diff --git a/.changeset/old-ducks-fetch.md b/.changeset/old-ducks-fetch.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0e719d07e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/old-ducks-fetch.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-search': patch
+---
+
+Removes ADR from the default set of search filters
diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/search/SearchPage.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/search/SearchPage.tsx
index a9f54cdb49..d904aef45c 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/search/SearchPage.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/search/SearchPage.tsx
@@ -87,11 +87,6 @@ const SearchPage = () => {
                     name: 'Documentation',
                     icon: <DocsIcon />,
                   },
-                  {
-                    value: 'adr',
-                    name: 'Architecture Decision Records',
-                    icon: <DocsIcon />,
-                  },
                 ]}
               />
               <Paper className={classes.filters}>
diff --git a/plugins/search/src/alpha.tsx b/plugins/search/src/alpha.tsx
index 4f654548f5..f4dd09088a 100644
--- a/plugins/search/src/alpha.tsx
+++ b/plugins/search/src/alpha.tsx
@@ -153,11 +153,6 @@ export const searchPage = createPageExtension({
                         name: 'Documentation',
                         icon: <DocsIcon />,
                       },
-                      {
-                        value: 'adr',
-                        name: 'Architecture Decision Records',
-                        icon: <DocsIcon />,
-                      },
                     ]}
                   />
                   <Paper className={classes.filters}>