       self.setAddress();