diff --git a/pygeoapi/provider/tinydb_.py b/pygeoapi/provider/tinydb_.py
index afc43d456..add15d6a0 100644
--- a/pygeoapi/provider/tinydb_.py
+++ b/pygeoapi/provider/tinydb_.py
@@ -165,16 +165,6 @@ def query(self, offset=0, limit=10, resulttype='results',
                 QUERY.append(f"(Q.properties['{prop[0]}']=='{prop[1]}')")
 
         if q is not None:
-            tokens = q.split(',')
-            if len(tokens) == 1 and ' ' not in q:
-                QUERY.append(f"(Q.properties['_metadata-anytext'].search('{q}', flags=re.IGNORECASE))")  # noqa
-            else:
-                Q_QUERY = []
-                for t in tokens:
-                    Q_QUERY.append(f"(Q.properties['_metadata-anytext'].search('{q}', flags=re.IGNORECASE))")  # noqa
-                    QUERY.append('(' + '|'.join(Q_QUERY) + ')')
-   
-
             for t in q.split():
                 QUERY.append(f"(Q.properties['_metadata-anytext'].search('{t}', flags=re.IGNORECASE))")  # noqa