diff --git a/src/components/ui/VnFilterPanel.vue b/src/components/ui/VnFilterPanel.vue
index 3c1a4c8a5..f6241ffe8 100644
--- a/src/components/ui/VnFilterPanel.vue
+++ b/src/components/ui/VnFilterPanel.vue
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ const $props = defineProps({
     },
 });
 
+defineExpose({ search });
 const emit = defineEmits(['refresh', 'clear', 'search', 'init', 'remove']);
 
 const arrayData = useArrayData($props.dataKey, {
@@ -248,23 +249,6 @@ function formatValue(value) {
         <QList dense class="list q-gutter-y-sm q-mt-sm">
             <slot name="body" :params="params" :search-fn="search"></slot>
         </QList>
-        <template v-if="$props.searchButton">
-            <QItem>
-                <QItemSection class="q-py-sm">
-                    <QBtn
-                        :label="t('Search')"
-                        class="full-width"
-                        color="primary"
-                        dense
-                        icon="search"
-                        rounded
-                        :type="disableSubmitEvent ? 'button' : 'submit'"
-                        unelevated
-                    />
-                </QItemSection>
-            </QItem>
-            <QSeparator />
-        </template>
     </QForm>
     <QInnerLoading
         :label="t('globals.pleaseWait')"