diff --git a/pkg/cmd/kafka/consumergroup/list/list.go b/pkg/cmd/kafka/consumergroup/list/list.go
index 612aeba87..1ef85760e 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/kafka/consumergroup/list/list.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/kafka/consumergroup/list/list.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/redhat-developer/app-services-cli/pkg/cmd/flag"
 	"github.com/redhat-developer/app-services-cli/pkg/cmdutil"
 	flagutil "github.com/redhat-developer/app-services-cli/pkg/cmdutil/flags"
-	consumergrouputil "github.com/redhat-developer/app-services-cli/pkg/kafka/consumergroup"
 
 	"github.com/redhat-developer/app-services-cli/pkg/connection"
 	"github.com/redhat-developer/app-services-cli/pkg/dump"
@@ -75,15 +74,6 @@ func NewListConsumerGroupCommand(f *factory.Factory) *cobra.Command {
 				return fmt.Errorf(opts.localizer.MustLocalize("kafka.consumerGroup.common.error.noKafkaSelected"))
 			}
 
-			if opts.search != "" {
-				validator := &consumergrouputil.Validator{
-					Localizer: opts.localizer,
-				}
-				if err = validator.ValidateSearchInput(opts.search); err != nil {
-					return err
-				}
-			}
-
 			opts.kafkaID = cfg.Services.Kafka.ClusterID
 
 			return runList(opts)
diff --git a/pkg/kafka/consumergroup/validators.go b/pkg/kafka/consumergroup/validators.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 27be67730..000000000
--- a/pkg/kafka/consumergroup/validators.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-package consumergroup
-
-import (
-	"errors"
-	"regexp"
-
-	"github.com/redhat-developer/app-services-cli/pkg/common/commonerr"
-	"github.com/redhat-developer/app-services-cli/pkg/localize"
-)
-
-const (
-	legalSearchChars = "^[a-zA-Z0-9-]+$"
-)
-
-// Validator is a type for validating Kafka consumer group configuration values
-type Validator struct {
-	Localizer localize.Localizer
-}
-
-func (v *Validator) ValidateSearchInput(val interface{}) error {
-	search, ok := val.(string)
-	if !ok {
-		return commonerr.NewCastError(val, "string")
-	}
-
-	matched, _ := regexp.Match(legalSearchChars, []byte(search))
-
-	if matched {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	return errors.New(v.Localizer.MustLocalize("kafka.consumerGroup.list.error.illegalSearchValue", localize.NewEntry("Search", search)))
-}
diff --git a/pkg/localize/locales/en/cmd/kafka_consumergroup_common.en.toml b/pkg/localize/locales/en/cmd/kafka_consumergroup_common.en.toml
index bd2f738a6..e216b6cf7 100644
--- a/pkg/localize/locales/en/cmd/kafka_consumergroup_common.en.toml
+++ b/pkg/localize/locales/en/cmd/kafka_consumergroup_common.en.toml
@@ -31,8 +31,4 @@ one = 'no Kafka instance is currently selected, run "rhoas kafka use" to set the
 one = 'you are unauthorized to {{.Operation}} these consumer groups'
 
 [kafka.consumerGroup.list.error.forbidden]
-one = 'you are forbidden to {{.Operation}} these consumer groups'
-
-[kafka.consumerGroup.list.error.illegalSearchValue]
-description = 'Error message when invalid chars are used for search flag'
-one = 'illegal search value "{{.Search}}"; only letters (Aa-Zz), numbers and "-" are accepted'
\ No newline at end of file
+one = 'you are forbidden to {{.Operation}} these consumer groups'
\ No newline at end of file