diff --git a/components/fpspreadsheet/examples/other/searching/demo_search.lpi b/components/fpspreadsheet/examples/other/searching/demo_search.lpi
index 97c16da5c..0f5f804cc 100644
--- a/components/fpspreadsheet/examples/other/searching/demo_search.lpi
+++ b/components/fpspreadsheet/examples/other/searching/demo_search.lpi
@@ -35,15 +35,11 @@
-
+
-
-
-
-
diff --git a/components/fpspreadsheet/examples/other/searching/demo_search.pas b/components/fpspreadsheet/examples/other/searching/demo_search.pas
index 8e358e2cb..6a431c5df 100644
--- a/components/fpspreadsheet/examples/other/searching/demo_search.pas
+++ b/components/fpspreadsheet/examples/other/searching/demo_search.pas
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ uses
var
workbook: TsWorkbook;
worksheet: TsWorksheet;
- s: String;
searchParams: TsSearchParams;
rowFound, colFound: Cardinal;
worksheetFound: TsWorksheet;
diff --git a/components/fpspreadsheet/source/common/fpspreadsheet.pas b/components/fpspreadsheet/source/common/fpspreadsheet.pas
index 2005dc365..8e21c7a0e 100644
--- a/components/fpspreadsheet/source/common/fpspreadsheet.pas
+++ b/components/fpspreadsheet/source/common/fpspreadsheet.pas
@@ -751,7 +751,6 @@ type
FOnRemovingWorksheet: TsWorksheetEvent;
FOnSelectWorksheet: TsWorksheetEvent;
FOnReadCellData: TsWorkbookReadCellDataEvent;
- FSearchEngine: TObject;
FCryptoInfo: TsCryptoInfo;
FMetaData: TsMetaData;
{FrevisionsCrypto: TsCryptoInfo;} // Commented out because it needs revision handling
@@ -6323,8 +6322,6 @@ begin
RemoveAllEmbeddedObj;
FEmbeddedObjList.Free;
- FreeAndNil(FSearchEngine);
-
inherited Destroy;
end;