diff --git a/packages/host-service/src/trpc/router/workspace-creation/procedures/search-github-issues.ts b/packages/host-service/src/trpc/router/workspace-creation/procedures/search-github-issues.ts
index bd4cbc48098..044a8ac963a 100644
--- a/packages/host-service/src/trpc/router/workspace-creation/procedures/search-github-issues.ts
+++ b/packages/host-service/src/trpc/router/workspace-creation/procedures/search-github-issues.ts
@@ -112,9 +112,6 @@ export const searchGitHubIssues = protectedProcedure
 				if (issue.url.includes("/pull/")) {
 					return { issues: [] };
 				}
-				if (!input.includeClosed && issue.state !== "open") {
-					return { issues: [] };
-				}
 				return { issues: [issue] };
 			}
 			const issues = await ghSearch(
@@ -145,9 +142,6 @@ export const searchGitHubIssues = protectedProcedure
 				if (issue.pull_request) {
 					return { issues: [] };
 				}
-				if (!input.includeClosed && issue.state !== "open") {
-					return { issues: [] };
-				}
 				return {
 					issues: [
 						{
diff --git a/packages/host-service/src/trpc/router/workspace-creation/procedures/search-pull-requests.ts b/packages/host-service/src/trpc/router/workspace-creation/procedures/search-pull-requests.ts
index c82587cbc8a..936571aa77d 100644
--- a/packages/host-service/src/trpc/router/workspace-creation/procedures/search-pull-requests.ts
+++ b/packages/host-service/src/trpc/router/workspace-creation/procedures/search-pull-requests.ts
@@ -119,9 +119,6 @@ export const searchPullRequests = protectedProcedure
 			if (normalized.isDirectLookup) {
 				const prNumber = Number.parseInt(effectiveQuery, 10);
 				const pr = await ghDirectLookup(ctx.execGh, repo, prNumber);
-				if (!input.includeClosed && pr.state !== "open") {
-					return { pullRequests: [] };
-				}
 				return { pullRequests: [pr] };
 			}
 			const pullRequests = await ghSearch(
@@ -150,9 +147,6 @@ export const searchPullRequests = protectedProcedure
 					pull_number: prNumber,
 				});
 				const state = normalizePullRequestState(pr.state, pr.merged_at);
-				if (!input.includeClosed && state !== "open") {
-					return { pullRequests: [] };
-				}
 				return {
 					pullRequests: [
 						{