diff --git a/libs/ktem/ktem/index/file/graph/pipelines.py b/libs/ktem/ktem/index/file/graph/pipelines.py
index d1a12c677..31b491b45 100644
--- a/libs/ktem/ktem/index/file/graph/pipelines.py
+++ b/libs/ktem/ktem/index/file/graph/pipelines.py
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ def get_user_settings(cls) -> dict:
             "search_type": {
                 "name": "Search type",
                 "value": "local",
-                "choices": ["local", "global"],
+                "choices": ["local"],
                 "component": "dropdown",
                 "info": "Whether to use local or global search in the graph.",
             }