diff --git a/nntmux/ReleaseSearch.php b/nntmux/ReleaseSearch.php
index 53a15e186..e68bc1a1f 100755
--- a/nntmux/ReleaseSearch.php
+++ b/nntmux/ReleaseSearch.php
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@ class ReleaseSearch
 			$words = explode(' ', $searchString);
 			foreach ($words as $word) {
 				$word = str_replace("'", "\\'", trim($word, "\n\t\r\0\x0B "));
-				$word = str_replace('-', '', $word);
 				if ($word !== '') {
 					$searchWords .= ($word . ' ');
 				}