diff --git a/integrations/links_test.go b/integrations/links_test.go
index bc87ffad836..d0cf978f654 100644
--- a/integrations/links_test.go
+++ b/integrations/links_test.go
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ func TestLinksNoLogin(t *testing.T) {
 
 	links := []string{
 		"/explore/repos",
-		"/explore/repos?q=test&tab=",
+		"/explore/repos?q=test",
 		"/explore/users",
-		"/explore/users?q=test&tab=",
+		"/explore/users?q=test",
 		"/explore/organizations",
-		"/explore/organizations?q=test&tab=",
+		"/explore/organizations?q=test",
 		"/",
 		"/user/sign_up",
 		"/user/login",
@@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ func TestNoLoginNotExist(t *testing.T) {
 func testLinksAsUser(userName string, t *testing.T) {
 	links := []string{
 		"/explore/repos",
-		"/explore/repos?q=test&tab=",
+		"/explore/repos?q=test",
 		"/explore/users",
-		"/explore/users?q=test&tab=",
+		"/explore/users?q=test",
 		"/explore/organizations",
-		"/explore/organizations?q=test&tab=",
+		"/explore/organizations?q=test",
 		"/",
 		"/user/forgot_password",
 		"/api/swagger",
diff --git a/modules/context/pagination.go b/modules/context/pagination.go
index c0079c29505..617b472f0d1 100644
--- a/modules/context/pagination.go
+++ b/modules/context/pagination.go
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ func (p *Pagination) GetParams() template.URL {
 func (p *Pagination) SetDefaultParams(ctx *Context) {
 	p.AddParam(ctx, "sort", "SortType")
 	p.AddParam(ctx, "q", "Keyword")
-	p.AddParam(ctx, "tab", "TabName")
 	// do not add any more uncommon params here!
 	p.AddParam(ctx, "t", "queryType")
 }
diff --git a/routers/web/user/profile.go b/routers/web/user/profile.go
index 44501fc2454..dd5804cd42d 100644
--- a/routers/web/user/profile.go
+++ b/routers/web/user/profile.go
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ func Profile(ctx *context.Context) {
 
 	pager := context.NewPagination(total, setting.UI.User.RepoPagingNum, page, 5)
 	pager.SetDefaultParams(ctx)
+	pager.AddParam(ctx, "tab", "TabName")
 	if tab != "followers" && tab != "following" && tab != "activity" && tab != "projects" {
 		pager.AddParam(ctx, "language", "Language")
 	}
diff --git a/templates/admin/repo/search.tmpl b/templates/admin/repo/search.tmpl
index e51d50936bc..7b9c44afd7d 100644
--- a/templates/admin/repo/search.tmpl
+++ b/templates/admin/repo/search.tmpl
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@
 			<a class="{{if eq .SortType "reversealphabetically"}}active{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?sort=reversealphabetically&q={{$.Keyword}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.label.filter_sort.reverse_alphabetically"}}</a>
 			<a class="{{if eq .SortType "recentupdate"}}active{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?sort=recentupdate&q={{$.Keyword}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.filter_sort.recentupdate"}}</a>
 			<a class="{{if eq .SortType "leastupdate"}}active{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?sort=leastupdate&q={{$.Keyword}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.filter_sort.leastupdate"}}</a>
-			<a class="{{if eq .SortType "moststars"}}active{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?sort=moststars&q={{$.Keyword}}&tab={{$.TabName}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.filter_sort.moststars"}}</a>
-			<a class="{{if eq .SortType "feweststars"}}active{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?sort=feweststars&q={{$.Keyword}}&tab={{$.TabName}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.filter_sort.feweststars"}}</a>
-			<a class="{{if eq .SortType "mostforks"}}active{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?sort=mostforks&q={{$.Keyword}}&tab={{$.TabName}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.filter_sort.mostforks"}}</a>
-			<a class="{{if eq .SortType "fewestforks"}}active{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?sort=fewestforks&q={{$.Keyword}}&tab={{$.TabName}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.filter_sort.fewestforks"}}</a>
+			<a class="{{if eq .SortType "moststars"}}active{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?sort=moststars&q={{$.Keyword}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.filter_sort.moststars"}}</a>
+			<a class="{{if eq .SortType "feweststars"}}active{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?sort=feweststars&q={{$.Keyword}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.filter_sort.feweststars"}}</a>
+			<a class="{{if eq .SortType "mostforks"}}active{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?sort=mostforks&q={{$.Keyword}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.filter_sort.mostforks"}}</a>
+			<a class="{{if eq .SortType "fewestforks"}}active{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?sort=fewestforks&q={{$.Keyword}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.filter_sort.fewestforks"}}</a>
 			<a class="{{if eq .SortType "size"}}active{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?sort=size&q={{$.Keyword}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.label.filter_sort.by_size"}}</a>
 			<a class="{{if eq .SortType "reversesize"}}active{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?sort=reversesize&q={{$.Keyword}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.label.filter_sort.reverse_by_size"}}</a>
