diff --git a/app/selectors/autocomplete.js b/app/selectors/autocomplete.js
index 98b3e3508..2b7fb5ac2 100644
--- a/app/selectors/autocomplete.js
+++ b/app/selectors/autocomplete.js
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ export const filterPublicChannels = createSelector(
             );
         } else {
             channels = myChannels.filter((c) => {
-                return (c.type === General.OPEN_CHANNEL || c.type === General.PRIVATE_CHANNEL);
+                return (c.type === General.OPEN_CHANNEL);
             }).concat(otherChannels);
         }