diff --git a/src/Jackett.Common/Indexers/AlphaRatio.cs b/src/Jackett.Common/Indexers/AlphaRatio.cs
index 45b5fb535..f49753747 100644
--- a/src/Jackett.Common/Indexers/AlphaRatio.cs
+++ b/src/Jackett.Common/Indexers/AlphaRatio.cs
@@ -72,16 +72,8 @@ namespace Jackett.Common.Indexers
             AddCategoryMapping(30, TorznabCatType.Other, "Misc");
         }
 
-        protected override string GetSearchTerm(TorznabQuery query)
-        {
-            // Ignore season search without episode. Alpharatio doesn't support it.
-            var searchTerm = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(query.Episode)
-                ? query.SanitizedSearchTerm
-                : query.GetQueryString();
-
-            // Alpharatio can't handle dots in the searchstr
-            return searchTerm.Replace(".", " ");
-        }
+        // Alpharatio can't handle dots in the searchstr
+        protected override string GetSearchTerm(TorznabQuery query) => query.GetQueryString().Replace(".", " ");
 
         protected override async Task<IEnumerable<ReleaseInfo>> PerformQuery(TorznabQuery query)
         {