diff --git a/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/QueriesImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/QueriesImpl.java
index 6644edbfc2..d8861b6265 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/QueriesImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/QueriesImpl.java
@@ -188,12 +188,7 @@ public class QueriesImpl implements Queries, InitializingBean
                     NodeRef nodeRef = nodes.validateOrLookupNode(rootNodeId, null);
                     query.append("PATH:\"").append(getQNamePath(nodeRef.getId())).append("//*\" AND (");
                 }
-                if (term != null)
-                {
-                    query.append("\"");
-                    query.append(term);
-                    query.append("\"");
-                }
+                query.append(term);
                 if (rootNodeId != null)
                 {
                     query.append(")");
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/tests/QueriesNodesApiTest.java b/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/tests/QueriesNodesApiTest.java
index 5864f5fe8e..aca4e9baf7 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/tests/QueriesNodesApiTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/tests/QueriesNodesApiTest.java
@@ -132,55 +132,6 @@ public class QueriesNodesApiTest extends AbstractSingleNetworkSiteTest
         }
         return result;
     }
-    
-    /**
-     * Test basic api for nodes using parameter term with white-spaces.(REPO-1154)
-     *
-     * <p>
-     * GET:
-     * </p>
-     * {@literal <host>:<port>/alfresco/api/<networkId>/public/alfresco/versions/1/queries/nodes}
-     * 
-     * @throws Exception
-     */
-    @Test
-    public void testSearchTermWhiteSpace() throws Exception
-    {
-        setRequestContext(user1);
-
-        String myFolderNodeId = getMyNodeId();
-
-        String parentFolder = createFolder(myFolderNodeId, "folder term1").getId();
-        //I use "find123" and "find123 find", the search using second term must return less result
-        //The space must not break the query
-        String childTerm = "find" + Math.random();
-        String childTermWS = childTerm + " " + "find";
-
-        Map<String, String> docProps = new HashMap<>(2);
-        docProps.put("cm:title", childTerm);
-        docProps.put("cm:description", childTerm);
-        createTextFile(parentFolder, childTerm, childTerm, "UTF-8", docProps);
-
-        docProps.put("cm:title", childTermWS);
-        docProps.put("cm:description", childTermWS);
-        createTextFile(parentFolder, childTermWS, childTermWS, "UTF-8", docProps);
-
-        Paging paging = getPaging(0, 100);
-        HashMap<String, String> params = new HashMap<>(1);
-        params.put(Queries.PARAM_TERM, childTerm);
-        HttpResponse response = getAll(URL_QUERIES_LSN, paging, params, 200);
-        List<Node> nodesChildTerm = RestApiUtil.parseRestApiEntries(response.getJsonResponse(), Node.class);
-        //check if the search returns all nodes which contain that query term
-        assertEquals(2, nodesChildTerm.size());
-
-        params.put(Queries.PARAM_TERM, childTermWS);
-        response = getAll(URL_QUERIES_LSN, paging, params, 200);
-        List<Node> nodesChildTermWS = RestApiUtil.parseRestApiEntries(response.getJsonResponse(), Node.class);
-        //check if search works for words with space and the space don't break the query
-        assertEquals(1, nodesChildTermWS.size());
-        assertTrue(nodesChildTerm.size() >= nodesChildTermWS.size());
-
-    }
 
     private List<Node> checkApiCall(String pathRegex, String queryForm, String term, String nodeType, String rootNodeId,
                                     String include, String orderBy, Paging paging, int expectedStatus,