diff --git a/src/components/ResultItemVault.svelte b/src/components/ResultItemVault.svelte
index 2dc47f7..5430c13 100644
--- a/src/components/ResultItemVault.svelte
+++ b/src/components/ResultItemVault.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-import type { Query } from "src/query";
 import type { ResultNote } from "../globals"
 import { getMatches } from "../search"
 import { highlighter, makeExcerpt, stringsToRegex } from "../utils"
diff --git a/src/query.ts b/src/query.ts
index 3802128..ae3acf3 100644
--- a/src/query.ts
+++ b/src/query.ts
@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@ export class Query {
     return this.segments.map(({ value }) => value).join(' ')
   }
 
-  public segmentsToRegex(): RegExp {
-    return stringsToRegex(this.segments.map(s => s.value))
-  }
-
   /**
    * Returns the terms that are encased in quotes
    * @returns
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index 2ecb652..0fd1940 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ export function getAllIndices(text: string, regex: RegExp): SearchMatch[] {
 }
 
 export function stringsToRegex(strings: string[]): RegExp {
+  if (!strings.length) return /^$/
   return new RegExp(strings.map(s => `(${escapeRegex(s)})`).join('|'), 'gi')
 }