diff --git a/tests/app/shared/issue-tables/search-filter.spec.ts b/tests/app/shared/issue-tables/search-filter.spec.ts
index f7af6e653..1ea2a1cce 100644
--- a/tests/app/shared/issue-tables/search-filter.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/app/shared/issue-tables/search-filter.spec.ts
@@ -1,34 +1,22 @@
 import { Issue } from '../../../../src/app/core/models/issue.model';
-import { Team } from '../../../../src/app/core/models/team.model';
-import { IssueService } from '../../../../src/app/core/services/issue.service';
 import { TABLE_COLUMNS } from '../../../../src/app/shared/issue-tables/issue-tables-columns';
 import { applySearchFilter } from '../../../../src/app/shared/issue-tables/search-filter';
 import { USER_ANUBHAV } from '../../../constants/data.constants';
 import {
-  DUPLICATED_ISSUE_WITH_EMPTY_DESCRIPTION_HIGH_SEVERITY,
   ISSUE_WITH_ASSIGNEES,
   ISSUE_WITH_EMPTY_DESCRIPTION,
   ISSUE_WITH_EMPTY_DESCRIPTION_HIGH_SEVERITY,
   ISSUE_WITH_EMPTY_DESCRIPTION_LOW_SEVERITY
 } from '../../../constants/githubissue.constants';
+import { GITHUB_LABEL_FEATURE_FLAW } from '../../../constants/githublabel.constants';
 
 describe('search-filter', () => {
   describe('applySearchFilter()', () => {
-    const dummyTeam: Team = new Team({
-      id: 'dummyId',
-      teamMembers: []
-    });
     let searchKey: string;
-    const mediumSeverityIssueWithResponse: Issue = Issue.createPhaseTeamResponseIssue(ISSUE_WITH_EMPTY_DESCRIPTION, dummyTeam);
-    mediumSeverityIssueWithResponse.responseTag = 'Accepted';
-    const mediumSeverityIssueWithAssigneee: Issue = Issue.createPhaseTeamResponseIssue(ISSUE_WITH_ASSIGNEES, dummyTeam);
-    const lowSeverityFeatureFlawIssue: Issue = Issue.createPhaseTeamResponseIssue(ISSUE_WITH_EMPTY_DESCRIPTION_LOW_SEVERITY, dummyTeam);
-    const highSeverityDocumentationBugIssue: Issue = Issue.createPhaseTeamResponseIssue(
-      ISSUE_WITH_EMPTY_DESCRIPTION_HIGH_SEVERITY,
-      dummyTeam
-    );
-    const duplicatedIssue: Issue = Issue.createPhaseTeamResponseIssue(DUPLICATED_ISSUE_WITH_EMPTY_DESCRIPTION_HIGH_SEVERITY, dummyTeam);
-    duplicatedIssue.duplicateOf = highSeverityDocumentationBugIssue.id;
+    const mediumSeverityIssueWithResponse: Issue = Issue.createPhaseBugReportingIssue(ISSUE_WITH_EMPTY_DESCRIPTION);
+    const mediumSeverityIssueWithAssigneee: Issue = Issue.createPhaseBugReportingIssue(ISSUE_WITH_ASSIGNEES);
+    const lowSeverityFeatureFlawIssue: Issue = Issue.createPhaseBugReportingIssue(ISSUE_WITH_EMPTY_DESCRIPTION_LOW_SEVERITY);
+    const highSeverityDocumentationBugIssue: Issue = Issue.createPhaseBugReportingIssue(ISSUE_WITH_EMPTY_DESCRIPTION_HIGH_SEVERITY);
 
     const issuesList: Issue[] = [
       mediumSeverityIssueWithResponse,
@@ -36,55 +24,26 @@ describe('search-filter', () => {
       lowSeverityFeatureFlawIssue,
       highSeverityDocumentationBugIssue
     ];
-    const displayedColumns: string[] = [
-      TABLE_COLUMNS.ID,
-      TABLE_COLUMNS.TITLE,
-      TABLE_COLUMNS.TYPE,
-      TABLE_COLUMNS.SEVERITY,
-      TABLE_COLUMNS.RESPONSE,
-      TABLE_COLUMNS.ASSIGNEE,
-      TABLE_COLUMNS.DUPLICATED_ISSUES
-    ];
-    const issueService: IssueService = new IssueService(null, null, null);
-
-    beforeEach(() => {
-      issueService.updateLocalStore(mediumSeverityIssueWithResponse);
-      issueService.updateLocalStore(mediumSeverityIssueWithAssigneee);
-      issueService.updateLocalStore(lowSeverityFeatureFlawIssue);
-      issueService.updateLocalStore(highSeverityDocumentationBugIssue);
-      issueService.updateLocalStore(duplicatedIssue);
-    });
+    const displayedColumns: string[] = [TABLE_COLUMNS.ID, TABLE_COLUMNS.TITLE, TABLE_COLUMNS.ASSIGNEE, TABLE_COLUMNS.LABEL];
 
     it('can filter for issues which are assigned to a specific user', () => {
       searchKey = USER_ANUBHAV.loginId;
-      expect(applySearchFilter(searchKey, displayedColumns, issueService, issuesList)).toEqual([mediumSeverityIssueWithAssigneee]);
+      expect(applySearchFilter(searchKey, displayedColumns, issuesList)).toEqual([mediumSeverityIssueWithAssigneee]);
     });
 
-    it('can filter for an issue by the id of its duplicate issues', () => {
-      searchKey = duplicatedIssue.id.toString();
-      expect(applySearchFilter(searchKey, displayedColumns, issueService, issuesList)).toEqual([highSeverityDocumentationBugIssue]);
+    it('can filter for issues using label', () => {
+      searchKey = GITHUB_LABEL_FEATURE_FLAW.name;
+      expect(applySearchFilter(searchKey, displayedColumns, issuesList)).toEqual([lowSeverityFeatureFlawIssue]);
     });
 
     it('can filter for issues that contain the search key in any other column', () => {
       // Search by id of issue
       searchKey = mediumSeverityIssueWithResponse.id.toString();
-      expect(applySearchFilter(searchKey, displayedColumns, issueService, issuesList)).toEqual([mediumSeverityIssueWithResponse]);
+      expect(applySearchFilter(searchKey, displayedColumns, issuesList)).toEqual([mediumSeverityIssueWithResponse]);
 
       // Search by title of issue
       searchKey = mediumSeverityIssueWithAssigneee.title;
-      expect(applySearchFilter(searchKey, displayedColumns, issueService, issuesList)).toEqual([mediumSeverityIssueWithAssigneee]);
-
-      // Search by type of issue
-      searchKey = highSeverityDocumentationBugIssue.type;
-      expect(applySearchFilter(searchKey, displayedColumns, issueService, issuesList)).toEqual([highSeverityDocumentationBugIssue]);
-
-      // Search by severity of issue
-      searchKey = lowSeverityFeatureFlawIssue.severity;
-      expect(applySearchFilter(searchKey, displayedColumns, issueService, issuesList)).toEqual([lowSeverityFeatureFlawIssue]);
-
-      // Search by response of issue
-      searchKey = mediumSeverityIssueWithResponse.responseTag;
-      expect(applySearchFilter(searchKey, displayedColumns, issueService, issuesList)).toEqual([mediumSeverityIssueWithResponse]);
+      expect(applySearchFilter(searchKey, displayedColumns, issuesList)).toEqual([mediumSeverityIssueWithAssigneee]);
     });
   });
 });