diff --git a/phpBB/includes/search/fulltext_mysql.php b/phpBB/includes/search/fulltext_mysql.php
index 52779ca835..506f53fbd3 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/search/fulltext_mysql.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/search/fulltext_mysql.php
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class fulltext_mysql extends search_backend
 		{
 			$this->mbstring_regex = true;
 		}
-$this->pcre_properties = false;
+
 		$error = false;
 	}