diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/projects_dropdown/service/projects_service.js b/app/assets/javascripts/projects_dropdown/service/projects_service.js
index fad956b4c26..9cbd8f21f2a 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/projects_dropdown/service/projects_service.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/projects_dropdown/service/projects_service.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export default class ProjectsService {
 
   getSearchedProjects(searchQuery) {
     return this.projectsPath.get({
-      simple: false,
+      simple: true,
       per_page: 20,
       membership: !!gon.current_user_id,
       order_by: 'last_activity_at',
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/projects_dropdown/service/projects_service_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/projects_dropdown/service/projects_service_spec.js
index d5dd8b3449a..cfd1bb7d24f 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/projects_dropdown/service/projects_service_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/projects_dropdown/service/projects_service_spec.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ describe('ProjectsService', () => {
 
       const searchQuery = 'lab';
       const queryParams = {
-        simple: false,
+        simple: true,
         per_page: 20,
         membership: true,
         order_by: 'last_activity_at',