diff --git a/src/screens/StarterPack/Wizard/StepFeeds.tsx b/src/screens/StarterPack/Wizard/StepFeeds.tsx
index de8d856aba..f047b612ae 100644
--- a/src/screens/StarterPack/Wizard/StepFeeds.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/StarterPack/Wizard/StepFeeds.tsx
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import {useA11y} from '#/state/a11y'
 import {DISCOVER_FEED_URI} from 'lib/constants'
 import {
   useGetPopularFeedsQuery,
+  usePopularFeedsSearch,
   useSavedFeeds,
-  useSearchPopularFeedsQuery,
 } from 'state/queries/feed'
 import {SearchInput} from 'view/com/util/forms/SearchInput'
 import {List} from 'view/com/util/List'
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export function StepFeeds({moderationOpts}: {moderationOpts: ModerationOpts}) {
       : undefined
 
   const {data: searchedFeeds, isFetching: isFetchingSearchedFeeds} =
-    useSearchPopularFeedsQuery({q: throttledQuery})
+    usePopularFeedsSearch({query: throttledQuery})
 
   const isLoading =
     !isFetchedSavedFeeds || isLoadingPopularFeeds || isFetchingSearchedFeeds
diff --git a/src/state/queries/feed.ts b/src/state/queries/feed.ts
index 15e86da6e7..2b6751e890 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/feed.ts
+++ b/src/state/queries/feed.ts
@@ -335,30 +335,6 @@ export function useSearchPopularFeedsMutation() {
   })
 }
 
-export function useSearchPopularFeedsQuery({q}: {q: string}) {
-  const agent = useAgent()
-  const moderationOpts = useModerationOpts()
-  return useQuery({
-    enabled: Boolean(moderationOpts),
-    queryKey: ['searchPopularFeeds', q],
-    queryFn: async () => {
-      const res = await agent.app.bsky.unspecced.getPopularFeedGenerators({
-        limit: 15,
-        query: q,
-      })
-
-      return res.data.feeds
-    },
-    placeholderData: keepPreviousData,
-    select(data) {
-      return data.filter(feed => {
-        const decision = moderateFeedGenerator(feed, moderationOpts!)
-        return !decision.ui('contentList').filter
-      })
-    },
-  })
-}
-
 const popularFeedsSearchQueryKeyRoot = 'popularFeedsSearch'
 export const createPopularFeedsSearchQueryKey = (query: string) => [
   popularFeedsSearchQueryKeyRoot,
@@ -381,12 +357,13 @@ export function usePopularFeedsSearch({
     queryKey: createPopularFeedsSearchQueryKey(query),
     queryFn: async () => {
       const res = await agent.app.bsky.unspecced.getPopularFeedGenerators({
-        limit: 10,
+        limit: 15,
         query: query,
       })
 
       return res.data.feeds
     },
+    placeholderData: keepPreviousData,
     select(data) {
       return data.filter(feed => {
         const decision = moderateFeedGenerator(feed, moderationOpts!)