diff --git a/js/apps/admin-ui/cypress/e2e/group_test.spec.ts b/js/apps/admin-ui/cypress/e2e/group_test.spec.ts
index 245c0a598815..f0539b21c111 100644
--- a/js/apps/admin-ui/cypress/e2e/group_test.spec.ts
+++ b/js/apps/admin-ui/cypress/e2e/group_test.spec.ts
@@ -144,42 +144,6 @@ describe("Group test", () => {
     });
   });
 
-  describe("Search group under current group", () => {
-    before(async () => {
-      const createdGroups = await adminClient.createSubGroups(predefinedGroups);
-      await Promise.all([
-        range(5).map((index) => {
-          adminClient.addUserToGroup(
-            users[index].id!,
-            createdGroups[index % 3].id,
-          );
-        }),
-        adminClient.createUser({ username: "new", enabled: true }),
-      ]);
-    });
-
-    it("Search child group in group", () => {
-      groupPage
-        .goToGroupChildGroupsTab(predefinedGroups[0])
-        .searchGroup(predefinedGroups[1])
-        .assertGroupItemExist(predefinedGroups[1], true);
-    });
-
-    it("Search non existing child group in group", () => {
-      groupPage
-        .goToGroupChildGroupsTab(predefinedGroups[0])
-        .searchGroup("non-existent-sub-group")
-        .assertNoSearchResultsMessageExist(true);
-    });
-
-    it("Empty search in group", () => {
-      groupPage
-        .goToGroupChildGroupsTab(predefinedGroups[0])
-        .searchGroup("   ")
-        .assertNoSearchResultsMessageExist(true);
-    });
-  });
-
   describe("Group Actions", () => {
     const groupNameDeleteHeaderAction = "group_test_delete_header_action";
 
diff --git a/js/apps/admin-ui/src/groups/GroupTable.tsx b/js/apps/admin-ui/src/groups/GroupTable.tsx
index 5beb69324d51..ee0ba444c885 100644
--- a/js/apps/admin-ui/src/groups/GroupTable.tsx
+++ b/js/apps/admin-ui/src/groups/GroupTable.tsx
@@ -122,21 +122,23 @@ export const GroupTable = ({ refresh: viewRefresh }: GroupTableProps) => {
         isSearching={!!search}
         toolbarItem={
           <>
-            <ToolbarItem>
-              <SearchInput
-                data-testid="group-search"
-                placeholder={t("filterGroups")}
-                value={search}
-                onChange={(_, value) => {
-                  setSearch(value);
-                }}
-                onSearch={refresh}
-                onClear={() => {
-                  setSearch("");
-                  refresh();
-                }}
-              />
-            </ToolbarItem>
+            {!id && (
+              <ToolbarItem>
+                <SearchInput
+                  data-testid="group-search"
+                  placeholder={t("filterGroups")}
+                  value={search}
+                  onChange={(_, value) => {
+                    setSearch(value);
+                  }}
+                  onSearch={refresh}
+                  onClear={() => {
+                    setSearch("");
+                    refresh();
+                  }}
+                />
+              </ToolbarItem>
+            )}
             <GroupToolbar
               toggleCreate={toggleCreateOpen}
               toggleDelete={toggleShowDelete}