diff --git a/pymilvus/client/prepare.py b/pymilvus/client/prepare.py
index 5ffafe1ef..118af3bf1 100644
--- a/pymilvus/client/prepare.py
+++ b/pymilvus/client/prepare.py
@@ -680,6 +680,20 @@ def search_requests_with_expr(
         if not isinstance(params, dict):
             raise ParamError(message=f"Search params must be a dict, got {type(params)}")
 
+        if PAGE_RETAIN_ORDER_FIELD in kwargs and PAGE_RETAIN_ORDER_FIELD in param:
+            raise ParamError(
+                message="Provide page_retain_order both in kwargs and param, expect just one"
+            )
+        page_retain_order = kwargs.get(PAGE_RETAIN_ORDER_FIELD) or param.get(
+            PAGE_RETAIN_ORDER_FIELD
+        )
+        if page_retain_order is not None:
+            if not isinstance(page_retain_order, bool):
+                raise ParamError(
+                    message=f"wrong type for page_retain_order, expect bool, got {type(page_retain_order)}"
+                )
+            params[PAGE_RETAIN_ORDER_FIELD] = page_retain_order
+
         search_params = {
             "topk": limit,
             "params": params,
@@ -697,20 +711,6 @@ def search_requests_with_expr(
                 raise ParamError(message=f"wrong type for offset, expect int, got {type(offset)}")
             search_params["offset"] = offset
 
-        if PAGE_RETAIN_ORDER_FIELD in kwargs and PAGE_RETAIN_ORDER_FIELD in param:
-            raise ParamError(
-                message="Provide page_retain_order both in kwargs and param, expect just one"
-            )
-        page_retain_order = kwargs.get(PAGE_RETAIN_ORDER_FIELD) or param.get(
-            PAGE_RETAIN_ORDER_FIELD
-        )
-        if page_retain_order is not None:
-            if not isinstance(page_retain_order, bool):
-                raise ParamError(
-                    message=f"wrong type for page_retain_order, expect bool, got {type(page_retain_order)}"
-                )
-            search_params[PAGE_RETAIN_ORDER_FIELD] = page_retain_order
-
         is_iterator = kwargs.get(ITERATOR_FIELD)
         if is_iterator is not None:
             search_params[ITERATOR_FIELD] = is_iterator
diff --git a/pymilvus/orm/collection.py b/pymilvus/orm/collection.py
index 131563e6d..d36c9af54 100644
--- a/pymilvus/orm/collection.py
+++ b/pymilvus/orm/collection.py
@@ -681,8 +681,6 @@ def search(
                     similar metricy types, the value must be of type str.
                 * *offset* (``int``, optional)
                     offset for pagination.
-                * *page_retain_order* (``bool``, optional)
-                    Whether to retain the order of the search result when offset is provided.
                 * *params of index: *nprobe*, *ef*, *search_k*, etc
                     Corresponding search params for a certain index.
                 example for param::
@@ -690,7 +688,6 @@ def search(
                     {
                         "metric_type": "L2",
                         "offset": 10,
-                        "page_retain_order": True,
                         "params": {"nprobe": 12},
                     }
 
@@ -723,9 +720,6 @@ def search(
                 * *offset* (``int``, optinal)
                     offset for pagination.
 
-                * *page_retain_order* (``bool``, optional)
-                    Whether to retain the order of the search result when offset is provided.
-
                 * *consistency_level* (``str/int``, optional)
                     Which consistency level to use when searching in the collection.
 
diff --git a/pymilvus/orm/partition.py b/pymilvus/orm/partition.py
index fca4cbd68..e860f4cad 100644
--- a/pymilvus/orm/partition.py
+++ b/pymilvus/orm/partition.py
@@ -387,9 +387,6 @@ def search(
                 * *offset* (``int``, optional)
                     offset for pagination.
 
-                * *page_retain_order* (``bool``, optional)
-                    Whether to retain the order of the search result when offset is provided.
-
                 * *limit* (``int``, optional)
                     limit for the search results and pagination.
 
@@ -399,7 +396,6 @@ def search(
                         "nprobe": 128,
                         "metric_type": "L2",
                         "offset": 10,
-                        "page_retain_order": True,
                         "limit": 10,
                     }
 
diff --git a/tests/test_prepare.py b/tests/test_prepare.py
index d292409fb..a2f557d3a 100644
--- a/tests/test_prepare.py
+++ b/tests/test_prepare.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import pytest
+import json
 
+from pymilvus.client.constants import PAGE_RETAIN_ORDER_FIELD
 from pymilvus.client.prepare import Prepare
 from pymilvus import DataType, MilvusException, CollectionSchema, FieldSchema
 from pymilvus import DefaultConfig
@@ -24,20 +26,23 @@ def test_search_requests_with_expr_offset(self):
         search_params = {
             "metric_type": "L2",
             "offset": 10,
-            "page_retain_order": True,
+            "params": {"page_retain_order": True}
         }
 
         ret = Prepare.search_requests_with_expr("name", data, "v", search_params, 100)
 
         offset_exists = False
         page_retain_order_exists = False
+        print(ret.search_params)
         for p in ret.search_params:
             if p.key == "offset":
                 offset_exists = True
                 assert p.value == "10"
-            elif p.key == "page_retain_order":
-                page_retain_order_exists = True
-                assert p.value == "True" # it was dumped as string
+            elif p.key == "params":
+                params = json.loads(p.value)
+                if PAGE_RETAIN_ORDER_FIELD in params:
+                    page_retain_order_exists = True
+                    assert  params[PAGE_RETAIN_ORDER_FIELD] == True
 
         assert offset_exists is True
         assert page_retain_order_exists is True