diff --git a/lib/linguist/language.rb b/lib/linguist/language.rb
index 724f2c9f..78985d8b 100644
--- a/lib/linguist/language.rb
+++ b/lib/linguist/language.rb
@@ -79,11 +79,7 @@ module Linguist
     end
 
     def search_term
-      if name == 'Text'
-        nil
-      else
-        lexer_name
-      end
+      lexer_name
     end
 
     def popular?
diff --git a/test/test_language.rb b/test/test_language.rb
index dff035b6..a588b49e 100644
--- a/test/test_language.rb
+++ b/test/test_language.rb
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class TestLanguage < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert_equal 'cpp',    Language['C++'].search_term
     assert_equal 'bash',   Language['Gentoo Ebuild'].search_term
     assert_equal 'scheme', Language['Nu'].search_term
-    assert_equal nil, Language['Text'].search_term
+    assert_equal 'text',   Language['Text'].search_term
   end
 
   def test_lexer