 		</div>
diff --git a/templates/explore/code.tmpl b/templates/explore/code.tmpl
index 2801cdfaf05..6bd8be7aff2 100644
--- a/templates/explore/code.tmpl
+++ b/templates/explore/code.tmpl
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 	{{template "explore/navbar" .}}
 	<div class="ui container">
 		<form class="ui form ignore-dirty" style="max-width: 100%">
-			<input type="hidden" name="tab" value="{{$.TabName}}">
 			<div class="ui fluid action input">
 				<input name="q" value="{{.Keyword}}"{{if .CodeIndexerUnavailable }} disabled{{end}} placeholder="{{.i18n.Tr "explore.search"}}..." autofocus>
 				<div class="ui dropdown selection{{if .CodeIndexerUnavailable }} disabled{{end}}">
diff --git a/templates/explore/repo_list.tmpl b/templates/explore/repo_list.tmpl
index 03f1928e2bd..1bc831d9df3 100644
--- a/templates/explore/repo_list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/explore/repo_list.tmpl
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 				</div>
 				<div class="metas df ac">
 					{{if .PrimaryLanguage }}
-						<a href="{{$.Link}}?tab={{$.TabName}}&q={{$.Keyword}}&sort={{$.SortType}}&language={{.PrimaryLanguage.Language}}">
+						<a href="{{$.Link}}?q={{$.Keyword}}&sort={{$.SortType}}&language={{.PrimaryLanguage.Language}}">
 							<span class="text grey df ac mr-3"><i class="color-icon mr-3" style="background-color: {{.PrimaryLanguage.Color}}"></i>{{ .PrimaryLanguage.Language }}</span>
 						</a>
 					{{end}}
diff --git a/templates/explore/repo_search.tmpl b/templates/explore/repo_search.tmpl
index 3d45305df3b..a937cad6486 100644
--- a/templates/explore/repo_search.tmpl
+++ b/templates/explore/repo_search.tmpl
@@ -6,23 +6,22 @@
 				{{svg "octicon-triangle-down" 14 "dropdown icon"}}
 		</span>
 		<div class="menu">
-			<a class="{{if eq .SortType "newest"}}active{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?sort=newest&q={{$.Keyword}}&tab={{$.TabName}}&language={{$.Language}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.filter_sort.latest"}}</a>
-			<a class="{{if eq .SortType "oldest"}}active{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?sort=oldest&q={{$.Keyword}}&tab={{$.TabName}}&language={{$.Language}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.filter_sort.oldest"}}</a>
-			<a class="{{if eq .SortType "alphabetically"}}active{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?sort=alphabetically&q={{$.Keyword}}&tab={{$.TabName}}&language={{$.Language}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.label.filter_sort.alphabetically"}}</a>
-			<a class="{{if eq .SortType "reversealphabetically"}}active{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?sort=reversealphabetically&q={{$.Keyword}}&tab={{$.TabName}}&language={{$.Language}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.label.filter_sort.reverse_alphabetically"}}</a>
-			<a class="{{if eq .SortType "recentupdate"}}active{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?sort=recentupdate&q={{$.Keyword}}&tab={{$.TabName}}&language={{$.Language}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.filter_sort.recentupdate"}}</a>
-			<a class="{{if eq .SortType "leastupdate"}}active{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?sort=leastupdate&q={{$.Keyword}}&tab={{$.TabName}}&language={{$.Language}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.filter_sort.leastupdate"}}</a>
+			<a class="{{if eq .SortType "newest"}}active{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?sort=newest&q={{$.Keyword}}&language={{$.Language}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.filter_sort.latest"}}</a>
+			<a class="{{if eq .SortType "oldest"}}active{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?sort=oldest&q={{$.Keyword}}&language={{$.Language}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.filter_sort.oldest"}}</a>
+			<a class="{{if eq .SortType "alphabetically"}}active{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?sort=alphabetically&q={{$.Keyword}}&language={{$.Language}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.label.filter_sort.alphabetically"}}</a>
+			<a class="{{if eq .SortType "reversealphabetically"}}active{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?sort=reversealphabetically&q={{$.Keyword}}&language={{$.Language}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.label.filter_sort.reverse_alphabetically"}}</a>
+			<a class="{{if eq .SortType "recentupdate"}}active{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?sort=recentupdate&q={{$.Keyword}}&language={{$.Language}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.filter_sort.recentupdate"}}</a>
+			<a class="{{if eq .SortType "leastupdate"}}active{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?sort=leastupdate&q={{$.Keyword}}&language={{$.Language}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.filter_sort.leastupdate"}}</a>
 			{{if not .DisableStars}}
-				<a class="{{if eq .SortType "moststars"}}active{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?sort=moststars&q={{$.Keyword}}&tab={{$.TabName}}&language={{$.Language}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.filter_sort.moststars"}}</a>
-				<a class="{{if eq .SortType "feweststars"}}active{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?sort=feweststars&q={{$.Keyword}}&tab={{$.TabName}}&language={{$.Language}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.filter_sort.feweststars"}}</a>
