diff --git a/lib/classes/globalsearch/GlobalSearchCourses.php b/lib/classes/globalsearch/GlobalSearchCourses.php
index df9de0fa98ecefd63a8e98d0603cedea70657726..5ba8e44b610eedcff40cfd60fed493a32853f32e 100644
--- a/lib/classes/globalsearch/GlobalSearchCourses.php
+++ b/lib/classes/globalsearch/GlobalSearchCourses.php
@@ -73,8 +73,7 @@ class GlobalSearchCourses extends GlobalSearchModule implements GlobalSearchFull
                 $semester_join = "LEFT JOIN semester_courses ON (courses.Seminar_id = semester_courses.course_id) ";
                 $semester_condition = "
                     AND (
-                        `courses`.start_time <= " . DBManager::get()->quote($semester->beginn) ."
-                        AND (`semester_courses`.semester_id IS NULL OR semester_courses.semester_id IN (" . join(',', array_map([DBManager::get(), 'quote'], $semester_ids)) . "))
+                        semester_courses.semester_id IS NULL OR semester_courses.semester_id IN (" . join(',', array_map([DBManager::get(), 'quote'], $semester_ids)) . ")
                     ) ";
             }
             if ($filter['institute']) {
diff --git a/lib/classes/globalsearch/GlobalSearchMyCourses.php b/lib/classes/globalsearch/GlobalSearchMyCourses.php
index 6a5bb0fc2a45ae67d213caeed290e2597c39c2e2..5a0ac1882848710136db4d878fa0a7c6ed73c625 100644
--- a/lib/classes/globalsearch/GlobalSearchMyCourses.php
+++ b/lib/classes/globalsearch/GlobalSearchMyCourses.php
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@ class GlobalSearchMyCourses extends GlobalSearchModule
                 $semester_join = "LEFT JOIN semester_courses ON (courses.Seminar_id = semester_courses.course_id) ";
                 $semester_condition = "
                     AND (
-                        `courses`.start_time <= " . DBManager::get()->quote($semester->beginn) ."
-                        AND (`semester_courses`.semester_id IS NULL OR semester_courses.semester_id IN (" . join(',', array_map([DBManager::get(), 'quote'], $semester_ids)) . "))
+                        semester_courses.semester_id IS NULL OR semester_courses.semester_id IN (" . join(',', array_map([DBManager::get(), 'quote'], $semester_ids)) . ")
                     ) ";
             }
             if ($filter['institute']) {