diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/main.py b/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/main.py
index 0964ed47c3..fca3586f9d 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/main.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/main.py
@@ -229,9 +229,9 @@ class EbookViewer(MainWindow, Ui_EbookViewer):
         self.connect(self.action_previous_page, SIGNAL('triggered(bool)'),
                      lambda x:self.view.previous_page())
         self.connect(self.action_find_next, SIGNAL('triggered(bool)'),
-                     lambda x:self.find(self.search.smart_text, True, repeat=True))
+                     lambda x:self.find(self.search.smart_text, repeat=True))
         self.connect(self.action_find_previous, SIGNAL('triggered(bool)'),
-                     lambda x:self.find(self.search.smart_text, True,
+                     lambda x:self.find(self.search.smart_text,
                          repeat=True, backwards=True))
 
         self.connect(self.action_full_screen, SIGNAL('triggered(bool)'),