diff --git a/crates/mdbook-html/front-end/searcher/searcher.js b/crates/mdbook-html/front-end/searcher/searcher.js
index b5deebcc..e58fa094 100644
--- a/crates/mdbook-html/front-end/searcher/searcher.js
+++ b/crates/mdbook-html/front-end/searcher/searcher.js
@@ -343,9 +343,7 @@ window.search = window.search || {};
                 }
                 // also removes the `?URL_MARK_PARAM=` search param so that
                 // in-page navigation doesn't make highlights unexpectedly appear again
-                const url = new URL(window.location.href);
-                url.searchParams.delete(URL_MARK_PARAM);
-                history.replaceState(null, '', url);
+                setSearchUrlParameters('', 'replace');
             };
 
             for (let i = 0; i < markers.length; i++) {