diff --git a/browser_tests/nodeSearchBox.spec.ts b/browser_tests/nodeSearchBox.spec.ts
index 673a0db9a..f987065b9 100644
--- a/browser_tests/nodeSearchBox.spec.ts
+++ b/browser_tests/nodeSearchBox.spec.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ test.describe('Node search box', () => {
     await comfyPage.disconnectEdge()
     // Select the second item as the first item is always reroute
     await comfyPage.searchBox.fillAndSelectFirstNode('CLIPTextEncode', {
-      suggestionIndex: 1
+      suggestionIndex: 0
     })
     await expect(comfyPage.canvas).toHaveScreenshot('auto-linked-node.png')
   })
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ test.describe('Node search box', () => {
 
     // Select the second item as the first item is always reroute
     await comfyPage.searchBox.fillAndSelectFirstNode('Load Checkpoint', {
-      suggestionIndex: 1
+      suggestionIndex: 0
     })
     await expect(comfyPage.canvas).toHaveScreenshot(
       'auto-linked-node-batch.png'
diff --git a/src/components/searchbox/NodeSearchBox.vue b/src/components/searchbox/NodeSearchBox.vue
index 771f3b3af..91f42858d 100644
--- a/src/components/searchbox/NodeSearchBox.vue
+++ b/src/components/searchbox/NodeSearchBox.vue
@@ -81,11 +81,6 @@ const props = defineProps({
   searchLimit: {
     type: Number,
     default: 64
-  },
-  // TODO: Find a more flexible mechanism to add pinned nodes
-  includeReroute: {
-    type: Boolean,
-    default: false
   }
 })
 
@@ -100,9 +95,6 @@ const placeholder = computed(() => {
 const search = (query: string) => {
   currentQuery.value = query
   suggestions.value = [
-    ...(props.includeReroute
-      ? [useNodeDefStore().nodeDefsByName['Reroute']]
-      : []),
     ...useNodeDefStore().nodeSearchService.searchNode(query, props.filters, {
       limit: props.searchLimit
     })
diff --git a/src/components/searchbox/NodeSearchBoxPopover.vue b/src/components/searchbox/NodeSearchBoxPopover.vue
index 5cc1ae7af..7ae1928a3 100644
--- a/src/components/searchbox/NodeSearchBoxPopover.vue
+++ b/src/components/searchbox/NodeSearchBoxPopover.vue
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
       <template #container>
         <NodeSearchBox
           :filters="nodeFilters"
-          :includeReroute="includeReroute"
           @add-filter="addFilter"
           @remove-filter="removeFilter"
           @add-node="addNode"
@@ -62,7 +61,6 @@ const getNewNodeLocation = (): [number, number] => {
   return [originalEvent.canvasX, originalEvent.canvasY]
 }
 const nodeFilters = reactive([])
-const includeReroute = ref(false)
 const addFilter = (filter: FilterAndValue) => {
   nodeFilters.push(filter)
 }
@@ -102,7 +100,6 @@ const linkReleaseTriggerMode = computed(() => {
 })
 
 const canvasEventHandler = (e: LiteGraphCanvasEvent) => {
-  includeReroute.value = false
   const shiftPressed = (e.detail.originalEvent as KeyboardEvent).shiftKey
 
   if (e.detail.subType === 'empty-release') {
@@ -126,7 +123,6 @@ const canvasEventHandler = (e: LiteGraphCanvasEvent) => {
     )
     const dataType = firstLink.type
     addFilter([filter, dataType])
-    includeReroute.value = true
   }
   triggerEvent.value = e
   visible.value = true