diff --git a/app/controllers/Projects.java b/app/controllers/Projects.java
index 55e8580..857beae 100644
--- a/app/controllers/Projects.java
+++ b/app/controllers/Projects.java
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public static void allClaims(Integer page) {
     }
 
     @Check("admin")
-    public static void search(String q, Integer page) throws UnsupportedEncodingException {
+    public static void search(String q, Integer page) {
         if(StringUtils.isEmpty(q))
             allClaims(page);
         if(page == null)
diff --git a/app/controllers/Repo.java b/app/controllers/Repo.java
index 2d68236..825f749 100644
--- a/app/controllers/Repo.java
+++ b/app/controllers/Repo.java
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public static void versions(@Required String moduleName){
 		render(module, versions);
 	}
 
-    public static void search(String q, Integer page) throws UnsupportedEncodingException {
+    public static void search(String q, Integer page) {
         if (isEmpty(q)) {
             index(null);
         }