diff --git a/label_studio/core/feature_flags/stale_feature_flags.py b/label_studio/core/feature_flags/stale_feature_flags.py
index 410d20b7ecc9..7647b79b9484 100644
--- a/label_studio/core/feature_flags/stale_feature_flags.py
+++ b/label_studio/core/feature_flags/stale_feature_flags.py
@@ -27,5 +27,4 @@
     'fflag_feat_front_leap_1198_unsaved_changes_180724': True,
     'fflag_fix_leap_246_multi_object_hotkeys_160124_short': True,
     'fflag_fix_leap_466_text_sanitization': True,
-    'fflag_fix_front_leap_218_improve_performance_of_taxonomy_search_short': True,
 }
diff --git a/web/libs/editor/src/components/Comments/Comment/CommentForm.tsx b/web/libs/editor/src/components/Comments/Comment/CommentForm.tsx
index 927ab112715a..4cdb71a84e02 100644
--- a/web/libs/editor/src/components/Comments/Comment/CommentForm.tsx
+++ b/web/libs/editor/src/components/Comments/Comment/CommentForm.tsx
@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@ export const CommentForm: FC<CommentFormProps> = observer(({ commentStore, annot
               items={classificationsItems}
               onChange={taxonomyOnChange}
               options={COMMENT_TAXONOMY_OPTIONS}
-              defaultSearch={false}
             />
           </div>
           <CommentFormButtons region={region} linking={linking} onLinkTo={linkToHandler} />
diff --git a/web/libs/editor/src/components/Comments/Comment/CommentItem.tsx b/web/libs/editor/src/components/Comments/Comment/CommentItem.tsx
index f1232ac111f3..3408db6a2713 100644
--- a/web/libs/editor/src/components/Comments/Comment/CommentItem.tsx
+++ b/web/libs/editor/src/components/Comments/Comment/CommentItem.tsx
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@ export const CommentItem: FC<CommentItemProps> = observer(
                       items={classificationsItems}
                       onChange={taxonomyOnChange}
                       options={COMMENT_TAXONOMY_OPTIONS}
-                      defaultSearch={false}
                     />
                   </div>
                 )}
diff --git a/web/libs/editor/src/components/NewTaxonomy/NewTaxonomy.tsx b/web/libs/editor/src/components/NewTaxonomy/NewTaxonomy.tsx
index 73aa7e7c01d8..6c6cfa475aec 100644
--- a/web/libs/editor/src/components/NewTaxonomy/NewTaxonomy.tsx
+++ b/web/libs/editor/src/components/NewTaxonomy/NewTaxonomy.tsx
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ type TaxonomyProps = {
   onDeleteLabel?: onDeleteLabelCallback;
   options: TaxonomyOptions;
   isEditable?: boolean;
-  defaultSearch?: boolean;
 };
 
 type TaxonomyExtendedOptions = TaxonomyOptions & {
@@ -107,7 +106,6 @@ const NewTaxonomy = ({
   selected,
   onChange,
   onLoadData,
-  defaultSearch = true,
   // @todo implement user labels
   // onAddLabel,
   // onDeleteLabel,
@@ -146,7 +144,7 @@ const NewTaxonomy = ({
     (origin: ReactNode) => {
       return (
         <>
-          {!defaultSearch && <TaxonomySearch ref={refInput} treeData={treeData} onChange={handleSearch} />}
+          <TaxonomySearch ref={refInput} treeData={treeData} onChange={handleSearch} />
           {origin}
         </>
       );
@@ -171,7 +169,7 @@ const NewTaxonomy = ({
 
   return (
     <TreeSelect
-      treeData={defaultSearch ? treeData : filteredTreeData}
+      treeData={filteredTreeData}
       value={displayed}
       labelInValue={true}
       onChange={(items) =>
@@ -182,11 +180,11 @@ const NewTaxonomy = ({
       }
       loadData={loadData}
       treeCheckable
-      showSearch={defaultSearch}
-      showArrow={!defaultSearch}
+      showSearch={false}
+      showArrow
       dropdownRender={renderDropdown}
       onDropdownVisibleChange={handleDropdownChange}
-      treeExpandedKeys={!defaultSearch ? expandedKeys : undefined}
+      treeExpandedKeys={expandedKeys}
       onTreeExpand={(expandedKeys: React.Key[]) => {
         setExpandedKeys(expandedKeys);
       }}
diff --git a/web/libs/editor/src/tags/control/Taxonomy/Taxonomy.jsx b/web/libs/editor/src/tags/control/Taxonomy/Taxonomy.jsx
index 2596a4aa29f8..882ccedc8057 100644
--- a/web/libs/editor/src/tags/control/Taxonomy/Taxonomy.jsx
+++ b/web/libs/editor/src/tags/control/Taxonomy/Taxonomy.jsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import SelectedChoiceMixin from "../../../mixins/SelectedChoiceMixin";
 import { SharedStoreMixin } from "../../../mixins/SharedChoiceStore/mixin";
 import VisibilityMixin from "../../../mixins/Visibility";
 import { parseValue } from "../../../utils/data";
-import { FF_LEAP_218, FF_LSDV_4583, FF_TAXONOMY_ASYNC, FF_TAXONOMY_LABELING, isFF } from "../../../utils/feature-flags";
+import { FF_LSDV_4583, FF_TAXONOMY_ASYNC, FF_TAXONOMY_LABELING, isFF } from "../../../utils/feature-flags";
 import ControlBase from "../Base";
 import ClassificationBase from "../ClassificationBase";
 
@@ -625,7 +625,6 @@ const HtxTaxonomy = observer(({ item }) => {
           onAddLabel={item.userLabels && item.onAddLabel}
           onDeleteLabel={item.userLabels && item.onDeleteLabel}
           options={options}
-          defaultSearch={!isFF(FF_LEAP_218)}
           isEditable={!item.isReadOnly()}
         />
       ) : (
diff --git a/web/libs/editor/src/utils/feature-flags.ts b/web/libs/editor/src/utils/feature-flags.ts
index 4256d399b10d..308389658d2b 100644
--- a/web/libs/editor/src/utils/feature-flags.ts
+++ b/web/libs/editor/src/utils/feature-flags.ts
@@ -127,8 +127,6 @@ export const FF_LSDV_4998 = "fflag_fix_front_lsdv_4998_missed_dynamic_children_0
  */
 export const FF_TAXONOMY_ASYNC = "fflag_feat_front_lsdv_5451_async_taxonomy_110823_short";
 
-export const FF_LEAP_218 = "fflag_fix_front_leap_218_improve_performance_of_taxonomy_search_short";
-
 /**
  * Allow to label NER directly with Taxonomy instead of Labels
  * @link https://app.launchdarkly.com/default/production/features/fflag_feat_front_lsdv_5452_taxonomy_labeling_110823_short