diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/gl_dropdown.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/gl_dropdown.js.coffee
index ea064f28dd8..94fc9ba8062 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/gl_dropdown.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/gl_dropdown.js.coffee
@@ -136,11 +136,8 @@ class GitLabDropdown
 
     # Init filterable
     if @options.filterable
-      @input = @dropdown.find('.dropdown-input .dropdown-input-field')
-
-      @filter = new GitLabDropdownFilter @input,
+      @filter = new GitLabDropdownFilter @filterInput,
         filterInputBlur: @filterInputBlur
-        input: @filterInput
         remote: @options.filterRemote
         query: @options.data
         keys: @options.search.fields