diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/listing/criteria/dmp-criteria.component.html b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/listing/criteria/dmp-criteria.component.html
index d5497f519..4c4be0fe7 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/listing/criteria/dmp-criteria.component.html
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/listing/criteria/dmp-criteria.component.html
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 			<div *ngIf="showProject" class="col-10 gray-container">
 				<h6 class="category-title">{{ 'CRITERIA.DMP.RELATED-COLLABORATORS' | translate}}</h6>
 				<mat-form-field>
-					<input matInput placeholder="{{ 'CRITERIA.DMP.SELECT-COLLABORATORS' | translate }}">
 					<app-multiple-auto-complete [formControl]="formGroup.get('collaborators')"
 						placeholder="{{'CRITERIA.DMP.SELECT-COLLABORATORS' | translate}}"
 						[configuration]="collaboratorsAutoCompleteConfiguration">