diff --git a/catalogue/search.pl b/catalogue/search.pl
index 7ba9cf45c5..59e1bd8078 100755
--- a/catalogue/search.pl
+++ b/catalogue/search.pl
@@ -438,12 +438,7 @@ $template->param(available => $available);
 my $limit_yr;
 my $limit_yr_value;
 if ($params->{'limit-yr'}) {
-    if ($params->{'limit-yr'} =~ /\d{4}-\d{4}/) {
-        my ($yr1,$yr2) = split(/-/, $params->{'limit-yr'});
-        $limit_yr = "yr,st-numeric,ge=$yr1 and yr,st-numeric,le=$yr2";
-        $limit_yr_value = "$yr1-$yr2";
-    }
-    elsif ($params->{'limit-yr'} =~ /\d{4}/) {
+    if ($params->{'limit-yr'} =~ /\d{4}/) {
         $limit_yr = "yr,st-numeric=$params->{'limit-yr'}";
         $limit_yr_value = $params->{'limit-yr'};
     }
diff --git a/opac/opac-search.pl b/opac/opac-search.pl
index 2f42de90b6..0de0de0e9c 100755
--- a/opac/opac-search.pl
+++ b/opac/opac-search.pl
@@ -493,11 +493,7 @@ $template->param(available => $available);
 
 # append year limits if they exist
 if ($params->{'limit-yr'}) {
-    if ($params->{'limit-yr'} =~ /\d{4}-\d{4}/) {
-        my ($yr1,$yr2) = split(/-/, $params->{'limit-yr'});
-        push @limits, "yr,st-numeric,ge=$yr1 and yr,st-numeric,le=$yr2";
-    }
-    elsif ($params->{'limit-yr'} =~ /\d{4}/) {
+    if ($params->{'limit-yr'} =~ /\d{4}/) {
         push @limits, "yr,st-numeric=$params->{'limit-yr'}";
     }
     else {