diff --git a/src/components/highlight/_highlight_all.tsx b/src/components/highlight/_highlight_all.tsx
index a84d205aa51..13ae97c601e 100644
--- a/src/components/highlight/_highlight_all.tsx
+++ b/src/components/highlight/_highlight_all.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * Side Public License, v 1.
  */
 
-import React, { memo, useMemo, FunctionComponent } from 'react';
+import React, { useMemo, FunctionComponent } from 'react';
 import escapeRegExp from 'lodash/escapeRegExp';
 
 import type { _SharedSubcomponentProps } from './highlight';
@@ -17,46 +17,43 @@ import type { _SharedSubcomponentProps } from './highlight';
  *
  * Uses regex rather than indexOf/while loops for easier dev maintainability
  */
-export const HighlightAll: FunctionComponent<_SharedSubcomponentProps> = memo(
-  ({
-    searchSubject,
-    searchValue: _searchValue,
-    isStrict,
-    highlightComponent: HighlightComponent = 'mark',
-  }) => {
-    const searchValue = useMemo(() => {
-      return Array.isArray(_searchValue)
-        ? _searchValue.map(escapeRegExp).join('|')
-        : escapeRegExp(_searchValue);
-    }, [_searchValue]);
+export const HighlightAll: FunctionComponent<_SharedSubcomponentProps> = ({
+  searchSubject,
+  searchValue: _searchValue,
+  isStrict,
+  highlightComponent: HighlightComponent = 'mark',
+}) => {
+  const searchValue = useMemo(() => {
+    return Array.isArray(_searchValue)
+      ? _searchValue.map(escapeRegExp).join('|')
+      : escapeRegExp(_searchValue);
+  }, [_searchValue]);
 
-    const chunks = useMemo(() => {
-      const regex = new RegExp(searchValue, isStrict ? 'g' : 'gi');
-      const matches = [...searchSubject.matchAll(regex)].map((match) => ({
-        start: match.index || 0,
-        end: (match.index || 0) + match[0].length,
-      }));
+  const chunks = useMemo(() => {
+    const regex = new RegExp(searchValue, isStrict ? 'g' : 'gi');
+    const matches = [...searchSubject.matchAll(regex)].map((match) => ({
+      start: match.index || 0,
+      end: (match.index || 0) + match[0].length,
+    }));
 
-      return fillInChunks(matches, searchSubject.length);
-    }, [searchValue, searchSubject, isStrict]);
+    return fillInChunks(matches, searchSubject.length);
+  }, [searchValue, searchSubject, isStrict]);
 
-    return (
-      <>
-        {chunks.map((chunk) => {
-          const { end, highlight, start } = chunk;
-          const value = searchSubject.substring(start, end);
+  return (
+    <>
+      {chunks.map((chunk) => {
+        const { end, highlight, start } = chunk;
+        const value = searchSubject.substring(start, end);
 
-          return highlight ? (
-            <HighlightComponent key={start}>{value}</HighlightComponent>
-          ) : (
-            value
-          );
-        })}
-      </>
-    );
-  }
-);
-HighlightAll.displayName = '_HighlightAll';
+        return highlight ? (
+          <HighlightComponent key={start}>{value}</HighlightComponent>
+        ) : (
+          value
+        );
+      })}
+    </>
+  );
+};
 
 /**
  * Chunk utility
diff --git a/src/components/highlight/_highlight_first.tsx b/src/components/highlight/_highlight_first.tsx
index 7a56823e3e1..2b9bbb06c03 100644
--- a/src/components/highlight/_highlight_first.tsx
+++ b/src/components/highlight/_highlight_first.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * Side Public License, v 1.
  */
 
-import React, { memo, FunctionComponent } from 'react';
+import React, { FunctionComponent } from 'react';
 
 import { _SharedSubcomponentProps } from './highlight';
 
@@ -16,49 +16,44 @@ import { _SharedSubcomponentProps } from './highlight';
  *
  * Uses indexOf for performance (which does matter for, e.g. EuiSelectable searching)
  */
-export const HighlightFirst: FunctionComponent<_SharedSubcomponentProps> = memo(
-  ({
-    searchSubject,
-    searchValue,
-    isStrict,
-    highlightComponent: HighlightComponent = 'mark',
-  }) => {
-    if (Array.isArray(searchValue)) {
-      throw new Error(
-        'Cannot parse multiple search strings without `highlightAll` enabled'
-      );
-    }
+export const HighlightFirst: FunctionComponent<_SharedSubcomponentProps> = ({
+  searchSubject,
+  searchValue,
+  isStrict,
+  highlightComponent: HighlightComponent = 'mark',
+}) => {
+  if (Array.isArray(searchValue)) {
+    throw new Error(
+      'Cannot parse multiple search strings without `highlightAll` enabled'
+    );
+  }
 
-    const normalizedSearchSubject = isStrict
-      ? searchSubject
-      : searchSubject.toLowerCase();
-    const normalizedSearchValue = isStrict
-      ? searchValue
-      : searchValue.toLowerCase();
+  const normalizedSearchSubject = isStrict
+    ? searchSubject
+    : searchSubject.toLowerCase();
+  const normalizedSearchValue = isStrict
+    ? searchValue
+    : searchValue.toLowerCase();
 
-    const indexOfMatch = normalizedSearchSubject.indexOf(normalizedSearchValue);
-    if (indexOfMatch === -1) {
-      return <>{searchSubject}</>;
-    }
+  const indexOfMatch = normalizedSearchSubject.indexOf(normalizedSearchValue);
+  if (indexOfMatch === -1) {
+    return <>{searchSubject}</>;
+  }
 
-    const preMatch = searchSubject.substring(0, indexOfMatch);
-    const match = searchSubject.substring(
-      indexOfMatch,
-      indexOfMatch + searchValue.length
-    );
-    const postMatch = searchSubject.substring(
-      indexOfMatch + searchValue.length
-    );
+  const preMatch = searchSubject.substring(0, indexOfMatch);
+  const match = searchSubject.substring(
+    indexOfMatch,
+    indexOfMatch + searchValue.length
+  );
+  const postMatch = searchSubject.substring(indexOfMatch + searchValue.length);
 
-    return (
-      // Note: React 16/17 will render empty strings in the DOM. The
-      // `|| undefined` prevents this & keeps snapshots the same for all versions
-      <>
-        {preMatch || undefined}
-        <HighlightComponent>{match}</HighlightComponent>
-        {postMatch || undefined}
-      </>
-    );
-  }
-);
-HighlightFirst.displayName = '_HighlightFirst';
+  return (
+    // Note: React 16/17 will render empty strings in the DOM. The
+    // `|| undefined` prevents this & keeps snapshots the same for all versions
+    <>
+      {preMatch || undefined}
+      <HighlightComponent>{match}</HighlightComponent>
+      {postMatch || undefined}
+    </>
+  );
+};