diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/banktags/BankTagsPlugin.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/banktags/BankTagsPlugin.java
index 6a3a7f3416..ea8f6b2792 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/banktags/BankTagsPlugin.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/banktags/BankTagsPlugin.java
@@ -169,10 +169,6 @@ public class BankTagsPlugin extends Plugin implements MouseWheelListener, KeyLis
 
 		switch (eventName)
 		{
-			case "bankTagsActive":
-				// tell the script the bank tag plugin is active
-				intStack[intStackSize - 1] = 1;
-				break;
 			case "setSearchBankInputText":
 				stringStack[stringStackSize - 1] = SEARCH_BANK_INPUT_TEXT;
 				break;
@@ -184,7 +180,6 @@ public class BankTagsPlugin extends Plugin implements MouseWheelListener, KeyLis
 			}
 			case "bankSearchFilter":
 				int itemId = intStack[intStackSize - 1];
-				String itemName = stringStack[stringStackSize - 2];
 				String search = stringStack[stringStackSize - 1];
 
 				boolean tagSearch = search.startsWith(TAG_SEARCH);
@@ -198,9 +193,9 @@ public class BankTagsPlugin extends Plugin implements MouseWheelListener, KeyLis
 					// return true
 					intStack[intStackSize - 2] = 1;
 				}
-				else if (!tagSearch)
+				else if (tagSearch)
 				{
-					intStack[intStackSize - 2] = itemName.contains(search) ? 1 : 0;
+					intStack[intStackSize - 2] = 0;
 				}
 				break;
 			case "getSearchingTagTab":
diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/scripts/BankSearchFilter.rs2asm b/runelite-client/src/main/scripts/BankSearchFilter.rs2asm
index fd3f415b5d..5f9db325af 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/scripts/BankSearchFilter.rs2asm
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/scripts/BankSearchFilter.rs2asm
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .id                 279
 .int_stack_count    1
 .string_stack_count 0
-.int_var_count      1
+.int_var_count      2 ; +1 for storage of search filter result
 .string_var_count   2
    sconst                 ""
    sstore                 0
@@ -30,16 +30,7 @@ LABEL19:
    oc_name               
    lowercase             
    sstore                 0
-LABEL1337:; check if the bank tags plugin is active
-   iconst                 1                  ; true
-   iconst                 0                  ; load active boolean
-   sconst                 "bankTagsActive"   ; push event name
-   runelite_callback     ; invoke callback
-   if_icmpeq              LABEL1338          ; if the plugin is active then jump to the label that decides if the
-                                             ; item should be shown
-   jump                   LABEL23            ; if the plugin is not active then jump to the normal label
-LABEL1338:; let the bank tag plugin decide if the item should be shown
-   iconst                 0                  ; load return value
+   iconst                 -1                 ; load return value
    iload                  0                  ; load item id
    sload                  0                  ; load item name
    sload                  1                  ; load search string
@@ -48,7 +39,13 @@ LABEL1338:; let the bank tag plugin decide if the item should be shown
    pop_int               ; pop item id
    pop_string            ; pop search string
    pop_string            ; pop item name
-   return                ; return value
+   istore                 1 ; store return value for the below comparisons
+   iload                  1
+   iconst                 0
+   if_icmpeq              LABEL32 ; return 0
+   iload                  1
+   iconst                 1
+   if_icmpeq              LABEL30 ; return 1
 LABEL23:
    sload                  0
    sload                  1