diff --git a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/modules/opac-advsearch.tt b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/modules/opac-advsearch.tt
index 1705184feb..f5308ea7e2 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/modules/opac-advsearch.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/modules/opac-advsearch.tt
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
                                         [% IF ( expanded_options ) %]
                                             <option value="ti,phr">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Title phrase</option>
                                             <option value="se,wrdl">Series title</option>
-                                            [% IF ( numbersphr) %]
+                                            [% IF ( Koha.Preference('OPACNumbersPreferPhrase') ) %]
                                                 <option value="callnum,phr">Call number</option>
                                             [% ELSE %]
                                                 <option value="callnum">Call number</option>
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
                                         <option value="pb,wrdl">Publisher</option>
                                         <option value="pl,wrdl">Publisher location</option>
                                         [% IF ( expanded_options ) %]
-                                            [% IF ( numbersphr) %]
+                                            [% IF ( Koha.Preference('OPACNumbersPreferPhrase') ) %]
                                                 <option value="sn,phr">Standard number</option>
                                             [% ELSE %]
                                                 <option value="sn">Standard number</option>
diff --git a/opac/opac-main.pl b/opac/opac-main.pl
index 723dced66c..2398b6a4aa 100755
--- a/opac/opac-main.pl
+++ b/opac/opac-main.pl
@@ -102,8 +102,4 @@ if (C4::Context->preference('GoogleIndicTransliteration')) {
         $template->param('GoogleIndicTransliteration' => 1);
 }
 
-if (C4::Context->preference('OPACNumbersPreferPhrase')) {
-        $template->param('numbersphr' => 1);
-}
-
 output_html_with_http_headers $input, $cookie, $template->output;
diff --git a/opac/opac-search.pl b/opac/opac-search.pl
index f06e40a6fa..82a0319b82 100755
--- a/opac/opac-search.pl
+++ b/opac/opac-search.pl
@@ -380,9 +380,6 @@ if ( $template_type && $template_type eq 'advsearch' ) {
         }
     }
 
-    if (C4::Context->preference('OPACNumbersPreferPhrase')) {
-        $template->param('numbersphr' => 1);
-    }
 
     output_html_with_http_headers $cgi, $cookie, $template->output;
     exit;