diff --git a/service/.gitignore b/service/.gitignore
index 3e17af018..e1fda51c3 100644
--- a/service/.gitignore
+++ b/service/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 /lib/
 /test-lib/
 /functionalTests-lib/
+.angular-cache/
diff --git a/service/src/app.impl/users/app.impl.users.ts b/service/src/app.impl/users/app.impl.users.ts
index c98b4c8f3..8c8b15b9c 100644
--- a/service/src/app.impl/users/app.impl.users.ts
+++ b/service/src/app.impl/users/app.impl.users.ts
@@ -3,19 +3,9 @@ import { UserRepository } from '../../entities/users/entities.users';
 import { withPermission, KnownErrorsOf } from '../../app.api/app.api.global';
 import { PageOf } from '../../entities/entities.global';
 
-export function SearchUsers(
-  userRepo: UserRepository,
-  permissions: api.UsersPermissionService
+export function SearchUsers(userRepo: UserRepository,permissions: api.UsersPermissionService
 ): api.SearchUsers {
-  return async function searchUsers(
-    req: api.UserSearchRequest
-  ): ReturnType<api.SearchUsers> {
-    // Use the buildFilter function to construct the filter
-    const userSearch: api.UserSearchRequest['userSearch'] = buildFilter(
-      req.userSearch
-    );
-
-    // Continue with the rest of the logic, including the search operation
+  return async function searchUsers(req: api.UserSearchRequest): ReturnType<api.SearchUsers> {
     return await withPermission<
       PageOf<api.UserSearchResult>,
       KnownErrorsOf<api.SearchUsers>
@@ -23,7 +13,7 @@ export function SearchUsers(
       permissions.ensureReadUsersPermission(req.context),
       async (): Promise<PageOf<api.UserSearchResult>> => {
         const page = await userRepo.find<api.UserSearchResult>(
-          userSearch,
+          req.userSearch,
           x => {
             return {
               id: x.id,
@@ -44,16 +34,4 @@ export function SearchUsers(
       }
     );
   };
-}
-
-// Function to abstract parameter handling and filter building
-function buildFilter(userSearch: api.UserSearchRequest['userSearch']): api.UserSearchRequest['userSearch'] {
-  const filter: api.UserSearchRequest['userSearch'] = {
-    nameOrContactTerm: userSearch.nameOrContactTerm,
-    pageSize: userSearch.pageSize || 250,
-    pageIndex: userSearch.pageIndex || 0,
-    includeTotalCount: userSearch.includeTotalCount,
-  };
-
-  return filter;
-}
+}
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