diff --git a/server/camlistored/ui/blob_item_container.js b/server/camlistored/ui/blob_item_container.js
index 8798245ae..7193621a7 100644
--- a/server/camlistored/ui/blob_item_container.js
+++ b/server/camlistored/ui/blob_item_container.js
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ camlistore.BlobItemContainer.prototype.search = function(callerConstraint,
       thumbnailSize: this.thumbnailSize_
     },
     sort: 1,  // LastModifiedDesc
-    limit: 30,
+    limit: 50,
     constraint : {
       logical: {
         op: 'and',
@@ -323,28 +323,9 @@ camlistore.BlobItemContainer.prototype.search = function(callerConstraint,
     }
   };
 
-  var callback = goog.bind(this.searchDone_, this, callerConstraint,
-                           !isContinuation);
-  if (window.WebSocket) {
-    var uri = new goog.Uri(goog.uri.utils.appendPath(
-      this.connection_.config_.searchRoot, 'camli/search/ws'));
-    uri.setDomain(location.hostname);
-    uri.setPort(location.port);
-    uri.setScheme("ws");
-    var ws = new WebSocket(uri.toString());
-    ws.onopen = function() {
-      var message = {
-        tag: 'q1',
-        query: query
-      };
-      ws.send(JSON.stringify(message));
-    };
-    ws.onmessage = function(e) {
-      callback(JSON.parse(e.data).result);
-    }.bind(this);
-  } else {
-    this.connection_.search(JSON.stringify(query), callback);
-  }
+  this.connection_.search(JSON.stringify(query),
+                          goog.bind(this.searchDone_, this, callerConstraint,
+                                    !isContinuation));
 };
 
 camlistore.BlobItemContainer.prototype.searchDone_ = function(constraint,