diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/course_creators/admin.py b/cms/djangoapps/course_creators/admin.py
index 45ff82ec49..a1d34b3897 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/course_creators/admin.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/course_creators/admin.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class CourseCreatorAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     # Fields that filtering support
     list_filter = ['state', 'state_changed']
     # Fields that search supports.
-    search_fields = ['user__username', 'user__email', 'state', 'note', 'organizations']
+    search_fields = ['user__username', 'user__email', 'state', 'note']
     # Turn off the action bar (we have no bulk actions)
     actions = None
     form = CourseCreatorForm