diff --git a/sphinx/themes/basic/searchbox.html b/sphinx/themes/basic/searchbox.html
index e0045b4de26..d4809f63d36 100644
--- a/sphinx/themes/basic/searchbox.html
+++ b/sphinx/themes/basic/searchbox.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {# Sphinx sidebar template: quick search box. #}
 {%- if pagename != "search" and builder != "singlehtml" %}
-<search id="searchbox" style="display: none" role="search">
+<search id="searchbox" role="search">
   <h3 id="searchlabel">{{ _('Quick search') }}</h3>
     <div class="searchformwrapper">
     <form class="search" action="{{ pathto('search') }}" method="get">
@@ -9,5 +9,4 @@ <h3 id="searchlabel">{{ _('Quick search') }}</h3>
     </form>
     </div>
 </search>
-<script>document.getElementById('searchbox').style.display = "block"</script>
 {%- endif %}
diff --git a/sphinx/themes/basic/searchfield.html b/sphinx/themes/basic/searchfield.html
index cffde75a86f..949758f98ff 100644
--- a/sphinx/themes/basic/searchfield.html
+++ b/sphinx/themes/basic/searchfield.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 in the search field.
 #}
 {%- if pagename != "search" and builder != "singlehtml" %}
-<search id="searchbox" style="display: none" role="search">
+<search id="searchbox" role="search">
     <div class="searchformwrapper">
     <form class="search" action="{{ pathto('search') }}" method="get">
       <input type="text" name="q" aria-labelledby="searchlabel" autocomplete="off" autocorrect="off" autocapitalize="off" spellcheck="false" placeholder="Search"/>
@@ -13,5 +13,4 @@
     </form>
     </div>
 </search>
-<script>document.getElementById('searchbox').style.display = "block"</script>
 {%- endif %}