diff --git a/src/app/components/moderator/moderator-comment-list/moderator-comment-list.component.html b/src/app/components/moderator/moderator-comment-list/moderator-comment-list.component.html
index c52e0d1190b45ba74feba7248c427ad78b278783..3ac96a7ce4ad40867b53fea77dea8d7f39d39959 100644
--- a/src/app/components/moderator/moderator-comment-list/moderator-comment-list.component.html
+++ b/src/app/components/moderator/moderator-comment-list/moderator-comment-list.component.html
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@
   <input (focus)="eventService.makeFocusOnInputTrue()" (blur)="eventService.makeFocusOnInputFalse()"
          #searchBox id="searchBox" [ngClass]="{'desktop-input': deviceType === 'desktop',
    'mobile-input': deviceType === 'mobile' && !search, 'mobile-input-2': deviceType === 'mobile' && search }"
-         (input)="searchComments()" [(ngModel)]="searchInput"
+         (input)="searchComments()" [(ngModel)]="searchInput" [placeholder]="searchPlaceholder"
          aria-labelledby="search-box-input-description"/>
-  <mat-placeholder class="placeholder">{{ searchPlaceholder }}</mat-placeholder>
   <button id="search_close-button"
           mat-icon-button class="searchBarButton close" *ngIf="searchInput !== '' || search"
           (click)="hideCommentsList=false; searchInput = ''; search = false; searchPlaceholder = '';">
diff --git a/src/app/components/shared/comment-list/comment-list.component.html b/src/app/components/shared/comment-list/comment-list.component.html
index 9091f23ea4fb358c93a0681a026dc4b578a5f3d8..1abd8400abb1a679853d81b40c6c635a636d8cd9 100644
--- a/src/app/components/shared/comment-list/comment-list.component.html
+++ b/src/app/components/shared/comment-list/comment-list.component.html
@@ -5,9 +5,8 @@
   </mat-label>
   <input (focus)="eventService.makeFocusOnInputTrue()" (blur)="eventService.makeFocusOnInputFalse()" #searchBox id="searchBox" [ngClass]="{'desktop-input': deviceType === 'desktop',
    'mobile-input': deviceType === 'mobile' && !search, 'mobile-input-2': deviceType === 'mobile' && search }"
-         (input)="searchComments()" [(ngModel)]="searchInput"
+         (input)="searchComments()" [(ngModel)]="searchInput" [placeholder]="searchPlaceholder"
          aria-labelledby="search-box-input-description">
-  <mat-placeholder class="placeholder">{{ searchPlaceholder }}</mat-placeholder>
   <button id="search_close-button" mat-icon-button class="searchBarButton close" *ngIf="searchInput !== '' || search"
           (click)="hideCommentsList=false; searchInput = ''; search = false; searchPlaceholder = '';" aria-labelledby="close_search">
     <mat-icon>close</mat-icon>