diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/views/chooser.py b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/views/chooser.py
index 39fe4987e7..c0924b6b57 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/views/chooser.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/views/chooser.py
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ def search(request, parent_page_id=None):
         )
         pages = filter_page_type(pages, desired_classes)
         pages = pages.specific()
-        pages = pages.search(search_form.cleaned_data['q'], fields=['title'])
+        pages = pages.search(search_form.cleaned_data['q'])
     else:
         pages = pages.none()