+				<a class="{{if eq .SortType "moststars"}}active{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?sort=moststars&q={{$.Keyword}}&language={{$.Language}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.filter_sort.moststars"}}</a>
+				<a class="{{if eq .SortType "feweststars"}}active{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?sort=feweststars&q={{$.Keyword}}&language={{$.Language}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.filter_sort.feweststars"}}</a>
 			{{end}}
-			<a class="{{if eq .SortType "mostforks"}}active{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?sort=mostforks&q={{$.Keyword}}&tab={{$.TabName}}&language={{$.Language}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.filter_sort.mostforks"}}</a>
-			<a class="{{if eq .SortType "fewestforks"}}active{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?sort=fewestforks&q={{$.Keyword}}&tab={{$.TabName}}&language={{$.Language}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.filter_sort.fewestforks"}}</a>
+			<a class="{{if eq .SortType "mostforks"}}active{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?sort=mostforks&q={{$.Keyword}}&language={{$.Language}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.filter_sort.mostforks"}}</a>
+			<a class="{{if eq .SortType "fewestforks"}}active{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?sort=fewestforks&q={{$.Keyword}}&language={{$.Language}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.filter_sort.fewestforks"}}</a>
 		</div>
 	</div>
 </div>
 <form class="ui form ignore-dirty" style="max-width: 90%">
-	<input type="hidden" name="tab" value="{{$.TabName}}">
 	<input type="hidden" name="sort" value="{{$.SortType}}">
 	<input type="hidden" name="language" value="{{$.Language}}">
 	<div class="ui fluid action input">
diff --git a/templates/explore/search.tmpl b/templates/explore/search.tmpl
index 2c1687f60e8..c83c75e2799 100644
--- a/templates/explore/search.tmpl
+++ b/templates/explore/search.tmpl
@@ -6,17 +6,16 @@
 			{{svg "octicon-triangle-down" 14 "dropdown icon"}}
 		</span>
 		<div class="menu">
-			<a class="{{if eq .SortType "newest"}}active{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?sort=newest&q={{$.Keyword}}&tab={{$.TabName}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.filter_sort.latest"}}</a>
-			<a class="{{if eq .SortType "oldest"}}active{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?sort=oldest&q={{$.Keyword}}&tab={{$.TabName}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.filter_sort.oldest"}}</a>
-			<a class="{{if eq .SortType "alphabetically"}}active{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?sort=alphabetically&q={{$.Keyword}}&tab={{$.TabName}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.label.filter_sort.alphabetically"}}</a>
-			<a class="{{if eq .SortType "reversealphabetically"}}active{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?sort=reversealphabetically&q={{$.Keyword}}&tab={{$.TabName}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.label.filter_sort.reverse_alphabetically"}}</a>
-			<a class="{{if eq .SortType "recentupdate"}}active{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?sort=recentupdate&q={{$.Keyword}}&tab={{$.TabName}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.filter_sort.recentupdate"}}</a>
-			<a class="{{if eq .SortType "leastupdate"}}active{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?sort=leastupdate&q={{$.Keyword}}&tab={{$.TabName}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.filter_sort.leastupdate"}}</a>
+			<a class="{{if eq .SortType "newest"}}active{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?sort=newest&q={{$.Keyword}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.filter_sort.latest"}}</a>
+			<a class="{{if eq .SortType "oldest"}}active{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?sort=oldest&q={{$.Keyword}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.filter_sort.oldest"}}</a>
+			<a class="{{if eq .SortType "alphabetically"}}active{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?sort=alphabetically&q={{$.Keyword}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.label.filter_sort.alphabetically"}}</a>
+			<a class="{{if eq .SortType "reversealphabetically"}}active{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?sort=reversealphabetically&q={{$.Keyword}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.label.filter_sort.reverse_alphabetically"}}</a>
+			<a class="{{if eq .SortType "recentupdate"}}active{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?sort=recentupdate&q={{$.Keyword}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.filter_sort.recentupdate"}}</a>
+			<a class="{{if eq .SortType "leastupdate"}}active{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?sort=leastupdate&q={{$.Keyword}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.filter_sort.leastupdate"}}</a>
 		</div>
 	</div>
 </div>
 <form class="ui form ignore-dirty" style="max-width: 90%">
-	<input type="hidden" name="tab" value="{{$.TabName}}">
 	<div class="ui fluid action input">
 		<input name="q" value="{{.Keyword}}" placeholder="{{.i18n.Tr "explore.search"}}..." autofocus>
 		<button class="ui primary button">{{.i18n.Tr "explore.search"}}</button>