diff --git a/app/screens/search/__snapshots__/search.test.js.snap b/app/screens/search/__snapshots__/search.test.js.snap
index 448c6b91fc..9c6869ff37 100644
--- a/app/screens/search/__snapshots__/search.test.js.snap
+++ b/app/screens/search/__snapshots__/search.test.js.snap
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ exports[`Search should match snapshot 1`] = `
               },
               Object {
                 "description": "to find posts in specific channels",
-                "modifier": ":channel-name",
+                "modifier": "channel-name",
                 "testID": "search.in_section",
                 "value": "in:",
               },
diff --git a/app/screens/search/search.js b/app/screens/search/search.js
index a15a048d1d..4d558eb94a 100644
--- a/app/screens/search/search.js
+++ b/app/screens/search/search.js
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ export default class Search extends PureComponent {
         }, {
             value: 'in:',
             testID: 'search.in_section',
-            modifier: `:${intl.formatMessage({id: 'mobile.search.in_modifier_title', defaultMessage: 'channel-name'})}`,
+            modifier: `${intl.formatMessage({id: 'mobile.search.in_modifier_title', defaultMessage: 'channel-name'})}`,
             description: intl.formatMessage({
                 id: 'mobile.search.in_modifier_description',
                 defaultMessage: 'to find posts in specific channels',