diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/io/papermc/hangar/controller/extras/resolvers/RequestPaginationResolver.java b/backend/src/main/java/io/papermc/hangar/controller/extras/resolvers/RequestPaginationResolver.java
index 2b3ebe5e8..c752c9075 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/io/papermc/hangar/controller/extras/resolvers/RequestPaginationResolver.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/io/papermc/hangar/controller/extras/resolvers/RequestPaginationResolver.java
@@ -121,8 +121,6 @@ public RequestPagination resolveArgument(final @NotNull MethodParameter paramete
         paramNames.remove("sort");
         paramNames.remove("limit");
         paramNames.remove("offset");
-        // TODO remove these bellow eventually
-        paramNames.remove("relevance");
 
         // remove request params
         for (final Parameter param : parameter.getExecutable().getParameters()) {
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/io/papermc/hangar/model/api/project/ProjectSortingStrategy.java b/backend/src/main/java/io/papermc/hangar/model/api/project/ProjectSortingStrategy.java
index afd561a02..1d735cffd 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/io/papermc/hangar/model/api/project/ProjectSortingStrategy.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/io/papermc/hangar/model/api/project/ProjectSortingStrategy.java
@@ -2,41 +2,32 @@
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonCreator;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonValue;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 /**
  * Gets or Sets ProjectSortingStrategy
  */
 public enum ProjectSortingStrategy {
 
-    STARS(0, "Most stars", "hp.stars DESC, p.name ASC", "stars"),
-    DOWNLOADS(1, "Most downloads", "hp.downloads DESC", "downloads"),
-    VIEWS(2, "Most views", "hp.views DESC", "views"),
-    NEWEST(3, "Newest", "p.created_at DESC", "newest"),
-    UPDATED(4, "Recently updated", "hp.last_updated DESC", "updated"),
-    ONLY_RELEVANCE(5, "Only relevance", "hp.last_updated DESC", "only_relevance"),
-    RECENT_DOWNLOADS(6, "Recent views", "hp.recent_views DESC", "recent_views"),
-    RECENT_VIEWS(7, "Recent downloads", "hp.recent_downloads DESC", "recent_downloads");
+    STARS("Most stars", "hp.stars DESC, p.name ASC", "stars"),
+    DOWNLOADS("Most downloads", "hp.downloads DESC", "downloads"),
+    VIEWS("Most views", "hp.views DESC", "views"),
+    NEWEST("Newest", "p.created_at DESC", "newest"),
+    UPDATED("Recently updated", "hp.last_updated DESC", "updated"),
+    RECENT_DOWNLOADS("Recent views", "hp.recent_views DESC", "recent_views"),
+    RECENT_VIEWS("Recent downloads", "hp.recent_downloads DESC", "recent_downloads");
 
-    public static final ProjectSortingStrategy Default = UPDATED;
-
-    private final int value;
+    private static final ProjectSortingStrategy[] VALUES = values();
     private final String title;
     private final String sql;
     private final String apiName;
 
-    public static final ProjectSortingStrategy[] VALUES = values();
-
-    ProjectSortingStrategy(final int value, final String title, final String sql, final String apiName) {
-        this.value = value;
+    ProjectSortingStrategy(final String title, final String sql, final String apiName) {
         this.title = title;
         this.sql = sql;
         this.apiName = apiName;
     }
 
-    public int getValue() {
-        return this.value;
-    }
-
     public String getTitle() {
         return this.title;
     }
@@ -56,10 +47,10 @@ public String toString() {
     }
 
     @JsonCreator
-    public static ProjectSortingStrategy fromApiName(final String apiName) {
-        for (final ProjectSortingStrategy b : values()) {
-            if (b.apiName.equals(apiName)) {
-                return b;
+    public static @Nullable ProjectSortingStrategy fromApiName(final String apiName) {
+        for (final ProjectSortingStrategy strategy : VALUES) {
+            if (strategy.apiName.equals(apiName)) {
+                return strategy;
             }
         }
         return null;
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/io/papermc/hangar/service/api/ProjectsApiService.java b/backend/src/main/java/io/papermc/hangar/service/api/ProjectsApiService.java
index e2643864f..a9eaccce9 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/io/papermc/hangar/service/api/ProjectsApiService.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/io/papermc/hangar/service/api/ProjectsApiService.java
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@
 import io.papermc.hangar.model.api.requests.RequestPagination;
 import io.papermc.hangar.model.common.Permission;
 import java.time.OffsetDateTime;
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.cache.annotation.Cacheable;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
@@ -79,7 +81,12 @@ public PaginatedResult<Project> getProjects(final RequestPagination pagination,
         }
 
         if (prioritizeExactMatch && query != null && !query.isBlank()) {
-            pagination.getSorters().put("exact_match", sb -> sb.append(" exact_match ASC"));
+            // This sorter needs to be first
+            final Map<String, Consumer<StringBuilder>> sorters = pagination.getSorters();
+            final Map<String, Consumer<StringBuilder>> copy = new LinkedHashMap<>(sorters);
+            sorters.clear();
+            sorters.put("exact_match", sb -> sb.append(" exact_match ASC"));
+            sorters.putAll(copy);
         }
 
         final List<Project> projects = this.projectsApiDAO.getProjects(seeHidden, this.getHangarUserId(), pagination, query);
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/projects/DependencyTable.vue b/frontend/src/components/projects/DependencyTable.vue
index ce58380c7..6f82f6eec 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/projects/DependencyTable.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/projects/DependencyTable.vue
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ function reset() {
 
 async function onSearch(val: string, index: number) {
   if (val) {
-    const projects = await useApi<PaginatedResult<Project>>(`projects?relevance=true&limit=25&offset=0&q=${val.replace("/", " ")}`);
+    const projects = await useApi<PaginatedResult<Project>>(`projects?limit=25&offset=0&q=${val.replace("/", " ")}`);
     completionResults.value[index] = projects.result
       .filter((p) => p.namespace.owner !== route.params.user || p.namespace.slug !== route.params.project)
       .map((p) => p.namespace);
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en.json
index bd644f366..4d8efe749 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en.json
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
       "clear": "(clear)",
       "query": "Search in {0} projects...",
       "sortBy": "Sort by",
-      "relevanceSort": "Sort by relevance",
       "noProjects": "There are no projects. 😢",
       "noProjectsFound": "Found 0 projects. 😢",
       "title": "Find your favorite plugins",