diff --git a/sanitizer/search.js b/sanitizer/search.js
index 99baa5a7..4319e55c 100644
--- a/sanitizer/search.js
+++ b/sanitizer/search.js
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ module.exports.middleware = (_api_pelias_config) => {
         singleScalarParameters: require('../sanitizer/_single_scalar_parameters'),
         quattroshapes_deprecation: require('../sanitizer/_deprecate_quattroshapes'),
         text: require('../sanitizer/_text'),
-        iso2_to_iso3: require('../sanitizer/_iso2_to_iso3'),
-        city_name_standardizer: require('../sanitizer/_city_name_standardizer'),
         size: require('../sanitizer/_size')(/* use defaults*/),
         layers: require('../sanitizer/_targets')('layers', type_mapping.layer_mapping),
         sources: require('../sanitizer/_targets')('sources', type_mapping.source_mapping),
diff --git a/test/unit/sanitizer/search.js b/test/unit/sanitizer/search.js
index 214c9cbc..bbe85713 100644
--- a/test/unit/sanitizer/search.js
+++ b/test/unit/sanitizer/search.js
@@ -104,9 +104,6 @@ module.exports.tests.sanitize = (test, common) => {
     const expected_sanitizers = [
       '_single_scalar_parameters',
       '_deprecate_quattroshapes',
-      '_text',
-      '_iso2_to_iso3',
-      '_city_name_standardizer',
       '_size',
       '_targets/layers',
       '_targets/sources',
@@ -116,6 +113,9 @@ module.exports.tests.sanitize = (test, common) => {
       '_geo_search',
       '_boundary_country',
       '_categories',
+      '_text',
+      '_iso2_to_iso3',
+      '_city_name_standardizer',
       '_geonames_warnings'
     ];