diff --git a/src/frontend/app/search/criteria-tool/criteria-tool.component.ts b/src/frontend/app/search/criteria-tool/criteria-tool.component.ts
index c862809fceb09ffb19d560f9f929061acd61f739..598f985c98e6bad1c35307e5795997e318909ffa 100644
--- a/src/frontend/app/search/criteria-tool/criteria-tool.component.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/app/search/criteria-tool/criteria-tool.component.ts
@@ -184,9 +184,6 @@ export class CriteriaToolComponent implements OnInit {
 
     removeCriteria(index: number) {
         this.currentCriteria.splice(index, 1);
-        if (this.currentCriteria.length === 0) {
-            this.criteriaTool.close();
-        }
     }
 
     getFilterControl() {