diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/inserter/search.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/inserter/search.js
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-/**
- * External dependencies
- */
-import clsx from 'clsx';
-
-/**
- * WordPress dependencies
- */
-import {
-	forwardRef,
-	useState,
-	useCallback,
-	useMemo,
-	useRef,
-	useLayoutEffect,
-} from '@wordpress/element';
-import { VisuallyHidden, SearchControl, Popover } from '@wordpress/components';
-import { __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';
-import { useDebouncedInput } from '@wordpress/compose';
-import { useSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
-
-/**
- * Internal dependencies
- */
-import Tips from './tips';
-import InserterPreviewPanel from './preview-panel';
-import BlockTypesTab from './block-types-tab';
-import BlockPatternsTab from './block-patterns-tab';
-import { PatternCategoryPreviews } from './block-patterns-tab/pattern-category-previews';
-import { MediaTab, MediaCategoryPanel } from './media-tab';
-import InserterSearchResults from './search-results';
-import useInsertionPoint from './hooks/use-insertion-point';
-import { store as blockEditorStore } from '../../store';
-import TabbedSidebar from '../tabbed-sidebar';
-import { useZoomOut } from '../../hooks/use-zoom-out';
-
-// TODO - add back useMemo
-export const InserterSearch = ( { filterValue, selectedTab } ) => {
-	if ( selectedTab === 'media' ) {
-		return null;
-	}
-
-	return (
-		<>
-			<SearchControl
-				__nextHasNoMarginBottom
-				className="block-editor-inserter__search"
-				onChange={ ( value ) => {
-					if ( hoveredItem ) {
-						setHoveredItem( null );
-					}
-					setFilterValue( value );
-				} }
-				value={ filterValue }
-				label={ __( 'Search for blocks and patterns' ) }
-				placeholder={ __( 'Search' ) }
-			/>
-			{ !! delayedFilterValue && (
-				<InserterSearchResults
-					filterValue={ delayedFilterValue }
-					onSelect={ onSelect }
-					onHover={ onHover }
-					onHoverPattern={ onHoverPattern }
-					rootClientId={ rootClientId }
-					clientId={ clientId }
-					isAppender={ isAppender }
-					__experimentalInsertionIndex={
-						__experimentalInsertionIndex
-					}
-					showBlockDirectory
-					shouldFocusBlock={ shouldFocusBlock }
-					prioritizePatterns={ selectedTab === 'patterns' }
-				/>
-			) }
-		</>
-	);
-};
-/*[
-		selectedTab,
-		hoveredItem,
-		setHoveredItem,
-		setFilterValue,
-		filterValue,
-		delayedFilterValue,
-		onSelect,
-		onHover,
-		onHoverPattern,
-		shouldFocusBlock,
-		clientId,
-		rootClientId,
-		__experimentalInsertionIndex,
-		isAppender,
-	]
-);
-*/