diff --git a/src/app/controllers/encrypt-submissions.server.controller.js b/src/app/controllers/encrypt-submissions.server.controller.js
index 4733f561f1..095d28cbdf 100644
--- a/src/app/controllers/encrypt-submissions.server.controller.js
+++ b/src/app/controllers/encrypt-submissions.server.controller.js
@@ -202,44 +202,15 @@ exports.saveResponseToDb = function (req, res, next) {
  */
 exports.getMetadata = function (req, res) {
   let pageSize = 10
-  let { page, submissionId } = req.query || {}
+  let { page } = req.query || {}
   let numToSkip = parseInt(page - 1 || 0) * pageSize
 
-  let matchClause = {
-    form: req.form._id,
-    submissionType: 'encryptSubmission',
-  }
-
-  if (submissionId) {
-    if (mongoose.Types.ObjectId.isValid(submissionId)) {
-      matchClause._id = mongoose.Types.ObjectId(submissionId)
-      Submission.findOne(matchClause, { created: 1 }).exec((err, result) => {
-        if (err) {
-          logger.error(getRequestIp(req), req.url, req.headers, err)
-          return res.status(HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR).send({
-            message: errorHandler.getMongoErrorMessage(err),
-          })
-        }
-        if (!result) {
-          return res.status(HttpStatus.OK).send({ metadata: [], count: 0 })
-        }
-        let entry = {
-          number: 1,
-          refNo: result._id,
-          submissionTime: moment(result.created)
-            .tz('Asia/Singapore')
-            .format('Do MMM YYYY, h:mm:ss a'),
-        }
-        return res.status(HttpStatus.OK).send({ metadata: [entry], count: 1 })
-      })
-    } else {
-      return res.status(HttpStatus.OK).send({ metadata: [], count: 0 })
-    }
-  }
-
   Submission.aggregate([
     {
-      $match: matchClause,
+      $match: {
+        form: req.form._id,
+        submissionType: 'encryptSubmission',
+      },
     },
     {
       $sort: { created: -1 },
diff --git a/src/public/modules/forms/admin/controllers/view-responses.client.controller.js b/src/public/modules/forms/admin/controllers/view-responses.client.controller.js
index 86c5778bbf..551e2ded4e 100644
--- a/src/public/modules/forms/admin/controllers/view-responses.client.controller.js
+++ b/src/public/modules/forms/admin/controllers/view-responses.client.controller.js
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ function ViewResponsesController(
   vm.isEncryptResponseMode = vm.myform.responseMode === responseModeEnum.ENCRYPT
   vm.encryptionKey = null // will be set to an instance of EncryptionKey when form is unlocked successfully
   vm.csvDownloading = false // whether CSV export is in progress
-  vm.filterBySubmissionRefId = '' // whether to filter submissions by a specific ID
-  vm.filterBySubmissionRefIdTextbox = ''
 
   // Three views:
   // 1 - Unlock view for verifying form password
@@ -238,15 +236,12 @@ function ViewResponsesController(
     }
   })
 
-  vm.filterBySubmissionChanged = function () {
-    vm.filterBySubmissionRefId = vm.filterBySubmissionRefIdTextbox
-    vm.tableParams.reload()
-  }
-
   // Called by child directive unlockResponsesForm after key is verified to get responses
-  vm.loadResponses = function () {
+  vm.loadResponses = function (formPassword) {
+    vm.formPassword = formPassword
     vm.currentView = 2
     vm.loading = true
+
     vm.tableParams = new NgTableParams(
       {
         page: 1, // show first page
@@ -257,7 +252,6 @@ function ViewResponsesController(
           let { page } = params.url()
           return Submissions.getMetadata({
             formId: vm.myform._id,
-            filterBySubmissionRefId: vm.filterBySubmissionRefId,
             page,
           })
             .then((data) => {
diff --git a/src/public/modules/forms/admin/views/view-responses.client.view.html b/src/public/modules/forms/admin/views/view-responses.client.view.html
index 8d857b169b..5006c43cf5 100644
--- a/src/public/modules/forms/admin/views/view-responses.client.view.html
+++ b/src/public/modules/forms/admin/views/view-responses.client.view.html
@@ -31,9 +31,7 @@
 
   <!-- Storage Mode -->
   <div ng-if="!vm.loading && vm.isEncryptResponseMode">
-    <div
-      ng-if="vm.currentView === 1 && vm.responsesCount === 0 && vm.filterBySubmissionRefId === ''"
-    >
+    <div ng-if="vm.responsesCount === 0">
       <div class="flex-column">
         <img
           id="no-responses"
@@ -66,9 +64,9 @@
       >
       </verify-secret-key-directive>
     </div>
-    <div ng-if="vm.currentView === 2">
+    <div ng-if="vm.responsesCount > 0 && vm.currentView === 2">
       <div class="flex-row">
-        <div class="col-md-12 response-stats">
+        <div class="response-stats">
           <span class="stats-text">
             <span
               ><span class="stats">{{vm.responsesCount}}</span> response(s) to
@@ -76,18 +74,7 @@
             >
           </span>
         </div>
-      </div>
-      <div class="flex-row">
-        <div class="col-md-6">
-          <input
-            class="input-custom input-medium"
-            ng-model="vm.filterBySubmissionRefIdTextbox"
-            ng-change="vm.filterBySubmissionChanged()"
-            ng-model-options="{ debounce: 200 }"
-            placeholder="Filter by Submission Ref No."
-          />
-        </div>
-        <div class="datepicker-export-container col-md-6">
+        <div class="datepicker-export-container">
           <date-range-picker-directive
             class="datepicker-container"
             ng-model="vm.datePicker.date"
@@ -100,7 +87,7 @@
         </div>
       </div>
       <div class="row">
-        <div ng-if="vm.responsesCount > 0" class="col-md-12">
+        <div class="col-md-12">
           <table class="table" ng-table="vm.tableParams" show-filter="false">
             <tr ng-repeat="row in $data" ng-click="vm.rowOnClick($index)">
               <td
@@ -123,21 +110,6 @@
             </tr>
           </table>
         </div>
-        <div
-          ng-if="vm.responsesCount === 0 && vm.filterBySubmissionRefId !== ''"
-        >
-          <div class="flex-column">
-            <img
-              ng-src="/public/modules/core/img/error-illustration.svg"
-              id="no-responses"
-            />
-            <div class="title">No results found</div>
-            <div class="subtitle">
-              Did you enter the right reference number? We can't seem to find
-              the response.
-            </div>
-          </div>
-        </div>
       </div>
     </div>
     <div
diff --git a/src/public/modules/forms/services/submissions.client.factory.js b/src/public/modules/forms/services/submissions.client.factory.js
index f0b4e6735b..4b3b1306b7 100644
--- a/src/public/modules/forms/services/submissions.client.factory.js
+++ b/src/public/modules/forms/services/submissions.client.factory.js
@@ -143,14 +143,10 @@ function SubmissionsFactory(
     },
     getMetadata: function (params) {
       const deferred = $q.defer()
-      let resUrl = `${fixParamsToUrl(params, submitAdminUrl)}/metadata?page=${
+      const resUrl = `${fixParamsToUrl(params, submitAdminUrl)}/metadata?page=${
         params.page
       }`
 
-      if (params.filterBySubmissionRefId) {
-        resUrl += `&submissionId=${params.filterBySubmissionRefId}`
-      }
-
       $http.get(resUrl).then(
         function (response) {
           deferred.resolve(response.data)