diff --git src/includes/replies/template.php src/includes/replies/template.php
index b8e9b41..d436a63 100644
--- src/includes/replies/template.php
+++ src/includes/replies/template.php
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ function bbp_has_replies( $args = '' ) {
 	/** Defaults **************************************************************/

 	// Other defaults
-	$default_reply_search   = !empty( $_REQUEST['rs'] ) ? $_REQUEST['rs']    : false;
 	$default_post_parent    = ( bbp_is_single_topic() ) ? bbp_get_topic_id() : 'any';
 	$default_post_type      = ( bbp_is_single_topic() && bbp_show_lead_topic() ) ? bbp_get_reply_post_type() : array( bbp_get_topic_post_type(), bbp_get_reply_post_type() );
 	$default_thread_replies = (bool) ( bbp_is_single_topic() && bbp_thread_replies() );
@@ -139,7 +138,6 @@ function bbp_has_replies( $args = '' ) {
 		'order'               => 'ASC',                      // Oldest to newest
 		'hierarchical'        => $default_thread_replies,    // Hierarchical replies
 		'ignore_sticky_posts' => true,                       // Stickies not supported
-		's'                   => $default_reply_search,      // Maybe search
 	);

 	// What are the default allowed statuses (based on user caps)
diff --git src/includes/topics/template.php src/includes/topics/template.php
index c5fc8fb..803c371 100644
--- src/includes/topics/template.php
+++ src/includes/topics/template.php
@@ -143,8 +143,7 @@ function bbp_has_topics( $args = '' ) {
 	/** Defaults **************************************************************/

 	// Other defaults
-	$default_topic_search  = !empty( $_REQUEST['ts'] ) ? $_REQUEST['ts'] : false;
-	$default_show_stickies = (bool) ( bbp_is_single_forum() || bbp_is_topic_archive() ) && ( false === $default_topic_search );
+	$default_show_stickies = (bool) ( bbp_is_single_forum() || bbp_is_topic_archive() );
 	$default_post_parent   = bbp_is_single_forum() ? bbp_get_forum_id() : 'any';

 	// Default argument array
@@ -157,7 +156,6 @@ function bbp_has_topics( $args = '' ) {
 		'order'          => 'DESC',                    // 'ASC', 'DESC'
 		'posts_per_page' => bbp_get_topics_per_page(), // Topics per page
 		'paged'          => bbp_get_paged(),           // Page Number
-		's'              => $default_topic_search,     // Topic Search
 		'show_stickies'  => $default_show_stickies,    // Ignore sticky topics?
 		'max_num_pages'  => false,                     // Maximum number of pages to show
 	);