diff --git a/docs/configuration.rst b/docs/configuration.rst
index 1868fa78..e4be9051 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration.rst
@@ -3230,19 +3230,6 @@ Description
     will be taken from the original Tweets, not the Retweets.
 
 
-extractor.twitter.search-endpoint
----------------------------------
-Type
-    ``string``
-Default
-    ``"graphql"``
-Description
-    Selects the API endpoint used to retrieve search results.
-
-    * ``"graphql"``: GraphQL endpoint
-    * ``"rest"``: Legacy REST endpoint
-
-
 extractor.twitter.timeline.strategy
 -----------------------------------
 Type
diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/twitter.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/twitter.py
index 7b9a2e4c..edfec3dc 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/twitter.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/twitter.py
@@ -1085,10 +1085,6 @@ class TwitterAPI():
 
         auth_token = cookies.get("auth_token", domain=cookiedomain)
 
-        search = extractor.config("search-endpoint")
-        if search == "rest":
-            self.search_timeline = self.search_adaptive
-
         self.headers = {
             "Accept": "*/*",
             "authorization": "Bearer AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANRILgAAAAAAnNwIzUejR"
@@ -1324,16 +1320,6 @@ class TwitterAPI():
         return self._pagination_tweets(
             endpoint, variables, ("list", "tweets_timeline", "timeline"))
 
-    def search_adaptive(self, query):
-        endpoint = "/2/search/adaptive.json"
-        params = self.params.copy()
-        params["q"] = query
-        params["tweet_search_mode"] = "live"
-        params["query_source"] = "typed_query"
-        params["pc"] = "1"
-        params["spelling_corrections"] = "1"
-        return self._pagination_legacy(endpoint, params)
-
     def search_timeline(self, query):
         endpoint = "/graphql/7jT5GT59P8IFjgxwqnEdQw/SearchTimeline"
         variables = {
diff --git a/gallery_dl/version.py b/gallery_dl/version.py
index f2a31116..39cfbd1c 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/version.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/version.py
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation.
 
-__version__ = "1.25.8"
+__version__ = "1.26.0-dev"