diff --git a/src/wp-admin/js/theme.js b/src/wp-admin/js/theme.js
index 1e10a1c9c5..0505774711 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/js/theme.js
+++ b/src/wp-admin/js/theme.js
@@ -129,11 +129,10 @@ themes.Collection = Backbone.Collection.extend({
 	// Performs a search within the collection
 	// @uses RegExp
 	search: function( term ) {
-		var self = this,
-			match, results, haystack;
+		var match, results, haystack;
 
 		// Start with a full collection
-		self.reset( themes.data.themes );
+		this.reset( themes.data.themes, { silent: true } );
 
 		// The RegExp object to match
 		//
@@ -144,7 +143,7 @@ themes.Collection = Backbone.Collection.extend({
 
 		// Find results
 		// _.filter and .test
-		results = self.filter( function( data ) {
+		results = this.filter( function( data ) {
 			haystack = _.union( data.get( 'name' ), data.get( 'description' ), data.get( 'author' ), data.get( 'tags' ) );
 
 			if ( match.test( data.get( 'author' ) ) ) {
@@ -154,7 +153,7 @@ themes.Collection = Backbone.Collection.extend({
 			return match.test( haystack );
 		});
 
-		self.reset( results );
+		this.reset( results );
 	},
 
 	// Paginates the collection with a helper method