diff --git a/app/views/shared/empty_states/_issues.html.haml b/app/views/shared/empty_states/_issues.html.haml
index 12d99c3ab4b..046b127f73c 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/empty_states/_issues.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/empty_states/_issues.html.haml
@@ -20,4 +20,3 @@
       - else
         .text-center
           %h4 There are no issues to show.
-          = link_to 'New issue', button_path, class: 'btn btn-new', title: 'New issue', id: 'new_issue_link'
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/31384-new-issue-button-on-no-results-page-after-search-doesn-t-go-to-correct-form.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/31384-new-issue-button-on-no-results-page-after-search-doesn-t-go-to-correct-form.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8d586616e07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/31384-new-issue-button-on-no-results-page-after-search-doesn-t-go-to-correct-form.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+title: Remove 'New issue' button when issues search returns no results.
+merge_request: !11263
+author:
diff --git a/spec/features/issues_spec.rb b/spec/features/issues_spec.rb
index 5285dda361b..fdd78600a1d 100644
--- a/spec/features/issues_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/issues_spec.rb
@@ -573,6 +573,8 @@ describe 'Issues', feature: true do
   end
 
   describe 'new issue' do
+    let!(:issue) { create(:issue, project: project) }
+
     context 'by unauthenticated user' do
       before do
         logout