diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/impl/SearchMapper.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/impl/SearchMapper.java
index f27a611537..a6073e56d1 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/impl/SearchMapper.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/impl/SearchMapper.java
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ public class SearchMapper
 
         SearchParameters sp = new SearchParameters();
         setDefaults(sp);
-        sp.setFacetFormat(searchQuery.getFacetFormat()); 
         fromLocalization(sp, searchQuery.getLocalization());
         fromQuery(sp,  searchQuery.getQuery());
         fromPaging(sp, params.getPaging());
diff --git a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/SearchMapperTests.java b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/SearchMapperTests.java
index b4feb8e3da..350570f557 100644
--- a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/SearchMapperTests.java
+++ b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/SearchMapperTests.java
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ public class SearchMapperTests
 
         searchParameters = searchMapper.toSearchParameters(ResultMapperTests.EMPTY_PARAMS, helper.searchQueryFromJson(), searchRequest);
         assertNotNull(searchParameters);
-        assertEquals(null, searchParameters.getFacetFormat());
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -1032,7 +1031,6 @@ public class SearchMapperTests
         assertEquals("workspaces store is the default", StoreRef.STORE_REF_WORKSPACE_SPACESSTORE, searchParameters.getStores().get(0));
         assertEquals(LimitBy.FINAL_SIZE, searchParameters.getLimitBy());
         assertEquals(100, searchParameters.getLimit());
-        assertEquals(FacetFormat.V2, searchParameters.getFacetFormat());
         
     }