diff --git a/routers/web/repo/commit.go b/routers/web/repo/commit.go
index 8543fa44cc712..a2c6ac33e8f8e 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/commit.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/commit.go
@@ -212,8 +212,6 @@ func SearchCommits(ctx *context.Context) {
 
 // FileHistory show a file's reversions
 func FileHistory(ctx *context.Context) {
-	ctx.Data["IsRepoToolbarCommits"] = true
-
 	fileName := ctx.Repo.TreePath
 	if len(fileName) == 0 {
 		Commits(ctx)
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/compare.go b/routers/web/repo/compare.go
index 035a92f22830c..a55426dab5055 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/compare.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/compare.go
@@ -800,7 +800,6 @@ func CompareDiff(ctx *context.Context) {
 	}
 	ctx.Data["Title"] = "Comparing " + base.ShortSha(beforeCommitID) + separator + base.ShortSha(afterCommitID)
 
-	ctx.Data["IsRepoToolbarCommits"] = true
 	ctx.Data["IsDiffCompare"] = true
 	_, templateErrs := setTemplateIfExists(ctx, pullRequestTemplateKey, pullRequestTemplateCandidates)
 
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/pull.go b/routers/web/repo/pull.go
index acdba4bcdc021..7f131f2e984bc 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/pull.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/pull.go
@@ -1225,7 +1225,6 @@ func CompareAndPullRequestPost(ctx *context.Context) {
 	ctx.Data["Title"] = ctx.Tr("repo.pulls.compare_changes")
 	ctx.Data["PageIsComparePull"] = true
 	ctx.Data["IsDiffCompare"] = true
-	ctx.Data["IsRepoToolbarCommits"] = true
 	ctx.Data["PullRequestWorkInProgressPrefixes"] = setting.Repository.PullRequest.WorkInProgressPrefixes
 	ctx.Data["IsAttachmentEnabled"] = setting.Attachment.Enabled
 	upload.AddUploadContext(ctx, "comment")
diff --git a/templates/repo/home.tmpl b/templates/repo/home.tmpl
index 7b37ac10118db..eb9eb9c14932f 100644
--- a/templates/repo/home.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/home.tmpl
@@ -90,7 +90,16 @@
 						{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.use_template"}}
 					</a>
 				{{end}}
-				{{if (not $isHomepage)}}
+				{{if $isHomepage}}
+					{{/* only show the "code search" on the repo home page, it only does global search,
+						so do not show it when viewing file or directory to avoid misleading users (it doesn't search in a directory) */}}
+					<form class="ignore-dirty" action="{{.RepoLink}}/search" method="get">
+						<div class="ui small action input">
+							<input name="q" placeholder="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "search.code_kind"}}">
+							{{template "shared/search/button"}}
+						</div>
+					</form>
+				{{else}}
 					<span class="breadcrumb repo-path tw-ml-1">
 						<a class="section" href="{{.RepoLink}}/src/{{.BranchNameSubURL}}" title="{{.Repository.Name}}">{{StringUtils.EllipsisString .Repository.Name 30}}</a>
 						{{- range $i, $v := .TreeNames -}}
@@ -103,13 +112,6 @@
 						{{- end -}}
 					</span>
 				{{end}}
-
-				<form class="ignore-dirty" action="{{.RepoLink}}/search" method="get">
-					<div class="ui small action input">
-						<input name="q" value="{{.Keyword}}" placeholder="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "search.code_kind"}}">
-						{{template "shared/search/button"}}
-					</div>
-				</form>
 			</div>
 			<div class="tw-flex tw-items-center">
 				<!-- Only show clone panel in repository home page -->
@@ -136,7 +138,7 @@
 					</div>
 					{{template "repo/cite/cite_modal" .}}
 				{{end}}
-				{{if and (not $isHomepage) (not .IsViewFile) (not .IsBlame)}}
+				{{if and (not $isHomepage) (not .IsViewFile) (not .IsBlame)}}{{/* IsViewDirectory (not home), TODO: split the templates, avoid using "if" tricks */}}
 					<a class="ui button" href="{{.RepoLink}}/commits/{{.BranchNameSubURL}}/{{.TreePath | PathEscapeSegments}}">
 						{{svg "octicon-history" 16 "tw-mr-2"}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.file_history"}}
 					</a>
@@ -147,7 +149,7 @@
 			{{template "repo/view_file" .}}
 		{{else if .IsBlame}}
 			{{template "repo/blame" .}}
-		{{else}}
+		{{else}}{{/* IsViewDirectory */}}
 			{{template "repo/view_list" .}}
 		{{end}}
 	</div>