diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/app/organicmaps/search/SearchRecents.java b/android/app/src/main/java/app/organicmaps/search/SearchRecents.java
index 6591df5f9d..1b115613ff 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/app/organicmaps/search/SearchRecents.java
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/app/organicmaps/search/SearchRecents.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public final class SearchRecents
 
   public static boolean add(@NonNull String query, @NonNull Context context)
   {
-    if (TextUtils.isEmpty(query) || sRecents.contains(query))
+    if (TextUtils.isEmpty(query))
       return false;
 
     nativeAdd(Language.getKeyboardLocale(context), query);