diff --git a/assets/settings/default.json b/assets/settings/default.json
index 86def54d32..22ea266533 100644
--- a/assets/settings/default.json
+++ b/assets/settings/default.json
@@ -370,8 +370,7 @@
   },
   // Difference settings for semantic_index
   "semantic_index": {
-    "enabled": false,
-    "reindexing_delay_seconds": 600
+    "enabled": false
   },
   // Different settings for specific languages.
   "languages": {
diff --git a/crates/search/src/project_search.rs b/crates/search/src/project_search.rs
index 74fc83b0fa..69587f856e 100644
--- a/crates/search/src/project_search.rs
+++ b/crates/search/src/project_search.rs
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ pub fn init(cx: &mut AppContext) {
     cx.add_action(ProjectSearchBar::activate_text_mode);
 
     // This action should only be registered if the semantic index is enabled
-    if SemanticIndex::enabled(cx) {
-        cx.add_action(ProjectSearchBar::activate_semantic_mode);
-    }
+    // We are registering it all the time, as I dont want to introduce a dependency
+    // for Semantic Index Settings globally whenever search is tested.
+    cx.add_action(ProjectSearchBar::activate_semantic_mode);
 
     cx.capture_action(ProjectSearchBar::tab);
     cx.capture_action(ProjectSearchBar::tab_previous);
@@ -1449,15 +1449,17 @@ impl ProjectSearchBar {
         _: &ActivateSemanticMode,
         cx: &mut ViewContext<Pane>,
     ) {
-        if let Some(search_view) = pane
-            .active_item()
-            .and_then(|item| item.downcast::<ProjectSearchView>())
-        {
-            search_view.update(cx, |view, cx| {
-                view.activate_search_mode(SearchMode::Semantic, cx)
-            });
-        } else {
-            cx.propagate_action();
+        if SemanticIndex::enabled(cx) {
+            if let Some(search_view) = pane
+                .active_item()
+                .and_then(|item| item.downcast::<ProjectSearchView>())
+            {
+                search_view.update(cx, |view, cx| {
+                    view.activate_search_mode(SearchMode::Semantic, cx)
+                });
+            } else {
+                cx.propagate_action();
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/semantic_index/src/semantic_index_settings.rs b/crates/semantic_index/src/semantic_index_settings.rs
index 86872457f8..dcfe05bab8 100644
--- a/crates/semantic_index/src/semantic_index_settings.rs
+++ b/crates/semantic_index/src/semantic_index_settings.rs
@@ -6,13 +6,11 @@ use settings::Setting;
 #[derive(Deserialize, Debug)]
 pub struct SemanticIndexSettings {
     pub enabled: bool,
-    pub reindexing_delay_seconds: usize,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Default, Serialize, Deserialize, JsonSchema, Debug)]
 pub struct SemanticIndexSettingsContent {
     pub enabled: Option<bool>,
-    pub reindexing_delay_seconds: Option<usize>,
 }
 
 impl Setting for SemanticIndexSettings {
diff --git a/crates/zed/src/main.rs b/crates/zed/src/main.rs
index 98bf600a61..d22e26c1f5 100644
--- a/crates/zed/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/zed/src/main.rs
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ fn main() {
         project_panel::init(Assets, cx);
         channel::init(&client);
         diagnostics::init(cx);
-        semantic_index::init(fs.clone(), http.clone(), languages.clone(), cx);
         search::init(cx);
+        semantic_index::init(fs.clone(), http.clone(), languages.clone(), cx);
         vim::init(cx);
         terminal_view::init(cx);
         copilot::init(copilot_language_server_id, http.clone(), node_runtime, cx);