diff --git a/phpBB/includes/search/fulltext_native.php b/phpBB/includes/search/fulltext_native.php
index dc961f3c8a..2ee119ccfe 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/search/fulltext_native.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/search/fulltext_native.php
@@ -231,7 +231,6 @@ class fulltext_native extends search_backend
 			}
 			$db->sql_freeresult($result);
 		}
-		unset($exact_words);
 
 		// now analyse the search query, first split it using the spaces
 		$query = explode(' ', $keywords);
@@ -357,39 +356,21 @@ class fulltext_native extends search_backend
 					$this->{$mode . '_ids'}[] = $words[$word];
 				}
 			}
-			// throw an error if we shall not ignore unexistant words
-			else if (!$ignore_no_id)
+			else
 			{
 				if (!isset($common_ids[$word]))
 				{
 					$len = utf8_strlen($word);
-					if ($len >= $this->word_length['min'] && $len <= $this->word_length['max'])
-					{
-						trigger_error(sprintf($user->lang['WORD_IN_NO_POST'], $word));
-					}
-					else
+					if ($len < $this->word_length['min'] || $len > $this->word_length['max'])
 					{
 						$this->common_words[] = $word;
 					}
 				}
 			}
-			else
-			{
-				$len = utf8_strlen($word);
-				if ($len < $this->word_length['min'] || $len > $this->word_length['max'])
-				{
-					$this->common_words[] = $word;
-				}
-			}
 		}
 
-		// we can't search for negatives only
-		if (!sizeof($this->must_contain_ids))
-		{
-			return false;
-		}
-
-		if (!empty($this->search_query))
+		// Return true if all words are not common words
+		if (sizeof($exact_words) - sizeof($this->common_words) > 0)
 		{
 			return true;
 		}
@@ -428,6 +409,12 @@ class fulltext_native extends search_backend
 			return false;
 		}
 
+		// we can't search for negatives only
+		if (empty($this->must_contain_ids))
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+
 		$must_contain_ids = $this->must_contain_ids;
 		$must_not_contain_ids = $this->must_not_contain_ids;
 		$must_exclude_one_ids = $this->must_exclude_one_ids;
diff --git a/phpBB/search.php b/phpBB/search.php
index ad9c371f63..0f13dbbfa0 100644
--- a/phpBB/search.php
+++ b/phpBB/search.php
@@ -540,12 +540,6 @@ if ($keywords || $author || $author_id || $search_id || $submit)
 		$total_match_count = $search->author_search($show_results, $firstpost_only, $sort_by_sql, $sort_key, $sort_dir, $sort_days, $ex_fid_ary, $m_approve_fid_ary, $topic_id, $author_id_ary, $sql_author_match, $id_ary, $start, $per_page);
 	}
 
-	// For some searches we need to print out the "no results" page directly to allow re-sorting/refining the search options.
-	if (!sizeof($id_ary) && !$search_id)
-	{
-		trigger_error('NO_SEARCH_RESULTS');
-	}
-
 	$sql_where = '';
 
 	if (sizeof($id_ary))